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		throwaway4220 on March 15, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on so... Promising but how do pipelines deal with hydrogen?

arcmechanica on March 15, 2025 [–]

They leak, hydrogen is smaller then all other atoms, so they are hard to contain. local production and immediate use is the only option that makes sense. Pipelines are non-sensical

throwaway4220 on March 17, 2025 | [–]

This must limit electricity generation to local hydrogen sources which may be challenging compared to natural gas. Prob similar to nuclear?

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