Re: Turning wind power into hydrogen


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Josh Hill wrote:


Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Pluto wrote:


Turning wind power into hydrogen

That's about the most wasteful thing you could do with it.

Why? Is there a shortage of wind?

There's often a shortage of good places to install wind turbines and using the
power to make hydrogen electrolytically typically wastes 75-80% of the energy
generated.

There isn't going to be any 'hydrogen economy' any more than perpetual motion
machines are going to be invented.

Graham


Maybe we got to see it from another point of view.
When there is a need for Hydrogen, why not use wind power
to make it, instead of using fossil.

Because it is monumentally wasteful to do so.
There ALWAYS will be more intelligent things to do with high value electricity than
immediately and permanently destroy most of its value.

--
Don, but that is what is being done by NASA now, to make
all that Hydrogen for their rockets. There are so many industries
that need hydrogen for othr applications other than use it for cars.


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