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[–] InverseParallax 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (24 children)

We can make hydrogen everywhere, we can't 'make oil'.

[–] grandkaiser 4 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

We absolutely can 'make oil'. Been doing it since world war II. Synthetic oil is extremely common.

[–] InverseParallax 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I mean, yeah, but also, that's not really efficient or effective for burning.

[–] grandkaiser 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Neither is hydrogen.

[–] InverseParallax 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not disagreeing, but if the energy is surplus, might as well make hydrogen, at least we don't end up with pollution.

[–] grandkaiser 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh certainly. Power storage is a real problem, especially with up-down renewables. I just didn't understand why you were saying oil can't be produced but hydrogen can. Synthesizing oil for power storage is a terrible idea 😄

[–] roguetrick 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Same for hydrogen really. The only case where it really matters is flight, which requires energy densities that will only ever be achieved by hydrocarbons or maybe hydrogen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

arguably, compressing natural gas into LNG is fucking stupid, but apparently the market rates work out, so it's economically viable. And here we are compressing a gas into a liquid just to ship it over the ocean lol.

market economies are just funny.

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