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minus-squarelettruthout@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoYeah, and even that’s stretching the term “conscious”. Since most of the hydrogen currently available commercially is from oil production, maybe “eco-greenwashing” would be more accurate.
minus-squaremihies@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoAt least it doesn’t pollute when it burns. Hydrogen is also a decent storage capacity when you have plenty of renewable energy to store. Which is happening, just look at Norway or Germany.
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoYeah… Germany has so much renewable energy they’re bringing coal plants back online. Good guy Norway on the renewables though. Definitely not one of the largest crude oil exporters either.
minus-squarebeefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoWell I’m sure its owners are conscious of the rest of humanity’s ecological needs, I’d go that far anyway :/
Yeah, and even that’s stretching the term “conscious”.
Since most of the hydrogen currently available commercially is from oil production, maybe “eco-greenwashing” would be more accurate.
At least it doesn’t pollute when it burns. Hydrogen is also a decent storage capacity when you have plenty of renewable energy to store. Which is happening, just look at Norway or Germany.
Yeah… Germany has so much renewable energy they’re bringing coal plants back online.
Good guy Norway on the renewables though. Definitely not one of the largest crude oil exporters either.
Well I’m sure its owners are conscious of the rest of humanity’s ecological needs, I’d go that far anyway :/