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by tuatoru 1356 days ago
> Is it possible to retrofit these to burn H2

Yes and no. Yes in theory. But hydrogen burns much hotter, has a higher flame speed (spark -> boom!, not woosh!), and burns in a much greater range of concentrations in air, so leaks are...dangerous. Hydrogen is also very good at leaking.

I wouldn't have it near my house.

Edit: insulate and triple-glaze. Then you have a much smaller problem to solve, for both heating and cooling.

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> Yes and no.

They're trying out this exact thing in the Netherlands right now. Appears to be technically feasible.