Is hydrogen a key part of the world’s energy future or a dangerous fata morgana?
It is a question on which tens of trillions of dollars in investment may end up hinging.
Very good overview by Adam Tooze
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/14/hydrogen-is-the-future-or-a-complete-mirage/
@dmoser no word about the balancing effect on electricity markets whose importance will grow hugely with the fact that the time of production of growing renewables is uncontrollable. Current alternatives like pumped water and batteries can't scale well
@mapto Please can you link comparative studies why they can’t scale well?
