Thanks for the comment, Nick. Yes, methane (natural gas) is better suited for long distance transport. Hydrogen is highly corrosive so it must be transported in its own pipelines and is highly flammable, not to mention it is very expensive, which is why Elon chose methane over hydrogen for this rocket. Please comment or ask questions anytime. Ed
Makes me think that methane could be put to more uses. For example, and for the same reasons given above, would methane be better for long distance transport of energy than hydrogen? And example large scale blue hydrogen pipeline is described here: https://www.ehb.eu/ Note: I'm not and engineer and have not done the math but I do know that Elon is not stupid when it comes to these things.
Thanks for the comment, Nick. Yes, methane (natural gas) is better suited for long distance transport. Hydrogen is highly corrosive so it must be transported in its own pipelines and is highly flammable, not to mention it is very expensive, which is why Elon chose methane over hydrogen for this rocket. Please comment or ask questions anytime. Ed
Makes me think that methane could be put to more uses. For example, and for the same reasons given above, would methane be better for long distance transport of energy than hydrogen? And example large scale blue hydrogen pipeline is described here: https://www.ehb.eu/ Note: I'm not and engineer and have not done the math but I do know that Elon is not stupid when it comes to these things.