Greetings Economists,
On Jan 11, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Shane Mage wrote:
A hydrogen-powered vehicle (car, bus, truck, dirigible, bike, ship or
boat) is totally infrared-blocking-emission free when the hydrogen
is produced
by electrolysis driven by electricity from a wind farm. Both fuel
cells and batteries are dynamic technologies and both will be much
more economical
than now as soon as the economies of mass production are combined with
the improved technology.
Doyle;
Have you seen the heat engine research at Berkeley:
... Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could
be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a
technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of
California at Berkeley. The far-ranging potential applications of this
technology include DOE’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered “Freedom CAR,” and
personal power-jackets that could use heat from the human body to
recharge cell-phones and other electronic devices....
.... Nearly all of the world’s electrical power, approximately 10
trillion Watts, is generated by heat engines, giant gas or steam-
powered turbines that convert heat to mechanical energy, which is then
converted to electricity. Much of this heat, however, is not converted
but is instead released into the environment, approximately 15
trillion Watts. If even a small fraction of this lost heat could be
converted to electricity, its impact on the energy situation would be
enormous. ... http://www.physorg.com/news119201015.html
Doyle;
I understand as a by product the silicon heat engines can generate
hydrogen, and that theoretically the can reach 60% efficiency compared
to current solar cells theoretically reaching 30% efficiency
converting energy to electricity.
thanks,
Doyle Saylor
