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Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur... by literalAardvark on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:09PM (#50009595)
The very small molecule makes it much harder to store than methane, and unlike anything else on the planet other than Helium, lost hydrogen is lost forever.
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Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur... by pfdietz on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:28PM (#50009899)
Hydrogen leaked into the troposphere is quickly oxidized back to water. Only very little makes it to the very upper atmosphere where it can escape.

Storage of hydrogen in underground caverns is demonstrated technology.

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Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur... by literalAardvark on Friday October 09, 2026 @12:45AM (#50016076)
Interesting, thanks. I really should have double checked before posting on HN.
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