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throwaway894345 on Aug 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Application submitted for US molten salt research ...

> We can produce heat for hydrogen, replacing the need for fossil fuels in heating, transport and industry.

What does it mean to produce "heat for hydrogen"? Why is heating hydrogen a useful property (how does hot hydrogen replace fossil fuels in heating, transport, and industry?)? That seems oddly specific, so I assume I'm misreading something?

robertlagrant on Aug 23, 2022 | [–]

I think it means we can produce heat that can power the generation of hydrogen, e.g. from water.

throwaway894345 on Aug 23, 2022 | | [–]

Yeah, I didn't realize thermalchemical water splitting was a thing.

nullc on Aug 22, 2022 | [–]

Thermochemical water cracking.

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