Hydrogen is the future, not BEVs?

[DonkeyApple]

Evanivitch said:

DonkeyApple said:

Sadly, the unpalatable reality is that combustion is always more efficient and cleaner when centralised for energy generation. Which is why they will eventually come for our gas boilers as well.

Not sure I follow the logic giving condensing boilers are about as efficient as combustion gets.

Centralised combustion will always be more efficient. It can also be scrubbed and takes place away from significant populations. It doesn't matter how efficient millions of individual gas boilers are their exhaust isn't scrubbed and they're emitting in the worst location. Then on top of that you have 4m servicing events which are each inefficient as they require 4m vehicle journeys.

Shifting to electricity from personal combustion and generating that electricity at focussed points is always going to be the superior solution bar the immediate financial cost.

[J__Wood]

Well colour me greenish
Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/20...

[TheDeuce]

J__Wood said:

Well colour me greenish
Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/20...

We'll be at 50% soon(ish) in the UK.

It's quite a milestone for the world at large though. And only a little more is required to stop the growth of fossil fuel usage and put it into a steady decline. That'll be a particularly big milestone.

[DonkeyApple]

J__Wood said:

Well colour me greenish
Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/20...

All thanks to China. The largest generator and helping everyone else by supplying the systems. Great people. It's why everyone loves 'em.