Comments by "TheEVEInspiration" (@TheEVEInspiration) on "Solid Hydrogen Explained (Again) - Is it the Future of Energy Storage?" video.

So you need energy to heat the mass in order to release the gas, in order to generate energy. This limits its usefulness compared to battery tech quite a lot, at the very least it is not a stand alone energy storage device. And wow, if there is a fire and the mass heats up by accident...then you are sitting on a bomb!
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