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Time we went back to steam, then. All a steam engine needs is a heat source and water and doesn't care what's generating the heat (coal, wood, hydrogen, uranium). Modern designs minimise the water waste and it should be possible to design good engines where the heat source is replacable.
Problem with the internal combustion engine is that its design and performance is so closely tied to the chemical properties of the fuel.