misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoGM’s hydrogen ‘power cubes’ will be used in cement mixers and terminal tractorswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down16
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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
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