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It's a fantasy used to greenwash oil & gas companies. It'd be nice if it were practical, but it's not for a variety of solid technical reasons such as leaking t
by gaganyaan 3y ago
It's a fantasy used to greenwash oil & gas companies. It'd be nice if it were practical, but it's not for a variety of solid technical reasons such as leaking through metal.
- memling 3y agoI was under the impression that this is why hydrogen tanks have special liners and are made of composites?
- gaganyaan 3y agoHere's a good thread detailing the issues: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37836237 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37836237 Leakage is one of many issues, but it's also not just solved by a special liner.
- Kuinox 3y agoAre you talking about this one ? https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/29/climate/white-hydrogen-fossil-fuels-climate/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/29/climate/white-hydrogen-fo... > solid technical reasons such as leaking through metal. Where the heck did you read that.
- gaganyaan 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37836237 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37836237
- KennyBlanken 3y agoHigh school chemistry class? H2 is such a tiny molecule that leaks out of everything making it a nightmare to try and seal pipework, and it will permeate (and embrittle) metals, namely steel. It's idiotic to try and use it as a fuel. The money being wasted on H2 research should just go into purchasing more renewable power sources.