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Aussie105

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6. So where does the hydrogen come from?

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 09:11 PM

Nov 2024

You can't just suck it out of nowhere.
Nuclear?
Solar?
Tidal?
Wind?

I know, some process that involves burning fossil fuels!

So the hydrogen step will just be one more step in energy transformation getting electricity into the grid, with its own associated efficiency losses.

Scam article!

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Green Hydrogen uses no fossil fuels and emits no CO2 in it's production or use. Think. Again. Nov 2024 #4

So where does the hydrogen come from? Aussie105 Nov 2024 #6

None of the processes you listed involve burning fossil fuels when producing Green Hydrogen.... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #8

More great clean energy news! Think. Again. Nov 2024 #2

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Last time I checked there is nothing green about Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #5

I read the linked article. Aussie105 Nov 2024 #7

Feeding natural gas (methane) into the generators would cause CO2 emissions... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #10

Scam is the right word, every time, everywhere. NNadir Nov 2024 #11

Correct, for H2 to be Green, it can not use fossil fuels or emit CO2 in it's production or use. Think. Again. Nov 2024 #9