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    Exclamation Hydrogen fuel breakthrough in Queensland could fire up massive new export market

    This could become massive and provide a cheap pathway to hydrogen powered cars. Transporting ammonia instead of hydrogen allows much greater economies of scale.


    Two cars powered by hydrogen derived from ammonia will be tested in Brisbane today thanks to a Queensland breakthrough that CSIRO researchers say could turn Australia into a renewable energy superpower.

    Key points:
    Australian fuel could soon be in high demand for hydrogen-powered cars across Asia
    It's the first time hydrogen cars have been powered with a fuel derived from ammonia
    Both Toyota and Hyundai have invested millions of dollars into hydrogen-powered cars

    CSIRO principal research scientist Michael Dolan said it was a very exciting day for a project that has been a decade in the making.
    "We started out with what we thought was a good idea, it is exciting to see it on the cusp of commercial deployment," he said.
    http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-0...14?pfmredir=sm

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    Those interested in this topic may also be interested in

    The Hydrogen Economy:
    author Jeremy Rifkin

    Rifkin mentions that the trend is toward lower & lower carbon emissions, and that Hydrogen fuel is Carbon zero.

    At the time of publication, Hydrogen was an energy transfer medium, NOT an energy source, unlike petroleum-based fuels.
    At the time of publication, only about 70% of the energy used to generate the Hydrogen is recovered when the fuel is consumed.

    Increasing that to near 100% efficiency, and Hydrogen is substantially closer to being a widely used fuel for automotive and residential purposes.

    But there are still other technological problems, such as how to store and transport Hydrogen.

    BUT !!

    Those are engineering problems.
    And the fabulous thing about engineering problems is, they have engineering solutions.
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    Is this more about the proprietary membrane technology? Why ship ammonia, when they can sell the membrane tech?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sear View Post
    Those interested in this topic may also be interested in

    The Hydrogen Economy:
    author Jeremy Rifkin

    Rifkin mentions that the trend is toward lower & lower carbon emissions, and that Hydrogen fuel is Carbon zero.

    At the time of publication, Hydrogen was an energy transfer medium, NOT an energy source, unlike petroleum-based fuels.
    At the time of publication, only about 70% of the energy used to generate the Hydrogen is recovered when the fuel is consumed.

    Increasing that to near 100% efficiency, and Hydrogen is substantially closer to being a widely used fuel for automotive and residential purposes.

    But there are still other technological problems, such as how to store and transport Hydrogen.

    BUT !!

    Those are engineering problems.
    And the fabulous thing about engineering problems is, they have engineering solutions.
    The article discusses the conversion of hydrogen to ammonia for bulk transport.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    Is this more about the proprietary membrane technology? Why ship ammonia, when they can sell the membrane tech?
    I don't understand what you're asking me. The whole point is to convert hydrogen to ammonia to allow it to be bulk shipped far more cheaply, the membrane is then used to convert the ammonia back to hydrogen prior to use, typically at the point of sale.

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    Hydrogen is usually considered an energy carrier, like electricity, as it must be produced from a primary energy source such as solar energy, biomass, electricity (e.g. in the form of solar PV or via wind turbines), or hydrocarbons such as natural gas or coal.[2] Conventional hydrogen production using natural gas induces significant environmental impacts; as with the use of any hydrocarbon, carbon dioxide is emitted.[3]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_fuel

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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Aw, shit. More pollution.

    We should plant more trees- and go live up 'em.
    Probably better if you live underground with the other Morlocks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    I don't understand what you're asking me. The whole point is to convert hydrogen to ammonia to allow it to be bulk shipped far more cheaply, the membrane is then used to convert the ammonia back to hydrogen prior to use, typically at the point of sale.
    Yes. So why ship ammonia?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    Yes. So why ship ammonia?
    Because it far denser than hydrogen.

    http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/...without-carbon

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    And what would be the environmental impact of yet another unwelcome phase in the production of fuel for unwanted vehicles .
    " First they came for the journalists...
    We don't know what happened after that . "

    Maria Ressa.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sear View Post
    Those interested in this topic may also be interested in

    The Hydrogen Economy:
    author Jeremy Rifkin

    Rifkin mentions that the trend is toward lower & lower carbon emissions, and that Hydrogen fuel is Carbon zero.

    At the time of publication, Hydrogen was an energy transfer medium, NOT an energy source, unlike petroleum-based fuels.
    At the time of publication, only about 70% of the energy used to generate the Hydrogen is recovered when the fuel is consumed.

    Increasing that to near 100% efficiency, and Hydrogen is substantially closer to being a widely used fuel for automotive and residential purposes.

    But there are still other technological problems, such as how to store and transport Hydrogen.

    BUT !!

    Those are engineering problems.
    And the fabulous thing about engineering problems is, they have engineering solutions.
    Techno-optimism not withstanding, I have read some things that indicate the hope is that they would eventually be able to get it to where you wouldn't need to have a hydrogen tank, rather a water tank and the conversion would happen as needed. I, of course, do not see that ever being allowed simply because the government which regulates vehicles has a vested interest in being able to tax your fuel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    Because it far denser than hydrogen.

    http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/...without-carbon
    OK...let me be more specific. It seems the secret sauce is the membrane. Why ship ammonia, when I'm sure it's readily available in most developed countries? Or is ammonia not such a readily available product?
    Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kacper View Post
    Techno-optimism not withstanding, I have read some things that indicate the hope is that they would eventually be able to get it to where you wouldn't need to have a hydrogen tank, rather a water tank and the conversion would happen as needed. I, of course, do not see that ever being allowed simply because the government which regulates vehicles has a vested interest in being able to tax your fuel.
    And our govt. is owned by Big Oil, among others.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    And our govt. is owned by Big Oil, among others.
    Big oil will adapt. They already are for the most part, except maybe the frackers. It is like big tobacco. It has been a generation since the settlements and they are still around and doing fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Althea View Post
    OK...let me be more specific. It seems the secret sauce is the membrane. Why ship ammonia, when I'm sure it's readily available in most developed countries? Or is ammonia not such a readily available product?
    There is nothing in principle to stop cars, fuel cells and turbines being powered by ammonia instead. Fuel cells that utilise ammonia as a feedstock already exist so who knows?

    https://www.frontiersin.org/articles...014.00035/full

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