----- Original Message ----- From: Darryl McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:18 AM Subject: Hydrrogen Cars (was: Re: Democracy was [biofuel] Taxed To DEATH)
> Presumably he is referring to fuel cells, and not combustion. So we are actually > talking about fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). As you stated, hydrogen is not > a biofuel, nor is it likely to be produced from biofuels in any significant > quantity. Today, most is derived from petroleum production, and the next most > likely major source is electrolysis (requiring electricity). > Darryl McMahon (snip) I beg to disagree. Gasification of biomass is one of the most promising routes for conversion of solar energy to hydrogen with photosynthetic intermediation. Atmospheric gasification yields about 5% (w/w) per kg of biomass and another 4% (w/w) per kg of biomass can be generaed by steam reforming carbon monoxide in the producer gas. The cost of hydrogen in situ so generated is an order of magnitude cheaper than that from electrolysis. Krishnaswamy o Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > 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/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
