Lather, << A fuel cell hybrid is not much more efficient than a good Carnot-cycle Diesel. Current fuel cells completely waste the carbon in hydrocarbon fuels. And hydrogen is impractical as a small vehicle fuel. Jmo. >>
BP Amoco describes emergence of a pre-eminent 'gas economy'
HyWeb, 00-05-29: In a keynote speech to the world's first on-line energy e-conference and exhibition (www.energyresource2000.com, May 15 to 26), Richard Flury, Chief Executive, BP Amoco Gas & Power, described how many factors now in place are leading to the emergence of a pre-eminent 'gas economy' in the early decades of the century...
...Flury sees natural gas as the much needed 'bridge to a renewables future'. BP Amoco's major investment in solar energy, where it is already the world's largest producer of photovoltaic panels, signalled the company's belief and commitment to that future, according to Flury.
During a transition period, natural gas will be one of the best sources for the hydrogen that will be used to build up the hydrogen economy. The use of hydrogen, or its derivatives such as methanol, is the most efficient source of 'wells to wheels' energy known for transportation, Flury noted.
Both stationary power and transport applications of fuel cells are likely to appear sooner than people think -- with distributed power applications already happening, and 'commercially viable' cars and buses on the road in 2004 from many major motor manufacturers, Flury concluded.
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