A new type of hydrogen fuel cell operates at much lower temperatures than what’s typically required for existing fuel cells, bringing them closer to widespread implementation.
Split water molecules via electrolysis. This is thermally inefficient and not cost-effective at scale.
Strip hydrogen atoms off of hydrocarbon molecules, usually natural gas. It’s much cheaper. Unfortunately, the leftover carbon atoms leave the process as CO2. AFAIK all commercially available hydrogen is made this way.
Huh? I thought Hydrogen was usually produced from splitting O2 and H1 from water?
Most of it, currently, yes.
But there is no requirement to do it that way.
(Also, the people who run fuel cells typically don’t buy fossil hydrogen.)
There are two practical ways to make hydrogen:
Split water molecules via electrolysis. This is thermally inefficient and not cost-effective at scale.
Strip hydrogen atoms off of hydrocarbon molecules, usually natural gas. It’s much cheaper. Unfortunately, the leftover carbon atoms leave the process as CO2. AFAIK all commercially available hydrogen is made this way.
Damn, thanks for the info, I always assumed it was just splitting water