ELECTROLYSIS

  ELECTROLYZERS SPLIT WATER INTO HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN USING ELECTRICITY

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The hydrogen economy is based on splitting plain ordinary water using a process called electrolysis to obtain oxygen and hydrogen gases. It is like a dream come true, especially if we can generate free electricity using solar cells and wind turbines to split the water.

It sounds utterly amazing, until we look at the figures. Then you will understand why it is that the European Commission, under Ursula von der-Leyen's leadership, is investing massively in electrolyzers.

Robotrucks will need automated service station to refuel en-route. By using the SmartNet system, they can be recharged in minutes with autonomous vending, except in the case of mishap. When human engineers would be called for repairs. But, typically, regular servicing and remote data monitoring will tell operators what the state of play is.

UNIVERSAL ENERGY CARTRIDGE - It looks like a battery cartridge. It performs like a battery cartridge. It stores energy like a battery cartridge, but it is a hydrogen fuel store and fuel cell cartridge combination. But the cartridge is even more versatile. It works with methanol and ammonia, liquid hydrogen and compressed gas. It can also be a lithium battery cartridge. That is why we call in the 'Universal Battery.' It is a system where compatible vehicles are future proofed against technology changes. Which, let us face it, can happen almost overnight as the rate of innovation development today.

Think also of your buyers (private and fleet operators) and investors in the technology. If you invest in hydrogen and methanol takes over, you've lost your money. If you invest in lithium batteries and hydrogen takes over, you've lost you money. But, if you invest in the Universal Battery, it makes no difference what chemistry is inside. Your vehicle fleet is future proofed.

ANYTHING BUT OIL

Until oil becomes more expensive with carbon taxes, and subsidies abolished, motorists will have little or no incentive to switch to battery or fuel-cell electric vehicles. We might stick with internal combustion engines, but power them with biofuels, except that we need the land to grow crops, and forest (fires) clearing for such use is causing global warming. Or it might turn out more efficient to build electric cars with onboard batteries that you charge up at home.

LINKS & REFERENCES

https://www.blue-growth.org

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