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ten-million t1_ivfvpfu wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Dutch pilot project for hydrogen heated homes allowed to begin by alex20_202020

I don’t get why when they say “hydrogen produced with renewables” you think that involves methane. It’s electrolysis of water.

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[deleted] t1_ivglzv8 wrote

Because that’s not how the grid works. Are they adding new capacity to electrolyze with? No they aren’t, they are drawing from a grid that is not 100% renewable currently.

The overwhelming majority of H2 production uses either methane or coal, less than 2% is green hydrogen. You have to ask yourself who benefits here?

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ten-million t1_ivgqzkn wrote

here’s another article about it They are using green hydrogen. If you know anything about the Dutch you would know they are not going to forget about using renewable energy to power electrolysis.

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[deleted] t1_ivguc06 wrote

The marketing is working on you. Are you also a fan of “self charging” hybrid cars?

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ten-million t1_ivh5nki wrote

I get that you are cynical but did you read the linked article? This is a pilot project to see if “green hydrogen” could be a viable option in Europe. Maybe if you followed the news you would realize there is a big push to wean themselves off Russian gas/methane. They are going to try to use water as a hydrogen source and renewable energy because that is a native source of energy.

Maybe realize your cynicism comes from a different kind of marketing. Who benefits when people discount the possibility for change? Oil companies love people like you.

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