Submitted by Sorin61 t3_z90dii in technology
CaliforniaF0g t1_iyekr6y wrote
Reply to comment by GreenAdvance in The days of the hydrogen car are already over by Sorin61
Let me introduce you to algal H2 production: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biohydrogen#Production_by_algae
lonewolf420 t1_iyesl9x wrote
any industrial scale algae photobioreactors in working order outside of a lab? sure it might work but at what scale would be needed to run a nations energy grid or consumer car infrastructure?
CaliforniaF0g t1_iyev7j4 wrote
At scale 10% of the land mass currently devoted to growing soy could produce enough H2 to replace gasoline. So about 8 million acres.
It’s doable but Elon Musk cast his lot with lithium batteries.
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