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Re:Iron as an inexpensive storage medium for hydrogen by micwag on Saturday August 31, 2024 @08:02AM (#41408243)
This is for seasonal energy storage with only 1 charge and discharge per year. It competes with water reservoirs not with batteries.
Re:Iron as an inexpensive storage medium for hydrogen by rini17 on Saturday August 31, 2024 @01:05PM (#41410210)
That means it has only 1 chance per year to recoup the investment. And that requires exorbitant energy spot selling price, which too rarely happens to rely on. The economics just isn't there.