One thing I learned about Hydrogen production is that the most effective way to produce it is to "Crack" natural gas.
"the current leading technology for producing hydrogen in large quantities,[sup]
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extracts the hydrogen from methane. However, this reaction causes a side production of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, which are greenhouse gases and contribute to global warming.[sup]
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In order to make this a truly "Green" process there needs to be a huge advancement in reforming hydrogen from wind, solar, etc. So far, this is not baked. It only removes the greenhouse gasses from where you're burning them to where they're produced.
Honda is/was offering a hydrogen car that will come with a home hydrogen generator that will produce enough energy for your home and automobile. Not sure what stage they are in, but they have been testing it in Southern California for a while.
If you were to distribute these new autos to every driver in the US it would take years to make back the embodied energy used to produce them. Look up
Net Zero Energy, it is mind boggling how hard it is to achieve. I have volunteered to work on a Net Zero Energy project in Philadelphia, there are very few buildings that can make the claim and they are mostly welcome stations in national parks, etc. In order to actually achieve Net Zero, you almost always have to buy carbon credits, and honestly, to me, that's cheating.
Jay
