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Environment & Energy

thatdemguy

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3. Hydrogen is nothing but a battery

Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2025, 10:27 AM

Jan 2025

With large losses at every stage. Using solar to to make hydrogen is about the only green way-ish way to make it, but with huge losses. Depending on what or who you read its a min of 20% loss, closer to 50%.

We wont even get in to getting it from natural gas, which puts out close to 30% more co2 per watt that just burning the natural gas.

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Why Hydrogen DOES Have a Future [View all] Caribbeans Jan 2025 OP

The only thing holding back Hydrogen's use... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #1

If it does, humanity is screwed even more than it already is. NNadir Jan 2025 #2

Facts do matter but you're spreading misinformation about hydrogen GoreWon2000 Jan 2025 #4

Hydrogen is nothing but a battery thatdemguy Jan 2025 #3

An underground reserve of hydrogen gas has been discovered GoreWon2000 Jan 2025 #5

I agree if it could be found in abundance enough to thatdemguy Jan 2025 #6

The only by-product from burning hydrogen is water GoreWon2000 Jan 2025 #7