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DaniFong ◴[] No.42745018[source]
hey! this is the inventor, danielle fong.

thanks to curl-up who posted this, whoever you are.

since it came up, "wire-to-wire" efficiency is what I intended to coin a synonym for electrical to electrical efficiency, with hydrogen storage. for example, an 80% electrical to hydrogen efficiency, and a 50% hydrogen to electrical efficiency, would yield a 40% wire to wire (electrical to electrical) efficiency. of course, people are working on 95% electric to hydrogen efficiency, and 50% fuel to electrical efficiency is a target.

here's an illustrative energy flow diagram for us trying to hit 60% -- even more aggressive. https://x.com/DanielleFong/status/1775595848887677138

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1. PaulHoule ◴[] No.42745153[source]
Why would I use this instead of a fuel cell?
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2. DaniFong ◴[] No.42745191[source]
fuel cells have trouble being cheap, lightweight, high efficiency, and long lasting, all at the same time. I think this could have better scaling on all those dimensions, plus could use natural gas or propane or other fuels for when you don't have hydrogen

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42745109