China Builds Amazing Seawater Machine That Makes Green Fuel! 🚢🌊
Hey friends! Have you ever imagined turning seawater into clean energy? Well, guess what? China has just done something super cool! They built the world’s first big seawater electrolyzer that makes hydrogen gas from seawater.
So, what’s an electrolyzer? 🤔 It’s a special machine that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Think of it like magic, but it’s science! 🔬
This new machine is really big—it fits inside five shipping containers! That’s like stacking up five giant LEGO blocks! 🌟 And it’s been tested and works great!
The best part is, it uses seawater from the ocean, which we have tons of! 🌊 Usually, making hydrogen this way needs fresh water, which we drink. But now, we can save fresh water and use seawater instead. Isn’t that smart? 💡
This amazing machine can make 200 big balloons worth of hydrogen every hour! 🎈🎈🎈 And the hydrogen is super pure—99.999% pure! That means it’s really, really clean.
But wait, there’s more! The machine uses extra electricity from wind turbines and solar panels out at sea. You know those big windmills and shiny panels that make clean energy? 🌬️☀️
Before, using seawater to make hydrogen was tricky because seawater has lots of stuff in it that can hurt the machines. But the smart engineers in China found a way to use seawater without cleaning it first! They made the machine tough and clever. 🛠️🎉
This new invention could help us have cleaner energy and protect our planet. 🌍 Maybe one day, we’ll see more of these machines around the world!
Isn’t science amazing? What do you think we could invent next? 🤖✨
Reference(s):
China debuts world's 1st megawatt seawater electrolyzer for hydrogen
cgtn.com
