I'd far rather have hydrogen in my house than natural gas or propane. When nat gas leaks it goes to the floor, when that ignites the whole house is gone. When hydrogen leaks it heads for about 60,000 feet. Look at the pictures of the hindenburg burning, all the flame is on top of the blimp. Hydrogen does have wider explosion limits and it's hard to detect. But it's potentially safer than what i'm using right now.
As for Quantum's announcement, time will tell. Their technology is feasible, and it they can generate hydrogen without using exotic metals at very high efficiency. New technology comes in spurts, this could be very important.
Their potential impact on battery technology is huge.
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I'd far rather have hydrogen in my house than natural gas or propane. When nat gas leaks it goes to the floor, when that ignites the whole house is gone. When hydrogen leaks it heads for about 60,000 feet. Look at the pictures of the hindenburg burning, all the flame is on top of the blimp. Hydrogen does have wider explosion limits and it's hard to detect. But it's potentially safer than what i'm using right now.
As for Quantum's announcement, time will tell. Their technology is feasible, and it they can generate hydrogen without using exotic metals at very high efficiency. New technology comes in spurts, this could be very important.
Their potential impact on battery technology is huge.