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Re:BHP says battery electric cheaper than hydrogen as it dum... by slushh on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:20PM (#36947502)
>The same factors apply to ships

Ships don't care about weight. The cooling infrastructure or heavy steel tanks are possible.

Re:BHP says battery electric cheaper than hydrogen as it dum... by gumby on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:43PM (#36947760)
> Ships don't care about weight. The cooling infrastructure or heavy steel tanks are possible.

Have you looked at how high the containers are stacked on a container ship? Space taken up by fuel is space that can't be sold.

Source: we partner with commercial shipping companies and spend time not just talking to the commercial people but on the ships themselves.

Re:BHP says battery electric cheaper than hydrogen as it dum... by _aavaa_ on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:06PM (#36948832)
The problem, just like for car, is the volume that hydrogen takes up, not the weight