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21. Any transfer of energy results in a loss...

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:43 PM

Jan 2025

Even just charging an electric vehicle at a charging station loses a portion of that electricity and that doesn't include the loss of energy when that electricity is then transferred to the kinetic energy that moves the vehicle.

Loss of energy always occurs when energy is transferred.

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Biden administration adds exemptions into new climate rules for hydrogen energy [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 OP

By virtue of the second law of thermodyamics, hydrogen is an extremely dirty fuel. NNadir Jan 2025 #1

It's also the most abundent element of the universe BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #2

Yes, but on earth it is chemically bound. Looking at it... NNadir Jan 2025 #3

Hydrogen is not a "form of energy", it is an energy storage medium... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #5

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe GoreWon2000 Jan 2025 #8

Yes, we need to make some very big progress building out non-CO2 emitting electrical production. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #10

Well... BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #6

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His background is in chemistry. He's in the pharmaceutical industry. His journal is worth a scroll nmmi Jan 2025 #14

As explained in the article... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #4

Except when it leaks NickB79 Jan 2025 #11

Natural gas leaks are 28X as powerful as CO2.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #12

And hydrogen leaks twice as much as methane, by it's very nature as the smallest element NickB79 Jan 2025 #17

A small mistake you made... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #19

Green hydrogen is the future GoreWon2000 Jan 2025 #7

When will the scam that is the "hydrogen economy" Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #13

If you're Anti-Hydrogen, whatever you do - DO NOT LOOK AT CHINA or India Caribbeans Jan 2025 #15

Simple math Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #16

And then fuel cells lose about 40%-60% of the 34kWH in the H2 converting it into electricity? /nt nmmi Jan 2025 #18

Which is still less than the energy lost by our current long distance delivery systems... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #23

59% is losses in the power plant itself in converting the fuel's energy to electricity at the power plant and net of nmmi Jan 2025 #24

Yes, the Hydrogen would not replace batteries... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #25

The problem is Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #34

Correct, I personally believe only a Green H2 economy is worthy of pursuing.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #37

That doesn't alter the fact Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #44

Correct, directly powering your home from solar makes the most sense... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #45

To me, marine and flight uses Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #51

Yes, and other uses where easily transportable fuel for combustion or on-site electric generation is needed. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #54

The environmental impact for lithium-ion Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #31

Yes, and H2 can be used when weight and volume are considerations... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #40

So far, Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #46

Yes, passenger vehicles are better for batteries... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #49

My losses are much lower Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #29

Yes, no one is suggesting H2 should replace batteries, or any other form of energy storage. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #33

But, in using H2 for power Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #39

Yes, and in situations where batteries are not viable due to weight or volume or non-existent power grid lines... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #43

By very expensive tanker trucks Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #50

It doesn't make much sense does it madville Jan 2025 #20

A loss of energy also occurs when it is transferred into batteries... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #22

It must be stored either in liquid form Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #28

Hydrogen containment tanks are made of materials that are impervious to embrittlement.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #32

The tanks are Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #36

Yes, they can be. And older existing lines can even be coated to be impervious. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #42

That means digging up old lines and replacing them Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #48

No, if the cost is 2 million, that's what it is, not more. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #53

The issue is not flammability Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #38

Precisely. Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #27

Any transfer of energy results in a loss... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #21

True, Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #26

Yes, but Lithium is not infinite nor renewable, while Hydrogen basically is.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #30

Lithium can be recycled from batteries Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #35

Yes, with additional energy costs. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #41

The additional energy cost is far lower Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #47

The Hydrogen economy infrastructure would be a cost of doing business.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #52