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Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen . . .at scale. (www.anthropocenemagazine.org)
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[–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The spray-coating method cuts the cost to produce the reactors significantly, which should make them easier to produce at scale. But the hydrogen right now is still too expensive. According to a press release, the researchers still need to improve the durability and efficiency of the reactors.

Not feasible yet though

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago

like it has been for 10+years, they should stop trying with hydrogen. just stick to solar, wind, ,,,etc.