Hydrogen has been promoted as the future fuel since the 1960s-1970s, particularly by the nuclear industry citing prospects of 'free electricity,' but whenever the premise of abundant cheap electricity disappears, hydrogen proposals resurface—a cycle repeating for 60 years without delivering practical solutions.
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David CebonEvidence Quote
“it particularly came from the nuclear industry in the '60s and '70s... every time there's a prospect of free electricity, people can say, 'Well, look, the the efficiency problems are you know, you you engineers, you keep talking about efficiency...'”
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How Clean is Hydrogen, Actually? With Prof. David Cebon | The PLUS Podcast— Everything Electric TECHCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:48:15 PM
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