Re:Electric Ship Batteries Promise Compact, Cooler Power
by rbanffy on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:56PM
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If we are thinking about ammonia as a fuel, why not go with hydrazine? It’s not as immediately lethal as ammonia and is much easier to contain and manipulate.
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Re:Electric Ship Batteries Promise Compact, Cooler Power
by philipkglass on Thursday November 12, 2026 @06:56PM
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Hydrazine may not be as immediately lethal by inhalation but it's considered a probable human carcinogen by the EPA. It has more explosion/fire risk. It's also more expensive to synthesize starting from clean primary energy (nuclear or renewables).