Whenever I see stuff like this, I wish Roadside Picnic was a reality.
Perpetual Rings to power most everything! Oh well, one can dream.
Then again, there’s the more “dystopian” option with bio batteries, taking soylent green up to eleven…
One a more serious note, I support Hydrogen as an alternative energy source. True, thus far technology indicates it that it’s not as efficient but who knows about technological development years down the road. Sure, it’d be a price to pay and people generally don’t like making such sacrifices, but it’s arguably a better price to pay than the one to come if we continue to rely on fossil fuels to such an extent.