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To: LastDayz

At what, 20 times the volume?

Plus, for the scientifically illiterate, because you can’t mine/drill for hydrogen on earth, it is effectively an energy storage mechanism, not a source of energy.

Meaning just like your electric car, your hydrogen powered car/jet/whatever is ultimately powered by fossil fuel anyway.


123 posted on 04/22/2022 10:31:04 AM PDT by hopespringseternal
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To: hopespringseternal
Meaning just like your electric car, your hydrogen powered car/jet/whatever is ultimately powered by fossil fuel anyway.

Only if you haven't come up with a better source of electricity than fossil fuel*. Note that you can use hydrogen as a grid storage mechanism. That helps with power sources that run when they want to (= wind, solar) and power sources that can't be effectively throttled-down at night (= nuclear, coal to some extent).

*Fossil fuel can generate hydrogen directly, without going through electricity. The direct path is much more efficient, of course.

125 posted on 04/22/2022 10:53:12 AM PDT by Campion (All we are saying is give peace a chance.)
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To: hopespringseternal
At what, 20 times the volume?

I think gasoline has about 3000 times the energy of hydrogen at STP.

126 posted on 04/22/2022 1:21:03 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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To: hopespringseternal

I maintain that the key to this tech is the efficient generation of hydrogen via an onboard on-demand closed-loop electrolysis system. In addition, plasma plugs similar to that which were developed by Meyers would be required among other “enhancements”.


129 posted on 04/22/2022 4:25:19 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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