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> The limiting factor is that natural gas is very cheap and cracking it to ... Another, or perhaps related, limiting factor is just how difficult hydrogen is t
by bell-cot 6mo ago
> The limiting factor is that natural gas is very cheap and cracking it to ...
Another, or perhaps related, limiting factor is just how difficult hydrogen is to handle safely - compared to natural gas, batteries, or other alternatives - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_safety. And it does not take many surprise explosions & fires to give a technology a bad rep. Especially when people feel there are obviously-safer alternatives.
- coryrc 6mo agoHydrogen is used as feedstock for many industrial processes, but also converting it to methanol should be the way to go for seasonal storage, but getting cost-effective hydrogen is the harder step.