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Savannah was capable of circling the earth 14 times at 20 knots without refuelling. Nowadays a similar 14,000kW of installed power would cost around US$49 million in just fuel alone.
Some advocates seem to think that producing hydrogen by electrolysis will make it cheaper than the present product 'grey hydrogen' made from natural gas. That looks improbable.
The scientific process starts by conceiving a research question, and the tentacles of journal publishers reach all the way to this initial step and beyond, influencing funding, training, and, ultimately, scientific progress.
Morrison also needs a strong national economy to complement his defence effort, and you cannot build a strong economy on an expensive power source that only turns up when it
So why do more philosophers not speak out about these problems, errors that are diverting the public from properly considering the various arguments presented?