On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 10:34:07AM -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: > On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 02:19:28PM -0500, Lynn B. Di Tullio wrote: > > In a nutshell...its too much hot air! or not enough... > > > > The size tank you would need for compressed air energy storage would be > > enormous. Compressed air tanks are used for starting gas turbines, to > > overcome inertia at remote (non-personed) locations; however, even with a > > big tank, its gone in under a minute. The energy content of pressurized air > > is simply not that large -- even at high pressures. That's why everyone > > leans toward storage of combustible energy. > > > So you haven't seen the Spanish car that runs on compressed air?
Sorry, I was remembering this as being made in Spain, but I guess they are being built in several places. http://www.e.volution.co.za/ You might check the archives, this was discussed quite a bit previously. -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/