German Energy Expert Agrees: “Fission/Fusion Plus Hydrocarbs Only Realistic Energy Transition Next 5

[Elderberry]

No Tricks Zone by P Gosselin on 14. March 2021

Today, German energy expert Dr. Lars Schernikau comments on hydrogen, and what’s really the best energy carrier for the next 50 years.

First, recall that hydrogen is NOT a source of energy such as uranium, coal, gas, oil, wind, solar, etc., but rather it is an energy carrier that needs to be produced by applying energy.

Bossel 2009 said: “Hydrogen is a synthetic energy carrier: High-grade energy is required to produce, compress, liquefy, transport, transfer or store H2 (in most cases this energy could be distributed directly to the end user from wind or solar).”
Hydrogen energy and what is the world’s best energy carrier

By Dr. Lars Schernikau

Today’s technology hydrogen’s low volumetric energy density and high cost to transport is a obstacle to the wide use of hydrogen. Compressed hydrogen storage requires heavy duty storage tanks made of substances that do not become brittle as hydrogen permeates the material.

Hydrogen: aggressive, volatile, difficult to store and transport

More energy by multi-stage piston compressors is required to compress or liquefy and transport H2 – energy which must also be derived from the excess energy, e.g. from PV-Spain available during summer months.

More: https://notrickszone.com/2021/03/14/german-energy-expert-agrees-fission-fusion-plus-hydrocarbons-only-realistic-energy-transition-over-next-50-years/

[Sled Dog]

There's fusion in the thread title.  Therefore H is a possible source of energy.    But since we don't have any working fusion power reactors yet, and none are on the horizon, the statement that H is merely a storage/transport intermediary is correct for now.

[Joe Wooten]

There's fusion in the thread title.  Therefore H is a possible source of energy.    But since we don't have any working fusion power reactors yet, and none are on the horizon, the statement that H is merely a storage/transport intermediary is correct for now.

Hydrogen will always be a net energy loser, not only in creating it, but also in compression, storage and transport.