In the future, this technology may play an important role in powering electric cars and helping the nation take much greater advantage of intermittent energy sources like solar and wind. (sciencemag.org)
I think it's worth noting that burning fossil fuels will still be cheaper and easier than relying on intermittent energy sources. (lowtechmagazine.com)
But wind and solar and the other renewable intermittent energy sources could be used for cracking. (realclimate.org)