Hardware Podcasts

167. How Hydrogen Will Replace Batteries

The Next Byte Podcast · 26 Mar 2024 · 20m

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Daniel and Forbode discuss research from EPFL on using ammonia as a stable carrier for hydrogen, addressing the storage and transport challenges of pure hydrogen. They highlight a new catalyst developed by an EPFL researcher that reduces cracking costs by 200 times, potentially making hydrogen fuel cells viable for large-scale applications like semi-trucks. The hosts compare energy density and return on energy invested for lithium-ion batteries, liquefied hydrogen, and ammonia, concluding that ammonia offers superior storage efficiency and lower loss rates.

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Mouser Electronics, Toyota, EPFL, Wevolver

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