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Hydrogen infrastructure/cars/etc is unworkable for a lot of reasons, but safety-wise its no more dangerous than natural gas or propane - the later of which tons
by mjhay 4y ago
Hydrogen infrastructure/cars/etc is unworkable for a lot of reasons, but safety-wise its no more dangerous than natural gas or propane - the later of which tons of gas stations sell.
- sroussey 4y agoI’m reminded of this paragraph in the following article: When the Lockheed team stored hundreds of gallons of liquid hydrogen at the Skunk Works a visiting scientist warned them "My God … you're going to blow up Burbank." Later, they were reminded of this prophecy when a fire broke out and nearly caused a massive explosion that could have demolished the top-secret facility, the neighbouring airport and Burbank itself. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220316-the-epic-attempts-to-power-planes-with-hydrogen https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220316-the-epic-attempt...
- Keyframe 4y agoWouldn't hydrogen tanks in cars have an absurd pressure in them? That in itself would make it far more dangerous.
- smileysteve 4y agoAt compressed levels, this is often solved with a burst disc directing pressure gases in a direction. At liquified levels it's harder to control (and cryo).
- smileysteve 4y agoIs propane refill self serve in the UK? In most of the US, we have not adopted lpg for vehicles, and grill tanks are now exchanged (because it is easier than having a technician on site?). In the 90s there were some lng vehicle refill at home for pilot programs.