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		mgfist on Jan 10, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Predictions Scorecard, 2025 January 01 For aircraft, hydrogen is the better option. Batteries are fine for very short hauls (100 miles). Beyond that hydrogen is quite good.

adgjlsfhk1 on Jan 11, 2025 [–]

The big issues with hydrogen are volume and form factor. Hydrogen needs to be cryogenic or high pressure, and either work best with big spheroid-like tanks which don't naturally integrate into the wings where fuel is currently stored.

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