I’ve been looking into renewable energy and other options relative to nuclear (not a big fan because of the waste), solar, wind, and thermal. Hydrogen fuel cell technology has popped up a bit and I’m wondering how this works. With my basic understanding, hydrogen is used as input and water (two hydrogens and an oxygen) are the output.
How does this reaction happen?
Is it not widespread because it’s energy intensive? If not, why haven’t more industries adopted this technology?
If so, why is so energy intensive and how much energy does it produce?
What’s holding us back from going balls deep into hydrogen fuel cell technology when the by products are clean (even usable) and the input is so abundant in the universe and on earth?
With the abundance of input material, It seems like this technology could be useful once we get to Mars as well.
Disclaimer: This isn’t for a class or anything. I’m a 31 year old bioinformatician just looking into a new interesting topic and wanted some context from someone with more knowledge.
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I’m shocked no one’s mentioned the volatility of hydrogen itself, especially in a catastrophic situation (free oxygen and a spark).
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