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To: S. maltophilia who wrote (10496)	12/15/2002 3:36:12 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 89467

Of course you are right. Why are soo many sooo ignorant on this issue??!! Also, there is the very real problem of infrastructure -- I even run into engineers that don't get it. Look at the capital already sunk in the two systems to deliver electrical energy and gasoline. A fuel cell is strictly an energy conversion device -- problem of sources remain, it doesn't matter how efficient the conversion is. For those unlucky few enough to put the things in their backyard -- they are simply giving up fuel diversity, subjecting themselves to the volatility of the natural gas alone -- and they aren't doing a darn thing for the environment either. Reforming gasoline and using hydrogen in the car will reduce emissions, cost more -- but there are other costs to the environment that aren't being taken into account. Decentralized power and cleaner power are exciting thoughts -- but right now they are simply dreams. I would like to see more public monies put into "clean coal" technologies.

To: S. maltophilia who wrote (10496)	12/16/2002 7:55:22 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

If you have wind farms a hundred kilometers out to sea they will get a steady wind and an endless supply of salty water. The depth is only a few hundred meters, shallow enough to run an anchor pipe. Automated equipment could extract hydrogen and oxygen by passing the electricity though the sea water and store the resulting gasses. A clever design could deliver electricity directly to cities and only use excess power to create hydrogen (and oxygen, no use wasting it because it is useful). TP