Angela Merkel’s record on environmental policy has been a disaster

Re:Angela Merkel’s record on environmental policy has been a... by Tomte on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @05:53AM (#15292045)

If scientists finally succeed in mimicking the oxygen evolving complex from photosynthesis, you get decentralized free hydrogen. Suddenly real hydrogen combustion (instead of fuel cells) makes sense and should be advantageous, even compared to electric transportation.

But, of course, it's a bit like fusion power: should be achievable in principle, but the details are infuriatingly difficult.

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Re:Angela Merkel’s record on environmental policy has been a... by Yetanfou on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @07:52AM (#15292682)

Hydrogen combustion using outside air as the oxygen source will produce NOx so those engines will produce more than just water vapor.

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Re:Angela Merkel’s record on environmental policy has been a... by matt4077 on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @07:38AM (#15292605)

Photosynthesis is incredibly inefficient compared to solar cells.

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Re:Angela Merkel’s record on environmental policy has been a... by Tomte on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @08:07AM (#15292769)

I‘m not talking about photosynthesis (oxygen evolving complex, photosystem II and photosystem I), only the very first step. I don‘t see why it should be inefficient.

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