• zurohki@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Where on earth do you think your local 7-11 is going to come up with underground salt caverns?

    We don’t even have pipes for gasoline and it doesn’t soak through steel. Nobody’s paying to dig up all the roads and footpaths necessary to build hydrogen pipelines across town and replace them when the hydrogen turns them brittle.

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      1 year ago

      Local hydrogen stations will probably use above-ground tanks.

      Hydrogen pipelines are 10x cheaper than wires. It’s not some inconceivably huge cost.

      It should be added that environmentalist have been screaming for massive investment in green energy, and that cost is of secondary importance. We shouldn’t suddenly become hard-right conservatives here. As long as costs are reasonable, it is fine.

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        1 year ago

        Wasting 2/3 of the energy we generate by turning it into hydrogen and back isn’t a green solution. It means we need to triple our electricity generation and keep coal and gas plants running for a lot longer.

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          1 year ago

          Funny how the 20% efficiency of photovoltaic panels never bothered you.