kjmajo t1_j59si9u wrote on January 21, 2023 at 12:44 PM Reply to Aviation startup ZeroAvia flies largest ever hydrogen-electric aircraft by allstevenz A very important thing to keep in mind when talking about hydrogen is that is only more sustainable if produced using renewables, which is less than 0.1% of current hydrogen production. If it is produced with fossil fuels, which 99.9 % of it is, it is worse for the environment than burning coal, or conventional jet fuel, for the same energy. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/blue-hydrogen-pushed-by-gas-companies-harms-climate-more-than-coal-study-says/ Permalink 2
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A very important thing to keep in mind when talking about hydrogen is that is only more sustainable if produced using renewables, which is less than 0.1% of current hydrogen production. If it is produced with fossil fuels, which 99.9 % of it is, it is worse for the environment than burning coal, or conventional jet fuel, for the same energy. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/blue-hydrogen-pushed-by-gas-companies-harms-climate-more-than-coal-study-says/