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To: Hawkeye who wrote (2011)3/21/1998 9:50:00 PM
From: W. Randy Gast  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5827
 
Hawkeye

Thanx ... not as dry as i would have thought. it's a bookmark.



To: Hawkeye who wrote (2011)3/24/1998 3:47:00 PM
From: Steven Hsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5827
 
Yes, this website paints a rosy picture. Read between the lines though and you'll see that while there is R&D in hydrogen production it is still a very real problem with no technically feasible solution on the horizon. Even were there was an economical way to produce hydrogen, the storage and transportation of hydrogen is much more difficult than petroleum. The tanks to store liquified hydrogen are very heavy in themselves. The piping and valving are more complicated and expensive. Actually, if you are that certain of fuel-cell autos, you might want to take a look at the producers of liquified hydrogen tanks, piping, and valving whose stocks are no doubt still reasonably priced.



To: Hawkeye who wrote (2011)3/29/1998 5:59:00 PM
From: smw3  Respond to of 5827
 
Hydrogen can be formed by electrolysis of water...literally splitting it into H2 and O2 by applying electricity. The problem is that it takes more power to do this than you can get out of the hydrogen in a fuel cell, so solar power or other 'free' renewable primary energy is the only realistic way of doing it. Toward that end, the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University is making strides. Check it out at humboldt.edu