The value in hydrogen seems to be in combining it back with oxygen (burning it) thus producing heat and water. Using Curt's tidal energy source to produce it, combined with the production of water sounds like a way to desalinate sea water while you're at it - drink your exhaust! You get hydrogen for fuel (stored tidal energy), salt, and water - what's not to like?
On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Exactly, something like a tidal electricity generating system producing > power twice a day and pumping you a bunch of hydrogen you use later either > as motor fuel (thus not burning oil we could use to heat houses or make > electricity at times we actually need it) or as fuel for houses. I wonder > what the losses would be for piping hydrogen to a neighborhood electricity > plant vs running electricity through wires? > Wikipedia seems to suggest electrolysis of water to hydrogen works at > around 60% efficiency. Thats pretty low but I'd bet nobody is trying to do > it on a really big scale yet... > -Curt > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
