Hydrogen Economy - Earth will run out of water
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If we do decide to go to a hydrogen based economy, where hydrogen becomes our sole source of energy, there is one tiny problem.
Hydrogen is the only gas that is able to escape our atmosphere and dissipate into space. When this happens, water that is used to produce hydrogen gas will disappear from our the planet and will never be able to be replaced. Given a system wide leakage factor of two or three percent, and the huge amount of water that will be required to create the hydrogen/oxygen mixture that will power fuel cells and hydrogen engines, it will only be a mater of time until all the earth's water is gone.
Hydrogen is the only gas that is able to escape our atmosphere and dissipate into space. When this happens, water that is used to produce hydrogen gas will disappear from our the planet and will never be able to be replaced. Given a system wide leakage factor of two or three percent, and the huge amount of water that will be required to create the hydrogen/oxygen mixture that will power fuel cells and hydrogen engines, it will only be a mater of time until all the earth's water is gone.
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jubal
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Water is a precious resource and certainly abundant in its saline form. But fresh water is not as abundant.
I find this concept of loosing unrecoverable hydrogen interesting but am skeptical about the theory. Do you know of more information about this subject?
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