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2005-09-08 Home Front: Economy

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Posted by DanNY 2005-09-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Would that be a 50 l tank at ambient pressure or something a little more compressed?

"I know, we'll combine hydrogen with oxygen and carbon to create a super dense fuel."

"What will we call it?"

"Benzene!"

Posted by 11A5S 2005-09-08 00:33|| 2005-09-08 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 wake me up when they have a cold fusion hydrogen pill. zzzzzzzzz

/it's just that I've seen these specters for decades. [ok, someday..] back to sleep.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-09-08 00:45|| 2005-09-08 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 The list of occupations infected by nutjobs in Europe is expanding.

Posted by gromgoru 2005-09-08 02:03|| 2005-09-08 02:03|| Front Page Top

#4 No doubt based on metal hydrides. Not cost effective. No news here. Back to sleep. zzz zzz
http://folk.uio.no/ponniahv/activity/hydride/hyd_tutorial.html

Posted by Darrell 2005-09-08 07:03|| 2005-09-08 07:03|| Front Page Top

#5 This is huge news. It means the car side of the equation is mostly handles. Liquid hydrogen was always too dangerous to use, a solid form can be transported and used safely.

Now someone needs to work on the 'creating' the hydrogen part of the problem. Since it can be transported safely we can build the plant nearly anywhere we have a nuclear plant to generate the clean power needed.

If we have the balls the US could become the major energy exporter of the new century. If not the French and Japanese with their own nuclear power grids will probably become exporters. At least its better than relying on the Middle East.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-09-08 11:56|| 2005-09-08 11:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Now someone needs to work on the 'creating' the hydrogen part of the problem.

That's just it, isn't it. Much of the hydrogen in the world is attached to oxygen in the form of H2O. Breaking those atoms apart takes more energy than can be recovered from the hydrogen. This is a non-trivial obstacle.

Posted by Baba Tutu 2005-09-08 17:38|| 2005-09-08 17:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Much of the hydrogen in the world is attached to oxygen in the form of H2O. Breaking those atoms apart takes more energy than can be recovered from the hydrogen.

That's not fair!

Posted by Green Barbie 2005-09-08 19:52|| 2005-09-08 19:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Math is hard for you, isn't it Barbie.

Posted by Omerens Omaigum2983 2005-09-08 21:12|| 2005-09-08 21:12|| Front Page Top

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