Electricity generation revolution!

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Originally posted by KenWittlief
Thats true, but where are you going to get hydrogen? I understand there are two ways of producing it now, breaking down natural gas through a process I dont pretend to understand, and electrolisys

Actually, there's tons. Hydrogen can be extracted from Borax, a fairly common molecule. Hydrogen can also be obtained through organic means (methanol from corn). Hydrogen can be produced from more dense molecules such as gasoline and diesel (although these fuels have a higher thermal density). Of course, lastly there electrolosys, which takes 32 kW-hr/kg (assuming 100% efficient conversion) to produce hydrogen. Today, 32kW-hr of electricity is approximately $3.20, or enough to power 32 Segways.