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Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ... by kibwen on Monday January 23, 2023 @08:21AM (#34488408)
Natural gas distribution infrastructure is far leakier than you expect. It's a massive problem. We really need to get away from solutions that involve pushing gas through pipes.
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Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ... by pif on Monday January 23, 2023 @08:39AM (#34488572)
> We really need to get away from solutions that involve ...

Halt! Propose a working alternative first, we'll talk about banning later.

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Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ... by theshrike79 on Monday January 23, 2023 @08:56AM (#34488736)
Electricity. It doesn't leak from cables.

Now: we need to get away from solutions that involve pressurised gas being piped or transported around the world. =)

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Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ... by cesarb on Monday January 23, 2023 @09:16AM (#34488957)
> Electricity. It doesn't leak from cables.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_discharge

"[...] Corona discharge from high voltage electric power transmission lines constitutes an economically significant waste of energy for utilities."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_power_line

"Transmission higher than 132 kV poses the problem of corona discharge, which causes significant power loss and interference with communication circuits. [...]"

It might be unexpected and surprising, but yes, electricity does leak from cables!

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