Hi, I'm really excited about these microturbines. The tubine/generator shaft is supported on air bearings. There aren't any lubricants. The things will run 24/7 with minimal maintenance only needing an air filter change once a year or so. The exhaust is exceedingly clean. They will run on diesel, biodiesel, kerosene, and probably ethanol. They can also run on gaseous fuels such as natural gas, propane, LNG, and I am sure they could be adjusted for hydrogen when and if that becomes available. Which leaves me wondering WHY do we need fuel cells? Right now, we have a running technology, Hakan's ready to use technology, that apparently can do all, and more, of what is expected with a fuel cell. They can be used as the power source in a hybrid vehicle. I believe the problem with turbines in a direct drive vehicle was the difficulty of controlling accesleration and start up time. That wouldn't appear to be a problem in a hybrid that basically needs an engine running at a constant output.
I think they need to try and downsize the turbines to the output for a house sized unit. Then, put one in the house and turn it on, fueled with biodiesel. Turn off the power company. It can set up as a cogen, so one has space heat, hot water, and electricity, all at the same time. Do we really need to wait all of those years for a fuel cell? Derek > Hi Derek, how goes? > > Thanks for the links. > > >I've been looking about the Internet at the new HEVs and have come across > >these sites, which I don't recall being mentioned recently on this list. I > >felt they make an interesting read. > > > >http://www.microturbine.com/caseStudies/hevCase1.asp > > > >Use of a microturbine for buses in an HEV application. Burning either diesel > >or CNG. There are a lot of applications mentioned for these turbines with > >mention of advantages over ICEs relative to noise, exhaust polution, > >maintenance, etc. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online - Over 14,500 titles. No Late Fees & Free Shipping. Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/vhSowB/XP.FAA/3jkFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
