Comment on What fuel will ships burn as they move toward net zero?
compostgoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
In a hypothetical future, I think using “excess” renewable energy during the day to run electrolyzers to make green hydrogen makes sense. I’m not sure how hydrogen stacks up against methanol or ammonia fuels though.
HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
I assume it boils down to the fact that hydrogen requires all the infrastructure associated with high pressure storage and transport. Methanol/ammonia can be transported as liquid in much the same way as other liquid hydrocarbon fuels, you can carry it in a bucket if you needed to.