silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 day agoAirbus Drops Hydrogen As Aviation Industry Admits It Won't Flycleantechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down114
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkAirbus Drops Hydrogen As Aviation Industry Admits It Won't Flycleantechnica.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·20 hours agoThe problem with “from water” is that it takes as much energy to separate the hydrogen and oxygen in water as you get back by oxidizing the hydrogen to produce water. You can’t use water as a useful way to store hydrogen for energy because of that.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·16 hours agoAlso, that’s our drinking water you’re turning into fuel.
The problem with “from water” is that it takes as much energy to separate the hydrogen and oxygen in water as you get back by oxidizing the hydrogen to produce water. You can’t use water as a useful way to store hydrogen for energy because of that.
Also, that’s our drinking water you’re turning into fuel.