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Nor is transporting. Both of which explaining why hydrogen fuel cell technology is now feasible for mid-range electrical generation (Bloom Box), but still gene
by roc 14y ago
Nor is transporting. Both of which explaining why hydrogen fuel cell technology is now feasible for mid-range electrical generation (Bloom Box), but still generally DOA for vehicles.
That is: generation cost hasn't been the problem for a while. It's all about storage and transport. And marginally cheaper h2 generation isn't going to make hydrogen make more sense than electrical batteries.
Though I am curious to see how well a setup of this technology driving H2 separation and feeding a fuel cell stacks up against a more traditional steam turbine.
- Shivetya 14y agotransport is the same as natural gas and that is already in place.
- ken 14y agoHydrogen has a number of unique safety issues: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_safety Unlike most gasses, hydrogen gas flowing through leak warms up, and the low ignition energy means this can be enough to start a fire, and hydrogen flames are invisible. I'm not a chemical engineer, but I would assume that methane infrastructure cannot simple be re-used for hydrogen without significant changes.
- Symmetry 14y agoH2 is a much smaller molecule than even methane, and containers designed to hold natural gas will tend to leak hydrogen.