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> Storing hydrogen at scale seems insanely difficult Yes, it's difficult, but at least in Germany hydrogen is considered as the most likely carbon-free fuel fo
by tjansen 4y ago
> Storing hydrogen at scale seems insanely difficult
Yes, it's difficult, but at least in Germany hydrogen is considered as the most likely carbon-free fuel for trucks.
> desalinating water wouldn't let you use the energy later.
Storing desalinated water shouldn't be difficult, you can fill up lakes.
> like pumping water up hill and holding it behind a hydroelectric dam.
That would make sense as a backup for an unreliable power source like wind, but probably not for nuclear power.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoMany pumped hydro station were originally built to use cheap overnight electricity from nuclear plants when demand was low, and timeshift it to spikes of demand later.