Re: 12 million acre solar panel array

On Jun 13, 6:49 pm, Fred Kasner <fkas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Willie.Moo...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FOR AMERICA

A twelve million acre solar panel array is proposed stretching 1,951
miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. It is some of the
sunniest lands in the US. It consists of a 10 mile wide swath. Using
16.4 billion panels and generating 8.8 trillion watts when the sun
shines, the system produces 1,000,000 metric tons of hydrogen per day
with a heat value equivalent to 23.2 million barrels of oil.

Hydrogen is generated from water drawn from the Gulf of Mexico, the
RioGrande River, the Gulf of California, and the Pacific Ocean, along
with numerous rivers and streams, and water wells drilled in the
region.

And where is all this hydrogen stored and then used for energy purposes?

Hydrogen gas is stored in geological formations - old gas wells
suitable for retrieval. Ammonia also provides a means to store it.

But lets get to the real nonsense first.

What are you going to do with all that chlorine gas that is generated
when electrolying that sea water?

I take the seawater and desalinate it before attempting to electrolyze
it. It takes between 17 kWh and 22 kWh to remove the 35 kg of salt
from a ton of water. The chlorine stays nicely bound to the sodium
and is either discharged back into the ocean, or dried and sold to
defray costs.

Alternatively, a portion of the brine solution can be electrolyzed as
you suggest. But brine electrolysis turns it into bleach (sodium
hydroxied and hydrochloric acid solution). The salt itself can also
be reduced into chlorine gas (which has a value to a variety of
industrial processes) and sodium metal (which is used in Sodium sulfur
batteries)

I know we use it to kill all those
latinos trying to slip into the USA over the border.
FK

That's a nasty and racist thing to say and wholly untrue.

Getting control of our border is not equivalent to an attack on Mexico
or Mexicans in the USy. Trans border commerce will continue long
after we get control of our mutual border and that commerce will
benefit both countries. Trans border crime on the other hand costs
lives and money to both countries..

The real solution is improving the economies of both nations and
increasing incomes for everyone - low cost pollution free energy
achieve this.

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  • Re: 12 million acre solar panel array
    ... Hydrogen is generated from water drawn from the Gulf of Mexico, ... RioGrande River, the Gulf of California, and the Pacific Ocean, along ... Getting control of our border is not equivalent to an attack on Mexico ...
    (sci.energy.hydrogen)
  • Re: 12 million acre solar panel array
    ... Hydrogen is generated from water drawn from the Gulf of Mexico, ... RioGrande River, the Gulf of California, and the Pacific Ocean, along ... But brine electrolysis turns it into bleach (sodium ... Trans border crime on the other hand costs ...
    (sci.energy.hydrogen)