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Coca-Cola is installing what the company claims to be the world’s first hydrogen-powered vending machines at the World Expo 2025, which will open to the public in Osaka, Japan, on April 13th, 2025. Co-developed by Fuji Electric, the machines don’t need access to a power outlet and instead rely on replaceable hydrogen cartridges to fuel a chemical reaction that generates electricity, @theverge reports:
theverge.com/news/633779/coca-

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The Verge · Coca-Cola’s new hydrogen-powered vending machine doesn’t need a power outletBy Andrew Liszewski

@ScienceDesk @theverge Good grief. Have they not heard of the hydrogen ladder? This is NOT a sensible use of hydrogen if your aim is to reduce emissions.

@helenczerski @ScienceDesk @theverge If science was a factor that drove their business decisions, they'd shut down entirely