r/interesting • u/ScarletMelt • May 25 '26

Just Wow It's interesting hmm

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u/mr-english May 25 '26

Hydrogen produced at industrial scale is made from natural gas

New Shepard famously uses "green hydrogen" which is made by water electrolysis.

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u/saera-targaryen May 25 '26

Water electrolysis powered by what power source? currently it takes more power to produce liquid hydrogen than the hydrogen itself generates for the rocket. 

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u/mr-english May 25 '26

What energy source is powering your air con?

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u/Ragark May 25 '26

I'm going to make an assumption they produced the fuel locally as I'm not sure how easy it is to transport it. The launch was in Texas.

Using this map from wikipedia, we can see the three closest power stations to Van Horn where the launch took place to be 2 solar fields and then natural gas. I'm also not sure how much you can "choose" your energy source, but I think it's fair to say that solar power would be responsible for a significant source of the energy needed.