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Enchydrogen t1_iyd73e7 wrote

This is very exciting news! I think hydrogen will have a major role to play in the future of airports and aircraft. It's very early to say exactly but I can see massive storage tanks beneath airports that powers everything, from the baggage cars to the airplanes. It would be very exciting to see if the efficiency of almost zero downtime on fueling compared to alternative green energy methods would effect the cost of business.

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wedontlikespaces t1_iydisko wrote

Unless they can change the laws of physics I don't see how they going to get the energy density of hydrogen they need it for it to power a plane.

Not without taking up virtually all the space in the aircraft with fuel tanks.

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Vickrin t1_iyf4kgg wrote

I don't get how people aren't seeing this.

Any engineer could do the maths on this in an afternoon and see that hydrogen is not a viable fuel for aviation.

It requires too much weight to keep it stable.

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Vickrin t1_iyf4gnj wrote

> I think hydrogen will have a major role to play in the future of airports and aircraft.

It's not going to happen.

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