Yeah, that's the message I have been preaching also. Hydrogen is just an
energy storage medium. You only get back what it takes to obtain the
hydrogen and oxygen from water or the reformation of natural gas. No
more, no less. And that energy, electricity, must come from somewhere.
Solar panels could provide some of the electricity as could wind but the
cost for those systems is high. The only way to make hydrogen palatabile
is for the government to pick up the tab for the cost of production and
then distribution. There is no free lunch..
mayf
Albaugh, Neil wrote:
>Tom;
>
>Here is what I sent to a friend who forwarded that video to me last
>week:
>
>"I guess P.T. Barnum was right.
>
> The principle of electrolysis has been known-and used-for 200 years.
>The "water" supplies the components, hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O), but
>the energy required to break down water into its components is
>ELECTRICITY; notice the news reporter nitwits overlooked this little
>detail. ...and testify before Congress? A good illustration of how
>ignorant most congressmen are, I suppose.
>
>The energy obtained in this process doesn't come from the water; it
>comes from the electric current. You can just as well run a car directly
>with electric motors as with an engine powered by the hydrogen & oxygen
>derived from water by electrolysis.
>
>...end of rant."
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Askotto@aol.com
>Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 5:45 PM
>To: saltracer@awwwsome.com
>Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: FW: Water Fuel for automobiles
>
>Hi Tom
>
>Sure did, on the national news so it "must be true"! LOL
>
>The magical, mystical machine somehow breaks down the H2O into the
>hydrogen
>and oxygen. It uses the hydrogen energy and the exhaust is converted
>back to
>H2O so the only thing coming out of the exhaust is WATER!!! They claim
>any gas
>car can be converted very easily.
>
>I had a neighbor that invented a "coal powder and water" fuel. He
>received a
>lot of financial support from the "stockholders". I believe he's still
>serving his time.... LOL
>
>Otto
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