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In cases where electrolysis is done in weather below 0°C, such as beside wind turbines in cold parts of the world during winter, losses may be somewhat worse. {{x|The water has to be liquid (not frozen) while it's being electrolyzed to become hydrogen and oxygen. Heating takes energy; then again, maybe the waste heat of electrolysis would already be enough to keep the water liquid. In theory it can: For any amount of H<sub>2</sub>O electrolyzed, the waste heat is 8 times more than what it takes to melt that amount of ice: {{p2|'''[See calculation]'''|{{calc|hydrogen_gas.specific_energy * water.hydrogen_by_mass * (100% - electrolysis.efficiency)|water_fusion_heat}} {{pn|Maybe this belongs on a separate page called "hydrogen gas production in winter weather"?}} }}. For this to work, the hydrogen production system would have to be well-insulated from the weather. }} {{npn}} | In cases where electrolysis is done in weather below 0°C, such as beside wind turbines in cold parts of the world during winter, losses may be somewhat worse. {{x|The water has to be liquid (not frozen) while it's being electrolyzed to become hydrogen and oxygen. Heating takes energy; then again, maybe the waste heat of electrolysis would already be enough to keep the water liquid. In theory it can: For any amount of H<sub>2</sub>O electrolyzed, the waste heat is 8 times more than what it takes to melt that amount of ice: {{p2|'''[See calculation]'''|{{calc|hydrogen_gas.specific_energy * water.hydrogen_by_mass * (100% - electrolysis.efficiency)|water_fusion_heat}} {{pn|Maybe this belongs on a separate page called "hydrogen gas production in winter weather"?}} }}. For this to work, the hydrogen production system would have to be well-insulated from the weather. }} {{npn}} | ||
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Chemically, hydrogen is the lightest gas (smallest molecules). This makes it harder to store than other gases, but there are still ways. {{en}} | Chemically, hydrogen is the lightest gas (smallest molecules). This makes it harder to store than other gases, but there are still ways. {{en}} | ||