• @greyw0lv@lemmy.ml
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    43 months ago

    Electrolysis, it works but it takes a lot of energy to produce, so burning hydrogen from this would be a fools errand.

    • @uis@lemm.ee
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      33 months ago

      Wouldn’t you spend almost same amount of energy to split water compared to heat produced by burning hydrogen?

      • Captain Aggravated
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        73 months ago

        Probably more because of entropy: Nature’s IRS.

        The only way for electrolysis to be greener than fossil fuels is to use renewable energy sources like wind or solar. It wouldn’t produce enough to gain much market share in any case. So the oil lobby is pushing to derive it from petroleum, because they’re Captain Planet villains.

        • @uis@lemm.ee
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          43 months ago

          That’s why I said almost.

          The only way for electrolysis to be greener than fossil fuels is to use renewable energy sources like wind or solar.

          Yep. Basically gas battery.