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A thread for those who think we're going to be importing lots of hydrogen over vast distances. 1. Shipping liquid hydrogen is not going to be a thing. To understand why, you need to understand that hydrogen is basically liquid, -253C escapey, explodey expanded polystyrene.

@JustinHGillis @JesseJenkins @bjhanneg @drvox It would be nice if the EV charging station posted the amount of CO2-free generation in the delivered electricity, sort of like the ethanol content posted on the gasoline pump.

@JesseJenkins @bjhanneg @drvox Note that CO just passed law allowing utilities to rate-base charging,inc. on customer premises. Part of much larger pkg. Attitude seems to be: screw it, let’s get this done.

Electrek Green Energy Brief: "Tesla’s Q1 financial results have drawn a lot of attention in the past few days. Not to be ignored are the company’s decreasing revenues in its “energy generation and storage” category, which fell 13% from Q4... thorconpower.com/economics/

U of Chicago report: “cost per metric ton of CO2 abated exceeds $130” -- The cost of mandated sourcing of electric power from wind and solar (renewable portfolio standards) far exceeds the social cost of carbon. ThorCon provides clean,... thorconpower.com/economics

Report: "...from 1961 to 2010, global warming decreased the per capita wealth in the world's poorest countries by about 17% to 30%." pnas.org/content/early/… ThorCon's objective is to increase the prosperity... thorconpower.com/impact

This Earth Day support ThorCon cheap, reliable, CO2-free power. Post a note about the environmental impact of ThorCon replacing 574 gigawatts of planned new coal plants. thorconpower.com/environment/ staging.thorconpower.com/environment/

All the waste from 450 MW’s of nuclear power for 28 years. If coal plant ash for the same energy was placed on this pad, it would be a column 2000 m high. If solar panel waste for the same energy... facebook.com/ThoriumEnergyC…

Compared to life's real risks, I'd say radiation is nothing to worry about. Read for yourself.... ejournal.abqjournal.com/infinity/artic…

What, do you suppose, was the total cost for 10 MW peak for 13 years? windpoweroffshore.com/article/131301… windpoweroffshore.com/article/131301…

Authors Goldstein, Qvist, and Pinker are reputable professionals not given to hype, so please absorb their message. nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opi… nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opi…

" Southeast Asian coal demand is forecast to rise 5% yearly through 2023 " ThorCon energy cheaper than coal can displace this continuing rise in coal-fired... asia.nikkei.com/Business/Marke…

EDF moves into the hydrogen market - World Nuclear News world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-m…

It Already Works dilbert.com/strip/2019-04-…

$500/29kWh over 10 years 100% daily use amortizes to 14 cents/kWh (plus the cost of electricity to charge the battery).

I compute $500/kWh for 29 kWh of 2 Tesla Powerwalls for $14,500 (DIY install). tesla.com/powerwall tesla.com/sites/default/…

You believe this? "levelized cost of electricity,[1] or LCOE, for lithium-ion batteries has fallen 35% to $187 per megawatt-hour" #_ftnref1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">about.bnef.com/blog/battery-p…