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The latest master plan ironically admits the need for green hydrogen for green energy to be viable. A big deal, because it is one of the ideas that can match or
by _hypx 4y ago
The latest master plan ironically admits the need for green hydrogen for green energy to be viable. A big deal, because it is one of the ideas that can match or exceed fossil fuels for energy density. It is perhaps the only thing in the whole plan that is the result of clear thinking. It unfortunately has not admitted the need for nuclear, but I guess we'll have to wait for master plan 4.
- specialist 4y agoThe people I follow are onboard with renewable hydrogen. The food fights are over automobiles and greenwashing. This plans makes the case that we can get off fossil fuels with batteries, solar, and wind alone. Nuclear, hydro, geothermal, etc, are simply out of scope. This plan also carefully omits any mention of climate change or time lines. Smart. FWIW, Saul Griffith and others anticipate future fission and maybe even fusion, but they won't arrive in time to save us. They'll still be needed. To help with the cool down. For capacity as our current solar and wind build out is retired. Etc.
- _hypx 4y agoThe plan admits the need for hydrogen and synthetic fuels. It has moved on from trying to solve it entirely with batteries and renewables alone.