Electrolysis with lightning?

[franco malgarini]

I wondered if it was possible to make the electrolysis of large quantities of water
to obtain large quantities of hydrogen, using the energy of lightning products
artificially with the system shown below ...





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[dieter]

I think the whole thing would explode because you cannot store or liquify the hydrogen and oxygen fast enough, and due to the very high power an incredible plasma would build, melting everything in a range of several meters, including the electrodes of course.


But I like the attitude. Milking the thunder clouds Just find a way to store the energy quickly. A gigantic capacitor maybe.


BR

[ElectricPirate]

Getting power from lightning is very dangerous, one mistake and your crispy fried.   

[Pirate88179]

Getting power from lightning is very dangerous, one mistake and your crispy fried.   

Yes but..my college physics professor said there is enough energy in one bolt, to run NY city for a year.  Even if that was a little generous.  What if you could run it for 1 day?  That is a lot of energy and well worth risking being crispy fried, ha ha.  We just have to be very, very careful.

Bill

[dieter]

I think that NYC a year thing is a myth. Ever watched a lightning protection ground wire, it's just a 8mm copper wire. The supply for 1 year NYC in half a second trough that cable??? I doubt it. Also, once a lightning stroke the ground just 30 feet from myself. Yes, it was freakin loud... and no delay of the thunder  KABOOM !!!!! , but I still can hear.


But of course, there's a lot of joules in there... But remember, electricity is always dangerous, even the mains grid can kill you, and HV can jump trough the air... which is exactly what lightning does. But basicly, we are living with a constant possibility from our roofs being struck by lightning and nonetheless we feel rather save inside.


BR