First Analysis of the Water Requirements of a Hydrogen Economy
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007 @ 22:12:09 UTC Topic: Science
One of the touted benefits of the futuristic US hydrogen economy is
that the hydrogen supply—in the form of water—is virtually limitless.
This assumption is taken for granted so much that no major study has
fully considered just how much water a sustainable hydrogen economy
would need.
...“This analysis is not meant to
say that hydrogen should not be pursued, just that if hydrogen
production is pursued through thermoelectrically-powered electrolysis,
the impacts on water are potentially quite severe.”...
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