[MRCA] Hydrogen production

[Jeep Platt]

In 1975, while stationed on Swan Island, we had an electrolyzer unit to make hydrogen gas for weather radiodonde balloons. Simply stated, it was a large battery charger with several also large cells with the electrodes separated by a gas permeable barrier.  The oxygen was ported to the atmosphere, the hydrogen was stored as a lifting gas for the balloons.  They work very well but do consume a fair amount of power. I never did think about how efficient they might have been. At least the water was cheap. The caustic used in the batteries was horrible stuff to work with, though.
Jeep K3HVG

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Subject: [MRCA] Hydrogen production

Good Afternoon,

During the last couple of sessions of the Moose and Squirrel Net there have been discussions about Fuel Cell technology and hydrogen as a fuel. I found this article about a new method of producing hydrogen:

< https://gcaptain.com/siemens-partnership-to-develop-offshore-wind-to-hydrogen-prototype/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-e5baa45830-169907757&mc_cid=e5baa45830&mc_eid=4fccd101e8>

Mike N2MS
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