Hydrogen from electrolysis of water

These may, however, arise by electrolysis of the solvent or the background electrolyte rather than, the starting material, e,g. hydrogen from electrolysis of water during many metal depositions or oxygen in chlorine from oxidation of water will lead to current efficiencies below 100% for such processes and chlorine production respectively. Hence, a value of below 100% need not be associated with a material yield less than 100%. 

Alan Wolsky, Argonne National Laboratory I recollect estimating that using today s technology and today s electricity prices, hydrogen from electrolysis of water was 11 per million British thermal units. That is expensive. I am not aware of any nuclear advocate who thinks that electricity from nukes is cheaper than electricity from gas turbines. 

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