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Hydrogen Will Not Save Us. Here's Why.

Sabine Hossenfelder · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Renewables, batteries & storageClimate policy, solutions & debate

What it is

Sabine Hossenfelder explains why hydrogen is a poor answer for decarbonization, covering how most hydrogen comes from fossil fuels, the efficiency losses of green hydrogen and reliance on rare metals in fuel cells.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in hydrogen strategy threads as a concise skeptical summary of why hydrogen is not yet viable.

  • 2 people recommended it
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What HN commenters said

  1. “Her point is that it is not a good choice for decarbonization”

    Explains hydrogen colors and why it is poor for decarbonization

    nazgul17, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy does nothing”

  2. “summary would be: not yet”

    Summary: hydrogen is not yet viable

    funnymony, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “Wind-to-Hydrogen Production Reaches Deep Water”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: hydrogen, fuel cells, decarbonization, energy, green hydrogen

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