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So what is your better option? What alternative technology has the potential to be used to store six months worth of energy for an entire continent? Nobody is
by goethes_kind 3y ago
So what is your better option? What alternative technology has the potential to be used to store six months worth of energy for an entire continent?
Nobody is saying that hydrogen technology is without its problems, but it is feasibly scalable unlike anything else I am aware of, and it is not some kind of mythical vapourware that exists only in the form of CAD renderings.
- ianai 3y agoDefinitely another space where the anti/propaganda has won the early game. Is there somewhere to learn about the proper storage and use of hydrogen? I’d just add that for grid scale storage the hydrogen probably doesn’t have to go far from generation. That probably resolves plenty of problems.
- funnymony 3y agoStoring hydrogen is not the same as storing oil. Over time, hydrogen damages the tank. (Which is undesirable combo with “explosive gas when mixed with air”) I would like some breakthrough in material sciences here.
- legulere 3y agoOnly if you don't use suitable materials: > Steel with an ultimate tensile strength of less than 1000 MPa (~145,000 psi) or hardness of less than HRC 32 on the Hardness Rockwell Scale is not generally considered susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_embrittlement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_embrittlement Gas storage facilities also generally use geological structures which are not susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement either: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_storage#Types https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_storage#Types
- hutzlibu 3y ago"So what is your better option?" Converting hydrogen into something more safe, like ethanol or methanol. Fuel cells for those also exist, but needs more research.