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OKIsItJustMe

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6. Why is it that nobody ever waves their hand to say, "Batteries are not a fuel source!"

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 03:24 PM

Jul 2024

Hydrogen, however, is a fuel. You can burn it in an ICE, or a turbine or use it in a "fuel cell.”

It seems, it may also be a fuel source! But, what do those idiots at the USGS know. Right?

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How water could be the future of fuel. New generation of fuels could power planes, ships without warming the planet-WAPO [View all] Caribbeans Jul 2024 OP

great...if they use salt water, cuz we have an ever growing supply of that nt msongs Jul 2024 #1

22 Liters of H2 in ONE TABLESPOON of water Caribbeans Jul 2024 #2

water will never be a fuel, ocean water especially not kiri Jul 2024 #4

Trains will never go faster than 10 MPH (the passengers would all suffocate!) OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #7

us trrains can sometimes go faster kiri Jul 2024 #12

Please go back and reread the item I linked to OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #13

do you think a catalyst can overcome the law of conservation of mass and energy? kiri Jul 2024 #14

Catalysts do not violate physical laws. They do increase efficiencies. OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #15

green hydrogen is not a fuel source lapfog_1 Jul 2024 #3

Why is it that nobody ever waves their hand to say, "Batteries are not a fuel source!" OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #6

I always point out that batteries are not a fuel source when it seems appropriate lapfog_1 Jul 2024 #8

Please read the USGS item I linked to OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #9

yes, a long term possible source of free hydrogen. lapfog_1 Jul 2024 #10

Pick your cherries carefully. OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #11

NREL Analysis Shows Midwestern Electrofuels Could Become Energy Superheroes OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #5