A thread for those who think we're going to be importing lots of hydrogen over vast distances.
1. Shipping liquid hydrogen is not going to be a thing. To understand why, you need to understand that hydrogen is basically liquid, -253C escapey, explodey expanded polystyrene.
@JustinHGillis@JesseJenkins@bjhanneg @drvox It would be nice if the EV charging station posted the amount of CO2-free generation in the delivered electricity, sort of like the ethanol content posted on the gasoline pump.
Electrek Green Energy Brief: "Tesla’s Q1 financial results have drawn a lot of attention in the past few days. Not to be ignored are the company’s decreasing revenues in its “energy generation and storage” category, which fell 13% from Q4... https://t.co/2ToP9b96IG
U of Chicago report: “cost per metric ton of CO2 abated exceeds $130” -- The cost of mandated sourcing of electric power from wind and solar (renewable portfolio standards) far exceeds the social cost of carbon.
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Report: "...from 1961 to 2010, global warming decreased the per capita wealth in the world's poorest countries by about 17% to 30%."
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ThorCon's objective is to increase the prosperity... https://t.co/ZYucpG0uA1
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All the waste from 450 MW’s of nuclear power for 28 years.
If coal plant ash for the same energy was placed on this pad, it would be a column 2000 m high.
If solar panel waste for the same energy... https://t.co/7kLa4Cyxt9
Authors Goldstein, Qvist, and Pinker are reputable professionals not given to hype, so please absorb their message.
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" Southeast Asian coal demand is forecast to rise 5% yearly through 2023 " ThorCon energy cheaper than coal can displace this continuing rise in coal-fired... https://t.co/S0JcB13neM
You believe this? "levelized cost of electricity,[1] or LCOE, for lithium-ion batteries has fallen 35% to $187 per megawatt-hour" https://t.co/2iuwka7odV