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Synthesizing h2 from methane is also done by electrolysis, it's just cheaper to electrolyze methane than water. This is fundamental - it takes less energy to re
by jjk166 4y ago
Synthesizing h2 from methane is also done by electrolysis, it's just cheaper to electrolyze methane than water. This is fundamental - it takes less energy to release hydrogen from methane than from water, to such a degree that even though water is free it's still not economical. If you are concerned about people using fossil instead of synthetic methane to cut costs, you should be concerned about people using methane instead of water to cut costs. Either you can get people to comply with regulations or you can't.
- BiteCode_dev 4y agoFair point. I guess I underestimate how cheap sourcing methane is if it as no change of offsetting the difference in electrolysis efficiency in the future.
- konschubert 4y agomethane is not cheap, ask the germans
- morning_gelato 4y ago> Synthesizing h2 from methane is also done by electrolysis Most hydrogen is currently synthesized from steam reforming of methane [1], not electrolysis. [1] https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-production-natural-gas-reforming https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-production-na...