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My limited understanding was that the electrolysis tech is not yet efficient enough at scale to make this feasible. Do you have links where I could read more a
by speakfreely 4y ago
My limited understanding was that the electrolysis tech is not yet efficient enough at scale to make this feasible. Do you have links where I could read more about the cutting edge in hydrogen production? This is a very fascinating potential tool for solving the "we don't have enough batteries" problem with renewables.
- _hypx 4y agoThe lack of awareness I am talking about also applies to electrolysis. The current state of electrolyzer technology is already good enough to do the job. Future advancements will make this a no-brainer. This is similar to the rise of photovoltaics a decade (which also caught many 'experts' by surprise). Some recent advancements: https://www.energymonitor.ai/tech/hydrogen/toshiba-claims-hydrogen-breakthrough-with-new-p2g-production-technology https://www.energymonitor.ai/tech/hydrogen/toshiba-claims-hy... https://newatlas.com/energy/hysata-efficient-hydrogen-electrolysis/ https://newatlas.com/energy/hysata-efficient-hydrogen-electr... https://energynews.biz/idaho-national-lab-and-bloom-energy-produce-hydrogen-at-record-rates/ https://energynews.biz/idaho-national-lab-and-bloom-energy-p...
- pfdietz 4y agoThe problem with electrolysis was not its efficiency, the problem was capital cost of the electrolysers (so they could be paired effectively with intermittently overproducing renewables.) Efficiency was more of the concern when it was imagined expensive nuclear power would be driving electrolysers 24/7.