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minus-squareCrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.worklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI’m becoming less of a hydrogen guy and more of an ammonia guy. Liquid ammonia seems easier to deal with than hydrogen gas.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt is, but a leak could kill you. So 🤷♂️
minus-squareCrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.worklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYeah that’s a problem. However, it might make more sense on balance if we have big nuclear power plants generating clean ammonia while off peak electric demand.
minus-squarefruitycoder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhy not clean hydrogen? Just the handling issues?
minus-squareRailison@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAmmonia is wayyyyyyyy easier to store and contains more hydrogen. Pity about the environmental and health dangers
I’m becoming less of a hydrogen guy and more of an ammonia guy. Liquid ammonia seems easier to deal with than hydrogen gas.
It is, but a leak could kill you. So 🤷♂️
Yeah that’s a problem. However, it might make more sense on balance if we have big nuclear power plants generating clean ammonia while off peak electric demand.
Why not clean hydrogen? Just the handling issues?
Ammonia is wayyyyyyyy easier to store and contains more hydrogen. Pity about the environmental and health dangers