[ExI] [Extropolis] Religion

[Keith Henson]

On Sat, Aug 10, 2024 at 12:03 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
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> On Sat, Aug 10, 2024 at 12:46 PM Keith Henson via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> A ton of coal ($20 at the mine mouth) makes .4 tons of hydrogen and
>> releases no CO2.  Is there a market for $50/ton hydrogen?
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> Probably not.  The cost of hydrogen varies by source, but generally it's less than $10/ton already and there are efforts to drive it toward $1/ton.

I think this might be $1/kg which is $1000/ton.

https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/global-average-levelised-cost-of-hydrogen-production-by-energy-source-and-technology-2019-and-2050

> (Also note that the $50/ton price assumes no charge for conversion.  Even if the energy were free, there are other costs involved.)

True, the capital cost has to be considered and then multiplied by the
operating fraction.

Keith
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