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Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by api on Monday December 26, 2022 @10:38AM (#34138440)
Hydrogen has an even larger infrastructure problem and grid wiring is easier to deploy than pipelines or compressed gas supply chains.

I only see a big future for hydrogen in energy storage if it can be made competitive with batteries. It has the advantage of requiring less manufactured mass and costly materials to store more energy and perhaps would be better able to warehouse energy long term.

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Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by Reason077 on Monday December 26, 2022 @10:48AM (#34138580)
Green hydrogen is very important if we want to decarbonise many industrial processes that currently depend heavily on fossil fuels, like steel making.

It doesn’t make a lot of sense as a general-purpose transport fuel, however, in a world where cheaper and more efficient battery EVs already exist.

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