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The energy conversion losses in the cycle you describe are enormous.
by loufe 3y ago
The energy conversion losses in the cycle you describe are enormous.
- thsksbd 3y agoNot enormous, but not insignificant either.
- jimnotgym 3y agoBut are they more or less than reverse osmosis?
- fbdab103 3y agoIf energy becomes "free" does it matter? If solar continues on its current trajectory, there needs to be some kind of sink to utilize the energy or it is all going to turn into bitcoins.
- cordenr 3y ago+1 The "fully charged show" sometimes have videos on this and similar topics. This [0] video goes through the pros and cons of using hydrogen in different ways My takeaway is that as much of the energy as possible should be used without converting it. This avoids the substantial losses converting to and from hydrogen. But storage is one of the viable uses. [0] https://youtu.be/MgmBkvrO0Dg?si=8c-y3naRRH65O4Lb https://youtu.be/MgmBkvrO0Dg?si=8c-y3naRRH65O4Lb