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[deleted] t1_j30ijoq wrote

Reply to comment by Tearakan in Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power. Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind by Wagamaga

Kind of. “Small” is a weird way to put it. The power density of gaseous hydrogen is very poor. It needs to be compressed to be able to transport any reasonable amount for power , which adds danger and reduces the net generation efficiency since power is required to run a compressor.

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charmingpea t1_j30mcom wrote

Atomically, Hydrogen can escape through the molecular lattices of most containing materials, and in some cases interacts with the container to degrade the containment as well.

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Tearakan t1_j31lj6j wrote

Not really. Physically hydrogen (I am assuming H2) is very small allowing it to leak out of what would be normally solid containers way more often than other fuels.

I wasn't aware if they had fixed this serious issue.

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Freebee5 t1_j34nkf7 wrote

Jcb seem to have a functional system with minimal disruption to current engine design or handler design. And fuel supply system seems pretty similar to current supply chains as an added bonus. https://i.imgur.com/PHSbUaV.jpg

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