Four questions for Germany’s big hydrogen power plan (www.bruegel.org)
from fukhueson@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 2024 14:19
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BombOmOm@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 2024 14:48 collapse

this application of hydrogen is not deployed anywhere globally at scale

There is good reason for that. Storing hydrogen is quite difficult. It requires large, expensive pressure vessels, and even then you can’t store much. Additionally, it loves to leak out of anything you put it in, due to how small the molecule is. These storage issues are one of the primary reasons it flopped in cars.

hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org on 21 Feb 2024 15:32 next collapse

Hydrogen storage is a significant focus of materials science and chemistry research for this reason right now. There’s a lot of interesting possibilities being studied to solve those challenges.

GigglyBobble@kbin.social on 21 Feb 2024 15:35 collapse

Applicable and economic solutions are needed now though. The tech isn't there and yet the moron of a Minister tries to force it, no matter the cost.

merde@sh.itjust.works on 21 Feb 2024 15:37 next collapse

gas chamber experiments started relatively early in Germany. They must have perfected it by now

i wish somebody else wrote this so that i can just downVote and forget about it

Wanderer@lemm.ee on 22 Feb 2024 00:33 collapse

Everytime I see the issue with hydrogen storage I wonder, wouldn’t it be easier to use carbon capture and make methane (or something like that) if you are storing it for months?