Tag: #hopium

Green Hydrogen as a Fuel is a Zombie Meme Idea

TL&DR summary:  hydrogen as a fuel is a zombie idea.  Thermodynamics and the properties of the molecule ensure that it will never be alive in economic terms.  Hydrogen’s dirty present hasn’t meaningfully changed over the last 20 years, and hydrogen as a fuel isn’t a real decarbonization idea.  However, while it will never be alive, […]

Why Direct Air Capture (DAC) Sucks- and Not in a Good Way!

UPDATED August 8, 2023 You’ve likely heard the sales pitch before: What am I talking about? Direct air capture- the act of using active mechanical/chemical equipment and vast quantities of renewable energy, in a totally pointless fight against entropy, to try to suck CO2 out of the atmosphere for either durable burial or “use”. You’ve […]