Re: Meyer Circuit Experiment

From: Average_Joe (joe_at_geniegate.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:28:43 GMT

In article <411D850B.D6B58792@tinaja.com>, Don Lancaster wrote:
> There is no comparison whatsoever.
> No means of producing hydrogen is known that is even remotely cost
> effective compared to reformation of methane. See
> http://www.tinaja.com/glib/energfun.pdf

True, I'll 100% agree. Producing hydrogen at this time is not very
effecient. I've seen generators using methane refactoring and I'm not
opposed to it, simply because it'll get us over the bridge.

Thing is, if you had a bunch of cars running on methane, if there
is a shortage of the stuff, then what? We're back where we started.

This is where I draw the comparison to postscript, if the methane
is refactored to hydrogen and some how used to power automobiles we
would be independant of methane as the source of fuel. Once another form
of energy is found, it could potentially be used without changing all
the cars, gas stations, etc..

I've actually pictured a cruder form of your solar to liquid hydrocarbon
idea taking place in the area of biotech. After all, pretty much all
forms of energy are actually "energy carriers" with the origin being
solar. Would be neat if one could tap a hydrogen tree for hydrogen
syrup. :-) (Well, maybe not a tree, but it's the same general idea,
figure out how to "grow solar panels" to reduce the cost of them. Since
plants are "solar powered" it seems logical to me)

Jamie 

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