The article seems to be saying “just burn Natural Gas and mix a bit of hydrogen in”! This does not make clean power!
>hydrogen could be the best option for carbon-free power at times when the sun isn’t shining, the wind is slack, and your batteries have discharged their stores.
A fuel cell is more efficient than burning it, and the electrical infrastructure to the electrolyzer+storage is already there, it makes sense to install the fuel cell (+ batteries) there as well.
IF you have a large (suitable material) pipeline in the neighbourhood than using that as ‘storage’ (and transport) is tempting, possibly with filters to separate it again at the point of use.
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The article seems to be saying “just burn Natural Gas and mix a bit of hydrogen in”! This does not make clean power!
>hydrogen could be the best option for carbon-free power at times when the sun isn’t shining, the wind is slack, and your batteries have discharged their stores.
A fuel cell is more efficient than burning it, and the electrical infrastructure to the electrolyzer+storage is already there, it makes sense to install the fuel cell (+ batteries) there as well.
IF you have a large (suitable material) pipeline in the neighbourhood than using that as ‘storage’ (and transport) is tempting, possibly with filters to separate it again at the point of use.