Rangelus

Of course it is, don't be daft.

Price will come down with scale. Currently hydrogen is only produced at a very small scale. As production increases, price will drop. Simple really.

Freezing pumps is a problem I'm certain will be solved. In its infancy, EV charging stations were slow. Look how far the technology has come in a short number of years. As uptake increases and infrastructure is built, I am certain these problems will be overcome.

Absolutely. If there was the political will in this country, we would have an excess of cheap, renewable, power.

Yes, as I said above, this is true because a) hydrogen doesn't currently have the scale to bring the cost down, and b) is more suitable for large vehicles anyway. It's failure to be a viable consumer option doesn't mean it wouldn't work in mass freight transport.

There are problems with these articles, and it almost always comes down to scale. There currently isn't the scale and infrastructure to bring the cost of hydrogen to make it cost effective compared to pure electric. With time that could change if there is a will to do so.

But regardless, as I mentioned in my other comment, hydrogen has a much better use case in large scale transport. Trains and ships, for example, where volume isn't a problem and where the weight of batteries becomes untenable. This is, I think, where hydrogen will be viable.

Thank you. The fact that this isn't common knowledge is really an indictment on our education system.

There seems to be a general push against hydrogen electric transport recently. I agree that it isn't suitable for small-scale transport, such as cars or even busses, but I do think there is a use-case for large transport.

Ultimately the problem comes how do we get the electricity from the generator to the vehicle where it needs to be. Obviously batteries are more efficient, but they come with their own problems. They weigh a lot, which damages infrastructure, they require rare metals, they have a maximum capacity per unit weight.

Of course they have advantages, but I think as the vehicle gets larger, and the charging time requirements drastically increase, I think there comes a point where hydrogen electric systems are worth looking at. Trains and shipping being the main ones, and potentially trucks.

Of course, if the hydrogen is not generated cleanly then it's moot, but the same is true for pure electric systems as well.

Ultimately, I would like to see renewable generation that turns excess power into hydrogen for a train and coastal shipping fleet.

They know exactly what they are doing. They know they will destroy these places, and once they are gone we cannot get them back.

"Less of a priority" lol, they would cut down every last tree and pollute all the water if they could get away with it. This is so far beyond "different priorities" that it's not even funny.

"War on nature" is accurate.

On the contrary, their language is accurate and describes exactly what is happening.

The fact that you don't think so I feel says more about your political leanings that it does about F&B.

Honestly embarrassing for New Zealand.

This government (and more frequently all rightwing parties) seem anti-science and anti-common-sense. Anything to feed the machine (neo-liberal capitalism).

Damn, didn't see that. They really want kids sick eh?

Absolutely. Which is why I think having a digital currency is great, because it adds another tool we can use.

Those that want to can use it, and those that don't can continue to use cash. I don't agree with some of the naysayers that digital cash will lead to the removal of physical cash.