Keith D Johnson on Nostr: Hydrogen fuel: another bad idea. Curt Cobb writes: "It turns out that hydrogen when ...
Hydrogen fuel: another bad idea.
Curt Cobb writes: "It turns out that hydrogen when released in its gaseous form into the atmosphere makes climate change worse. And, hydrogen is notorious for leaking from just about anything you can put it in, partly because it's a gas & mostly because it is the smallest molecule in the universe (which makes it easier for hydrogen to get around other molecules trying to block it).
Here's the explanation for why hydrogen aggravates global warming:
[Hydrogen] has an indirect global warming effect by extending the lifetime of other GHGs [greenhouse gases]. Certain GHGs such as methane, ozone, and water vapor are gradually neutralized by reacting with hydroxide radicals (OH) in the atmosphere. When H2 reaches the atmosphere, however, the H2 molecule reacts with OH instead, depleting atmospheric OH levels and delaying the neutralization of the GHGs, which effectively increases the lifetime of these GHGs." https://resourceinsights.blogspot.com/2023/04/another-offering-from-our-tech.html
Curt Cobb writes: "It turns out that hydrogen when released in its gaseous form into the atmosphere makes climate change worse. And, hydrogen is notorious for leaking from just about anything you can put it in, partly because it's a gas & mostly because it is the smallest molecule in the universe (which makes it easier for hydrogen to get around other molecules trying to block it).
Here's the explanation for why hydrogen aggravates global warming:
[Hydrogen] has an indirect global warming effect by extending the lifetime of other GHGs [greenhouse gases]. Certain GHGs such as methane, ozone, and water vapor are gradually neutralized by reacting with hydroxide radicals (OH) in the atmosphere. When H2 reaches the atmosphere, however, the H2 molecule reacts with OH instead, depleting atmospheric OH levels and delaying the neutralization of the GHGs, which effectively increases the lifetime of these GHGs." https://resourceinsights.blogspot.com/2023/04/another-offering-from-our-tech.html