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In most applications, hydrogen is simply a battery with lots of extra (complicating and loss-inducing) steps.
 
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Wind Resistance - Belt Magazine

Wind turbines are being built in ocean waters off the east and west coasts. But why don’t we see any in the Great Lakes?
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GRtak said:

'Disaster in the making' | Hydrogen boilers 'will cost two to four times as much to run as gas heating' | Hydrogen Insight

Even conservative estimates based on blue H2 made with cheap pre-gas-crisis fossil fuels show 100% hydrogen heating will be prohibitively expensive, says think tank
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Yes? But we are still going for battery electric cars, and they’re prohibitively expensive for a lot of people. Solar panels aren’t as cheap as coal or gas heating either. Neither is installing a ground source heat pump. I get new tech is expensive, but saying something’s too expensive and then continuing as we are today is why we’re stuck with what have today.
 
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Yes? But we are still going for battery electric cars, and they’re prohibitively expensive for a lot of people. Solar panels aren’t as cheap as coal or gas heating either. Neither is installing a ground source heat pump. I get new tech is expensive, but saying something’s too expensive and then continuing as we are today is why we’re stuck with what have today.
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In the short run, an EV is more expensive. It only takes a few years for that to even out.

Solar panels pay for themselves in less than a decade. You never stop paying for gas for a boiler.

Who uses coal to heat a house anymore?

Air source heat pumps are a good option over gas.

Hydrogen is dangerous on top of being expensive. We already have houses that explode from natural gas leaks, hydrogen is much harder to contain. Don't believe me, ask NASA! They launched the Artimis 1 mission last year after 2 delays due to hydrogen leaks.
 
GRtak said:
Who uses coal to heat a house anymore?
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My current apartment is one step above that. I have a diesel burning stove (Ölofen)to hear my apartment and it leaves some soot and crap. Though it’s still a damn sight better than a pellet or wood oven. Much less to clean out, but it’s still wasteful. I’ve burned nearly 700l since the week before Christmas and this is only a 645sqft apartment in a mild climate.


Ok, the other points, sure, but I’d think we could still make it work, maybe at larger central plants first…
 
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Going green: Nel Hydrogen to build in Michigan, work with GM

The green hydrogen company Nel announced plans Wednesday to build a massive new plant in Michigan as it works with General Motors to drive down the cost of hydrogen. Hydrogen can replace fossil fuels in certain instances because it can be burned, producing a lot of power, or it can power...
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