Wes;
I haven't done the math but I suspect that you would have to pave the state
of Arizona with thin- film solar cells to get enough electricity to generate
enough hydrogen to power all the cars in this country.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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Wester Potter
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:30 PM
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Subject: [Land-speed] Fuels technology breakthrough
From another list ... Interesting read!
Scientists have figured out how to cheaply and simply replicate
plant's photosynthesis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/07/30 /nocera-solar-power-biz-
energy-cz_jf_0731s olar.html?feed=rss_business
The findings will be published in the Journal Science tomorrow.
It is presumed that the chemical reaction can be powered by existing
photovoltaic technology. The hydrogen and oxygen particles freed from
the reaction can in turn be used in a fuel cell. Solar power,
splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen which are in turn used in a
fuel cell for power. WOW!
With inexpensive, thin-film photovoltaic cell's coming online (like
nanosolar and others) as well as breakthroughs like this, we are on
the verge of having an energy revolution in this country and worldwide
that will come to harness solar power in a huge way.
This is not your water-powering-vehicles project-in-the-garage by your
crazy uncle stuff. These are real scientists in grant-supported
research labs making big-time advances along with private-equity
banking manufacturers to roll out inexpensive solar cells.
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