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by analog31 1844 days ago
No, hydrogen at an industrial scale is produced chemically from petroleum. The two steps are "shift reaction" and "steam reforming."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-gas_shift_reaction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_reforming

The days of hydrogen being an efficient storage medium for solar or nuclear energy through electrolysis are far in the future.
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bryanlarsen 1844 days ago
Blue Origin doesn't need hydrogen at industrial scale. They could easily supply themselves with "green" hydrogen created via electrolysis.

Elon Musk has promised to eventually fuel Starship with synthetic "green" methane. Green hydrogen is a much simpler problem, so if Blue Origin hasn't yet made that promise, it's quite likely they will soon.

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lakecresva 1844 days ago
>Elon Musk has promised to eventually fuel Starship with synthetic "green" methane.

Just so I can pencil this on my calendar, where does this fit on the timeline relative to full self-driving and the hyperloop?

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