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How is the hydrogen made? (slrpnk.net)

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[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They aren't using dirty energy to do electrolysis, they're steam reforming methane. It isn't possible to do renewably.

[–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Methane can be produced renewably from bio-waste. H2 production by steam reforming lends itself well to CCS, and thus to being carbon neutral, even when the methane comes from non-renewable sources.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There's a better way to word the argument: it isn't possible to do hydrogen in renewable ways economically.

Electrolysis is easy enough to do at home if you like. Doing it at mass scale to fuel cars and airplanes is another matter.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

The demand might increase in the future though. And as demand rises before supply does, then prices go up and there can be an incentive to roll out hydrogen infrastructure more. Positive feedback loop.

See the following for examples of how demand may be increasing: https://www.powermag.com/aces-deltas-hydrogen-electrolyzers-arrive-in-big-boost-for-hubs-progress/

https://www.powermag.com/u-s-power-heavyweights-unveil-hydrogen-power-to-power-demonstration/

https://www.powermag.com/pioneering-hydrogen-powered-gas-peaking-inside-duke-energys-debary-project/

https://www.powermag.com/siemens-led-group-completes-test-of-100-renewable-hydrogen-in-gas-turbine/

https://www.powermag.com/constellation-planning-significant-nuclear-powered-hydrogen-facility-at-lasalle/

Apologies for these all being from the same source, but I find that PowerMag covers a lot of good news in the power/energy space.