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The_RealKeyserSoze t1_ivhaa4n wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Dutch pilot project for hydrogen heated homes allowed to begin by alex20_202020

Hydrogen can be produced from the electrolysis of water (which can be powered by any electricity source, ideally renewables). It can also be thermochemically produced from water potentially with thermal energy from nuclear power plants but that is not currently done.

Neither method requires any natural gas or direct CO2 emissions.

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[deleted] t1_ivi88bq wrote

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The_RealKeyserSoze t1_iviis0n wrote

You said you “need to get the H from natural gas” which just isn’t true. And I think I stated that hydrogen is not particularly efficient. Heat pumps are better but hydrogen still has the potential to be clean.

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[deleted] t1_ivjharu wrote

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The_RealKeyserSoze t1_ivji9cl wrote

It certainly doesn’t seem like that, especially since I had already addressed it. There is a bit more nuance to it and I tried to mention all of the pros and cons.

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[deleted] t1_ivjieqp wrote

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The_RealKeyserSoze t1_ivjj78u wrote

Perhaps you should read my original comment again or even the section you originally quoted as I did not “ignore” the problem you refer to.

And it is clear from your follow up that you still don’t understand the situation.

>”If you then use the H2 to produce electricity, you're just wasting 20% of the electricity.”

This is about using H2 to produce heat, not electricity. There is a very big difference.

>”And solar and wind are very clearly not up to that task.”

Citation needed.

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