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"Solar reactor uses old battery acid to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen"
#Hydrogen #SolarPower #Energy

Solar reactor uses old battery acid to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen
Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste—such as drink bottles, nylon textiles and polyurethane foams—using acid recovered from old car batteries, and converting it into clean hydrogen fuel and valuable industrial chemicals. The results are reported in the journal Joule.

75 years ago #OTD the #interstellar #hydrogen line at 21 cm was detected for the first time in Europe (https://sci-hub.vg/10.1038/168357a0), following the first-ever detection - in the U.S. - in March 1951 (https://sci-hub.vg/10.1038/168356a0): see https://www.astron.nl/may-11-75-years-of-the-hydrogen-line-in-the-netherlands-from-kootwijk-to-westerbork-and-ska/ for what followed.

Why has the world's first hydrogen double-decker fleet failed?
(Answer: battery EVs are much more economical, simpler, and do not rely on single complex refueling station.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv6e5l588jo

Why has the world's first hydrogen double-decker fleet failed?
The multi-million pound project in Aberdeen was meant to be the future of clean public transportation.

"Volvo starts on-road testing of hydrogen trucks"
#Volvo #Trucks #Hydrogen

Volvo starts on-road testing of hydrogen trucks
Volvo Trucks has begun on-road testing of models with hydrogen combustion engines, as it works towards a commercial launch before 2030.

Even in Germany, #hydrogen refuelling stations for cars are disappearing. This one is being demolished after only four years. It was erected with a subsidy of one million euros. Could we do a back-of-the-envelope calculation of the subsidy per kg #H2 dispensed?

Auf dem SVG-Autohof: Wasserstofftankstelle für Autos wird wieder abgerissen
Kaum zu glauben, aber wahr: Die einst als signifikante Errungenschaft gefeierten Wasserstofftankstellen für Autofahrer sind offenbar ein millionenschweres Verlustgeschäft - zumindest im Segment der Pkw. Das Unternehmen H2-MOBILITY

@… Hydrogen powered vehicles are barely a thing, but we need to generate it anyway to produce essential stuff like GHG-free steel and fertilizer. It makes more sense to do that than to pursue buy-low-sell-high battery storage schemes. #hydrogen