Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
UK to Australia in 4hrs come 2030... Put those prawns on the (h2 powered) barbie...
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flights-uk-australia-four-hours-hypersonic-jet-reaction-engines-a9119521.html
Ineos certainly generate a lot of excess hydrogen from their brine electrolysis process in Runcorn... Would be a shame if they didn't go into the fcev market in a very big way, particularly with the relatively high HGV density in that area.
I feel the SXX pain too... Like you Seaangler, I don't think it is dead.
As to ITM, I put the recent drop to people taking profits based on the recent huge rises. I cashed out a few in my trading pot, but my long term ones are locked in here until this company starts paying dividends.
Never Seaangler... Half measures are not an option :-)
Each to their own Tom... If you've got a strategy that works for you, well played.
I'll throw in a few ****tail sausages and party poppers too Seaangler!!
Hopefully we've now seen the back of 40p. Certainly looking good here.
The aircraft industry certainly are pioneers in tech development... No doubt NASA already have the answer. The use of graphine is certainly an interesting one wisheye... It has been a while since I looked at developments in that industry. We will have to see, but there is certainly a lot of space for various opinions to spawn and grow.
You raise an interesting thread Bilbo...
My opinion with aircraft is the same as vehicles. The moment one is doing any significant mileage or carrying large loads, hydrogen will come out tops. I think anything larger than say a 12 seater aircraft or doing more than say an hour flight, will push towards hydrogen or a hydrogen hybrid.
My three main reasons are...
Firstly, batteries are very heavy, particularly in an industry where 'every kilogram counts'. I don't see how flying tens of tons of batteries per aircraft on long haul will ever make sense.
Secondly, we know batteries have inherent fire issues, which is the reason you can't put laptops in the hold or carry batteries above a certain size. The technical issues of batteries on large aircraft are a almost a non starter as far as I'm concerned.
Thirdly, the electrical infrastructure to recharge aircraft will be prohibitive. Airports like Heathrow, a plane lands or takes off every 45 seconds. As most of those aircraft are long haul, that is a lot of charging time at locations where space is at a premium. It would be far cheaper (and easier) to repurpose the existing fuel infrastructure to carry hydrogen. Not only does it get over the issues of installing a power network for charging, but it also means hydrogen can be generated anywhere in the country and piped through the existing (repurposed) fuel distribution network that runs across the country. Obviously it will have to be compressed at the point of refuelling the aircraft.
https://www.h2-view.com/story/worlds-first-hydrogen-fuelled-distillery-receives-funding-boost/
A new 100 million pound clean hydrogen fund being launched... What an opportunity... https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-clean-steel-fund-call-for-evidence
The Germans are leading the way, yet again... https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/chancellor-angela-merkel-announces-hydrogen-strategy-for-aviation/
Heard the ping on my phone and feared that Friday afternoon RNS... Loving it now though :-) Have a good weekend all.
The hydrogen storage market is certainly beginning to wake up.... If only we would ramp up our efforts... https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/partnership-aims-to-build-large-scale-hydrogen-storage-systems/
A brilliant thread here... A few differing points, but some great debate.
I like the idea / concept around BEV supporting the grid, but there is certainly a number of human elements to consider.... With the finite number of cycles of a battery before it needs to be replaced (at great cost), will the average person really sign up to letting their car be used to get the National Grid out of issues like Friday? The cynic in me too also thinks once enough BEVs are plugged in, the Government will just use that to delay investment into power plants, etc. It is just human nature.
Good find SS... Only 30 homes, but it is a good start. Another link below https://www.h2-view.com/story/first-for-scotland-plans-submitted-for-hydrogen-powered-homes/
One for the geeks amongst us... No challenge to ITM and purely shared out of interest... https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/new-reactor-can-produce-pure-stream-of-hydrogen/
Green shoots in the African hydrogen economy... https://www.h2-view.com/story/south-africa-preparing-for-hydrogen-economy/
I know I'm preaching to the converted here, but it is good to see some more good press on hydrogen as an energy storage medium... https://cleantechnica.com/2019/07/17/stanford-study-examines-hydrogen-as-a-storage-medium-for-renewable-energy/
A good little article on some of the wide range of industrial uses of hydrogen... I thought I would share it out of interest for those not in industry.
https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/features/uses-of-hydrogen-part-1-industry/
I'm fortune I don't suffer more than 10 days a year due to the fever... My other half however struggles all summer.
I was reading an interesting article a few weeks back, which said that even if transport went 100% electric, particulates would still be an issue in cities... The reason - Tyre wear (particularly from new noise reducing tyres) and break pad dust will still cause pollution. At least we will be without the NOx, SOx and CO2 I guess.