Why BMW is betting on hydrogen fuel cell powertrains

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5. Of course they are, because Germans are unafraid of dirty energy, or for that matter, dirty chemicals.

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It is notable however, that BASF shut ammonia plants in Germany because Germany's pal Putin cut off their supply of dangerous natural gas which they used to make hydrogen for the reduction of nitrogen to synthesize ammonia.

Chemicals producer BASF to axe jobs at energy intensive production sites in Germany

BASF is the owner of gas producer Wintershall DEA, which incurred heavy losses due to its involvement in the now defunct Nord Stream 2 pipeline that was planned to connect Germany with Russia. The highly controversial project was suspended shortly before its completion due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Wintershall DEA had to write off large parts of its business activities in Russia.

Germany shut it's nuclear plants to burn coal, and it is unsurprising therefore that they are unafraid of fossil fuel dependency, as evidenced by having routinely high carbon intensity for their electricity, of 400 grams CO₂/kWh in 2023. In "percent talk" used by the solar and wind industry, like hydrogen another lipstick on the fossil fuel pig, another "bait and switch" scam, antinuke Germany was 755% higher than nuclear powered France, which came in at 53 grams CO₂/kWh in 2023



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And of course, what they don't teach in the marketing department in the fossil fuel sales training to run the rebranding of fossil fuels as hydrogen, is the chemical implications of hydrogen fuel cells, which are dependent on precious metals and the highly fluorinated polymer Nalfion, a member of the class of fluoridated organics that have caused a huge environmental problem because of their environmental persistence. You certainly wouldn't want your sales staff to understand the reality of fuel cells, particularly because they are so pernicious. What one doesn't know, won't hurt one's sales goals, although in this case, it will hurt everyone on the planet.

Elizabeth Salako, Matthew Thompson, Rong Jiang, Yong Gao, Synthesis of proton-conductive Perfluoro(Benzylphosphonic Acid)s via polymer side chain phosphorylation, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, Volume 277, 2024, 110312

If there is any nation on Earth that has demonstrated contempt for climate and environmental issues, Germany is one.