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There are already commercial electrolyzers that split water to make hydrogen, but they are expensive and require a significant amount of energy to run. During his talk, he said that it will work under ambient temperatures and with a wide range of water quality — the lab has tested water from the Charles River in Boston and it operates well. And if I remember correctly from high school chemistry, sea water is more ionized and is easier to crack into hydrogen and oxygen than other materials, according to earth4energy review. Unless the salt water poisons the cobalt phosphate catalysis, the fact that you’re using sea water instead of fresh is irrelevant. The list of research projects and patents pending is long. There are numerous promising technologies under development for hydrogen storage without significant pressurization energy required.