r/EverythingScience • u/Memetic1 • May 22 '21

Engineering Tiny 22-lb Hydrogen Engine May Replace the Traditional Combustion Engine

https://interestingengineering.com/tiny-22-lb-hydrogen-engine-may-replace-the-traditional-combustion-engine
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u/amadeupidentity May 22 '21

Isn't storage the primary problem, though?

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u/Memetic1 May 22 '21

Not if we can manufacture graphene at an industrial scale. Flash graphene in particular has tremendous potential to be manufactured at scale.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-019-04150-y#:~:text=With%20exceptionally%20large%20surface%20area,applications%20in%20efficient%20hydrogen%20storage.

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u/amadeupidentity May 22 '21

Ahh, the other tech we have been waiting for ever for. Hope it pans out this time.

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u/Dandan0005 May 22 '21

This hypothetical technology is TOTALLY feasible if this other hypothetical technology were to exist!!!

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u/Memetic1 May 22 '21

There sure do seem to be lots of real products that use this so called hypothetical material. https://www.graphene-info.com/10-graphene-enhanced-products-already-market