silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 10 months agoEnergy minister says hydrogen will 'not play a major role' in heating homes in the UKnews.sky.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkEnergy minister says hydrogen will 'not play a major role' in heating homes in the UKnews.sky.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareMrMakabar@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoA lot of the gas infrastructure was originally built for coal gas and that has a high hydrogen content. Standards have often been kept and so a lot of infrastructure is able to handle it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_gas
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoDid it have high hydrogen? Or was it hydrocarbons rich in hydrogen?
minus-squareMrMakabar@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoHydrogen gas. The basic reaction is something like: 3C (i.e., coal) + O2 + H2O → H2 + 3CO It depends on the process thou and it is usually not super clean.
A lot of the gas infrastructure was originally built for coal gas and that has a high hydrogen content. Standards have often been kept and so a lot of infrastructure is able to handle it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_gas
Did it have high hydrogen? Or was it hydrocarbons rich in hydrogen?
Hydrogen gas. The basic reaction is something like:
3C (i.e., coal) + O2 + H2O → H2 + 3CO
It depends on the process thou and it is usually not super clean.