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Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by seb1204 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:50AM (#37304959)
Nice video, my initial reaction aside from the hydrogen and helium being mostly non green gasses nowadays was that the efficiency of PV and battery should be better than of a fuel cell. My thought was that operation requires a good day, means sunshine and the energy could be provided by solar cells with a battery for some buffering. This thought was based on the current comparison between efficiency of BEV and H2 fuel cell cars.
Re:Launch HN: HyLight (YC S23) – Hydrogen airships to inspec... by ThomasLaporte on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:10AM (#37319025)
Yeah it's actually something that some companies are thinking about. But the weight of the PV is too much compared to the energy it can generate.