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NNadir

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17. Thank you kindly for this nice succinct correct statement of my views.
Tue Aug 19, 2025, 12:59 PM
Aug 19

Last edited Tue Aug 19, 2025, 02:38 PM - Edit history (1)

I often have doubts about the reading comprehension ability of rote antinukes, given that they can't generally even understand what primary energy is, or understand what the laws of thermodynamics say about energy storage , but apparently my personal views have been accurately stated in this post in this thread cheering fossil fuels being wasted to make hydrogen, a greenwashing thread if ever there was one.

The only acceptable form of primary energy - I certainly know what primary energy is even if hydrogen scammers don't - in my view is nuclear energy. While perhaps it has been stated a bit more harshly than I would like, it is true that I hold a very low opinion of people who haven't noticed that the planet is burning because so called "renewable energy" is useless, inasmuch as it is dependent on fossil fuels, fuels I, as opposed to them, abhor.

Of course since I recognize that advocates of so called "renewable energy" are only interested in attacking nuclear energy and are disinterested in addressing fossil fuels, changes to my opinions about these sorts of people are unlikely. I care that the planet is burning even if they couldn't care less.

Thanks for the summary; thanks for noting as much. I appreciate the kind words.

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Despite the misleading slick ad from the fossil fuel industry, China's hydrogen is overwhelmingly made from fossil fuels NNadir Aug 2 #1
I wold not call it a scam Bluetus Aug 2 #2
Europe has been working on this for some time OKIsItJustMe Aug 2 #4
And then, this article about "hydrogen powder" Bluetus Aug 3 #6
They make a comparison to "green ammonia" OKIsItJustMe Aug 3 #9
I'm not impressed by the dishonest use of units of POWER to substitute for units of ENERGY. NNadir Aug 3 #5
Sorry, I don't follow your rant. Bluetus Aug 3 #7
Generally people who can't "follow" this sort of thing endorse solar and wind. NNadir Aug 3 #8
Once again, I cannpt follow your stream of riddles. Bluetus Aug 3 #10
They're not "riddles." They're DATA and historical reports on the cost of energy during Dunkleflaute. NNadir Aug 3 #11
Post removed Post removed Aug 3 #12
Your first simile comes closest OKIsItJustMe Aug 3 #14
This "conversation," such as it is, is concluded. NNadir Aug 3 #15
I will take your challenge. OKIsItJustMe Aug 3 #13
Thank you kindly for this nice succinct correct statement of my views. NNadir Aug 19 #17
I'm glad you feel I accurately summarized your views OKIsItJustMe Aug 19 #18
System Analysis: Hydrogen production from nuclear energy OKIsItJustMe Aug 19 #19
Thank you for sharing, but I have many hundreds of papers on various thermochemical hydrogen cycles going... NNadir Aug 20 #20
I also have been familiar with "Nuclear Hydrogen" for decades OKIsItJustMe Aug 20 #21
The highlighted statement or a variant is similar if not identical to those... NNadir Aug 21 #22
"Soothsaying" OKIsItJustMe Aug 21 #23
"... object to me continuously producing the following table ..." OKIsItJustMe Aug 4 #16
Hydrogen can be mixed with "natural gas" much as ethanol can be mixed with gasoline OKIsItJustMe Aug 2 #3
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