Simon Brooke

I've always been skeptical of the idea that electolysing hydrogen from water, then pressurising it to make a transportable fuel, then burning that fuel in vehicles or aircraft, could possibly be energy efficient. This episode confirms my skepticism.

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Volts: Taming the hydrogen hype

Episode webpage: https://www.volts.wtf/p/taming-the-hydrogen-hype

Media file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/162515891/fa3c56ae26d47305c64a3d791bc23b4a.mp3

Taming the hydrogen hype

Team Electron takes on the hydrogen hype and its underlying motivations.

Volts
May 15, 2025 at 3:06pmWeb
Show threadCartyBostonMay 15, 2025

@simon_brooke yes, it's like getting really excited that you discovered copper. It's a mechanism, not an energy source.

Unless you start smashing them together really hard.

Show threadSimon BrookeMay 15, 2025
@CartyBoston but, unlike copper, it's a really, really inefficient mechanism. As far as I can see, less than 40% efficient in the best case.