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by snickmy 1295 days ago
for record, best electrolysis for hydrogen is a 50% efficiency end-to-end conversion.
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Yep efficiency isn't great - but as I said, better then the efficiency of throwing excess away ( zero ).

There is also value in the ability to store the energy - not as efficient as something like using water to store potential energy ( ~75% ), but there is value there.

I'm not somebody who thinks it will be hydrogen everywhere - frankly electricity is easier to distribute and we already have a good infrastructure - but that's not to say it doesn't have a role.