Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations
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The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here. All seven of its California stations will close immediately.

Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can’t make its operations work here.::The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can’t make its operations work here. All seven of its California stations will close immediately.

  • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    Because you can put that electricity directly into the grid rather than wasting it making hydrogen.

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      10 months ago

      Lol that’s not the goal, the goal is to charge a car… you’re finding a problem to solve that’s not even in the same area…

      • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        You can use electricity on the grid to charge a car. Not sure if you were aware of that. It’s going to be a whole lot more efficient at it than hydrogen.

        • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          10 months ago

          No shit. You know you need a substation to power a supercharger grid…you know how many substations just randomly exist in rural areas to power superchargers? And how expensive they are to build and maintain?

          • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            And hydrogen won’t get you there. It’s much easier to build a substation than the new infrastructure for hydrogen.

            • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              10 months ago

              Lol no it is not, do you know what goes into building a substation? They’re expensive and require a lot of upkeep.

                • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  10 months ago

                  A solar hydrogen station cost no where near the amount putting in a substation does. I don’t even know where you came up with the idea that it does.

                  • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
                    1·
                    10 months ago

                    Dude, you don’t even have a good grasp of how much hydrogen you could make from the atmosphere. Nobody is advocating for doing it that way because it’s too much effort for so little gain. I’m not going to take your word on much else.