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aunty_helenyesterday at 11:33 PM0 repliesview on HN

It’s not even the grid, by the time you’ve done the electrolysis you’d be better off just charging a battery.

Also, compressing and cooling a gas takes another huge hit at the efficiency. Electrolysis comes out at atmospheric pressures.

Oh and the platinum electrodes you need…

I’m also just now visualising a hydrogen pipeline fire… terrible terrible idea.