SA power crisis: could hydrogen be the answer?

Haha. I might just drop you a PM in the future :p



You are indeed correct, however research has been done in alternate transport mechanisms of hydrogen. One specifically is by dimethylether: It can transport six hydrogen atoms per molecule and at 30 C is a liquid at 7 bar, meaning that we can use already in place petrol, natural gas and fuel lines to transport it. Fuel cells can then break off the hydrogen from the DME, react with oxygen in the air and bob's your uncle. There is of course some CO2 formed by the carbon used to transport it, but producing CO2 and water in 2:3 ratio isn't that bad, and the system can be designed to be carbon neutral.

Taking notes... Off to google and you tube...
 
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