• HerrBeter@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Because hydrogen is primarily made from natural gas (fossil fuel). Hydrogen is not a viable solution since efficiency is crap

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      9 months ago

      Hydrogen being viable fuel has nothing to do with its production. Its viability comes from high energy density, ability to refuel faster, better performance in the winter compared to EVs, etc. Production, sure, currently it’s fossil fuel based because that’s the cheapest way to produce it. The thing is, it’s not the only way to produce it. There’s electrolysis, then there are bacteria which can produce it, etc. If the demand jumps so will the production and prices will go down. Plus there’s no OPEC controlling prices.

      But all of it matters very little. It means you can use fossil fuels to produce greener fuel, and then just switch along the line somewhere. Far easier transition.

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      9 months ago

      A little outdated that view, there’s been several breakthroughs recently and production cost/ efficiency. The shear convenience of only having a three minute refill time instead of recharging problems etc

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        9 months ago

        Hydrogen is a horribly volatile compound, inherently unsafe. Regarding costs, I’ll believe it when I see it.

        Besides there isn’t enough of vital rare earths for the fuel cells. Currently it’s a dead end.

        But do indulge me with links if you will

    • TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      You realise hydrogen comes from water not fossil fuels right? You know the H in H2O? You just use electrolysis to split the H2O into hydrogen and oxygen.

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        9 months ago

        Except that is not how hydrogen is generated on an industrial level. The vast majority of hydrogen comes from a process called steam reforming, and it is worse for the environment than just going directly with gasoline.

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        9 months ago

        Over 95% of the world’s hydrogen is produced using the steam methane reforming process (SMR). In this reaction, natural gas is reacted with steam at an elevated temperature to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A subsequent reaction — the water gas shift reaction — then reacts additional steam with the carbon monoxide to produce additional hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

        Natural gas is a fossil fuel and non-renewable resource that is formed when layers of organic matter (primarily marine microorganisms) decompose under anaerobic conditions and are subjected to intense heat and pressure underground over millions of years.