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> Electrolysis is a fundamentally inefficient technique Yes, but if we’re seeing huge overproduction times on renewables that might not be a showstopper. Hydro
by acdha 3y ago
> Electrolysis is a fundamentally inefficient technique
Yes, but if we’re seeing huge overproduction times on renewables that might not be a showstopper. Hydrogen is a poor choice for powering things like cars compared to the alternatives but if you have industrial processes which need a flame on the order of 2,000°C it could make sense to have peak capacity wind/solar splitting hydrogen & oxygen for those.
- frodo8sam 3y agoTo add to that, there are already a number of energy intensive processes that already use hydrogen. Manufacturing fertilizers for example. Currently the hydrogen for these Processes is produced from natural gass but it's a matter of time before production using green energy becomes cheaper.