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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @10:38PM (#35970652)
> can even convert existing natural gas plants to run on it

Do you have more on this? I thought hydrogen generally required special treatment given its tendency to ruin metals.

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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by _hypx on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @11:00PM (#35970773)
It is not going to be an all-at-once transition: https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/gas-turbines-hydro...

We will see blended gas turbines first, with gradual shifting to 100% hydrogen. It's likely that at least some components have to be replaced in order to allow for pure hydrogen combustion.

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