Renewables capacity needs to increase substantially and hydrogen and derivatives need an eight-fold increase to meet a Pathway to Net Zero (PNZ) by 2050, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2023 report.
Renewables capacity needs to increase substantially and hydrogen and derivatives need an eight-fold increase to meet a Pathway to Net Zero (PNZ) by 2050, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2023 report.
I’m curious Hypx, I might have made a rush decision in assuming you were a bot. Do you work in renewables?
You started off assuming “pro-BEV = good, pro-anything-else = evil oil conspiracy.” There comes a point where you have to realize that the BEV is not a panacea, and in reality is a just a transitional idea. People need to accept the existence of newer ideas.
Right now Hydrogen generation is near as makes no difference all performed by burning fossil fuels, so it’s easy to see why oil companies would want to concentrate on this as a technology. Your posts are an eclectic mix of hydrogen related news and nothing else, which makes me wonder what your position is in this space?
Electricity, until recently, included nearly zero wind or solar energy. This type of accusation is pretty much identical to the accusation that BEVs are just an extension of coal power.
There is no secret agenda here. Hydrogen is just flat-out the green fuel of the future. BEV fanatics are just being upset that it is not their favored idea.
As a bit or a nerd and environmentalist, I’ve had solar panels for more than 20 years. My personal electrical consumption has been entirely renewable for all of that time, and many thousands of kWh have been fed back into the grid.
Compressed hydrogen or liquid hydrogen are simply not a realistic alternative to BEVs with any current or emerging technology.
Hydrogen may have a place in future, and I agree there is no panacea, but at the moment Hydrogen is an technology looking for a purpose.
My main question again… what is your skill set and position in renewables and the hydrogen industry? Just a fan or do you work in the sector?
If you are both a nerd and environmentalist, you’d also know people said the same thing about BEVs just a decade ago. You’re being closer to a Luddite than an actual nerd.
Any chance of you answering my actual question?
If you must know, I am a fan of hydrogen. But the issue is that you are not asking in good faith. It’s mostly coming from the perspective of a closed-minded BEV fanatic who thinks only BEVs can exist in the future.
You couldn’t be further from the truth, I have a 24 year old diesel and my partner a 20year old petrol car. Our low yearly mileage means the energy it would take to recycle our cars and create new ones is not worth the switch right now.
As for the bad faith I just have a lot of knowledge about the current research into Hydrogen fuelled transport and while it may work for very large vehicles I don’t believe it’s practical or safe for cars in my lifetime.
I also know there is a greenwashing effort going into “eFuels” made with Hydrogen.
What is your main reason the prefer HEVs/FCEVs to BEVs?