Los Alamos Lab Hydrogen Water Splitting

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"A team has developed a less expensive water electrolysis system that works under alkaline conditions but still produces hydrogen at comparable rates to the currently used system that works under acidic conditions and requires precious metals. This advance brings down the cost of water splitting technology, offering a more viable way to store energy from solar and wind power in the form of hydrogen fuel." - March 9, 2020

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200309130034.htm

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Batteries might ultimately take the energy storage prize but hydrogen water splitting is a contender. 

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On 5/16/2020 at 10:45 AM, BradleyPNW said:

Batteries might ultimately take the energy storage prize but hydrogen water splitting is a contender. 

Lithium batteries are great for short-term (hours) storage. Longer-term storage (seasonal) is a different matter. H2 can be stored in massive quantities in salt -dome caverns and then converted back to electricity using fuel cells or turbines, or converted to CH4 and stored in the existing seasonal storage infrastructure.