In reply to Merlyn's message of Mon, 07 Mar 2005 07:27:54 -0800 (PST): Hi, [snip] >Note that this actually IS the "nightmare" scenario whereby a hydrogen economy >removes oxygen from the atmosphere. > >The water is split by the formation of SiO2 underground, leaving the oxygen >innacessible and providing hydrogen for our use. Burn the hydrogen and you >get more water, but with a net loss of usable oxygen. > >Probably not a good idea for long-term energy production. [snip] It would take 44590 years to use up all the oxygen in the atmosphere, at out current rate of energy use.
So, it should at least give us a few hundred years to come up with something better. Who knows, perhaps by then they will have succeeded with hot fusion. :) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk All SPAM goes in the trash unread.
