Alternative Power sources - Re: Hydrogen is too difficult.

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Re: Hydrogen is too difficult.

Alex Terrell

2005-08-13, 5:21 pm

JoeSixPack wrote:

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> Hydrogen produces only pure water when it burns. The hydrogen economy makes
> no sense either if you plan to produce it with energy derived from
> carbon-based fuels. Therefore it's a good idea only AFTER we get the
> renewable energy resources in place, such as wind, ocean and solar power.
> They are very expensive to build nowadays, but once they are in place, they
> last a very long time. It's also becoming a more attractive option than
> paying a higher and higher price for oil, and making more enemies in the
> process.

Once these resources are in place, there will almost always be better
things to do with the electricity than splitting water molecules.

Unless hydrogen comes from a thermal process, forget it.

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