Australia's first remote, renewable hydrogen microgrid wins ARENA backing. "The new plant...will consist of a 348kW hydrogen electrolyser with compression & storage and a 100kW fuel cell, alongside 704kW of solar that will power the electrolyser to produce hydrogen for storage."

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[–]jykylsin2034 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hydrogen is basically just electric but you're converting the electricity to a gas, losing most of the power. Hydrogen requires cooling to store a reasonable amount, and even then it holds less energy and is more dangerous than a simple battery

[–]Chop_Chop[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

more dangerous than a simple battery

Oh really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gENQYrlFfPs

Arizona power finally published the results of the investigation into that tragedy
https://www.aps.com/en/About/Our-Company/Newsroom/Articles/Equipment-failure-at-McMicken-Battery-Facility

Here's an "issue" with a battery powered car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu5vQMXvs9k

[–]Airbus320 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Tesla car is a ticking time bomb!