“Why Shipping Pure Hydrogen Around The World Might Already Be Dead In The Water”
By P Gosselin on 13. April 2022
By Die kalte Sonne
One can truly argue that the Champagne of the energy transition is hydrogen. Champagne is so expensive because it can only come from a very specific region, where a brand was built up early on. Connoisseurs know this and drink an equally good Crémant for less money.
Hydrogen, on the other hand, is expensive because when it is used in a power plant during solar and wind energy lulls, 65-75% of the original energy used is lost. Rechargenews has an article that now suggests ammonia instead of hydrogen
The truth is that hydrogen’s unsurpassable energy density by weight is irrelevant. When being transported in giant metal tanks, what really matters is its energy density by volume.
“Hydrogen transport by ship is technically possible for larger distances where pipelines are not an option. Because of its low energy density by volume, gaseous hydrogen is best converted into a more energy-dense liquid before being loaded onto a ship,” says Irena’s recent report, Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation: The Hydrogen Factor. “There are several vectors for hydrogen transport via ship, but ammonia is the most promising.”
https://notrickszone.com/2022/04/13/why-shipping-pure-hydrogen-around-the-world-might-already-be-dead-in-the-water/
