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Re:Desalination Can Beat Out Batteries for Excess Energy by senectus1 on Monday December 18, 2023 @10:53PM (#38691619)
doesn't the water used to create hydrogen need to be "clean" and desal'd first?
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Re:Desalination Can Beat Out Batteries for Excess Energy by jimnotgym on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:36AM (#38706858)
Why is that? Does the salt foul the electrodes? I thought the salt might improve conduction through the fluid?
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