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		arcmechanica 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on so... They leak, hydrogen is smaller then all other atoms, so they are hard to contain. local production and immediate use is the only option that makes sense. Pipelines are non-sensical

throwaway4220 11 months ago [–]

This must limit electricity generation to local hydrogen sources which may be challenging compared to natural gas. Prob similar to nuclear?

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