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DFW

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4. Safety with fuel oil is practically a science and an industry unto itself

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 15, 2024, 11:28 AM

Jul 2024

Playing with hydrogen as a fuel is like lighting a match in an enclosed room to look for a gas leak. You have to be doubly and triply sure that protections against leaks are in place and tested numerous times. If something goes wrong, there will be nothing left to save.

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AP: World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 OP

This is a huge--if also tiny--step forward DFW Jul 2024 #1

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Safety with fuel oil is practically a science and an industry unto itself DFW Jul 2024 #4

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