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by aDyslecticCrow 655 days ago
Cut down for another 60%-80% efficiency for producing the hydrogen. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136403212...

Unless you also have a nuclear reactor to perform the high-temperature electrolysis process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-temperature_electrolysis

Which only Japan seems to be working on building at the moment. https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/production/japan-plans-hydro...

It's cool tech, and I like that it's researched. But I think it's not a breakthrough that could realistically help the grid at the moment.