S2 E31 Back to Basics: Hydrogen Power

Episode discussion topics <ul><li>We're on the hunt for solutions and having access to safe, abundant, and sustainable fuels for creating electricity is absolutely critical to the survival of our modern society. Humanity isn't necessarily going extinct - albeit we'd lose many and the remainder may live off the land. Coming out of that digression, we can see the value in alternative fuels including getting back to basics with hydrogen power. </li> <li>We simply didn't cover wind power or hydroelectric in this episode because they don't seem to have a clear path towards long-term resiliency or as viable replacements for fossil fuels. Wind-generated power is too inconsistent and now also hydroelectric generation (water moving downhill turning giant turbines): All the dams built by FDR are starting to shut down due to drought conditions across the western U.S.</li> <li>An ideal fuel has a steady and stable supply that can scale to meet demand and sustain shocks to the system from climate and espionage events. Enter stage center: Hydrogen.</li> <li>Hydrogen fuel cells! Cars that fill up at a pump, can go 1,000 miles on a tank, and only spit water out their tailpipe! Oh yeah! We'll carry on under the call to action up ahead. We have another honorable mention...</li> <li>Don't call it a come-back, Airships've been here for years!  <a href='https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/29/blimps-hindenburg-flying-whales-airships/'>According to ForeignPolicy.com</a>, "For decades, the Goodyear <a href='https://www.goodyearblimp.com/behind-the-scenes/current-blimps.html'>fleet of blimps</a> have been the only working airships most people had a chance of seeing in real life. But a handful of companies are looking to bring back the spectacular dirigibles. [...]  The cruise company OceanSky is forging ahead with plans to <a href='https://www.oceanskycruises.com/'>send a passenger airship to the Arctic</a>, using a ship originally designed under the U.S. military’s surveillance program, with a planned voyage in 2023." These ships use