Re: useful analogy

From: Rolf Martens (rolf.martens_at_mailbox.swipnet.se)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:06:40 +0200

In article <413F2ED3.75A195A6@eagle.ca>, gcowan@eagle.ca says...

>It's hard to beat a tank of liquid hydrocarbon --
>although as I argue in the DOC file below, not impossible.
>
>But supposing it *were* impossible --
>http://inisjp.tokai.jaeri.go.jp/ACT00E/09/0903.htm ,
>then consume some of the hydrogen in reactions
>with CO2 that overall turn H2 and CO2 into nuclear/solar gasoline,
>water, and waste heat.
>
>
>--- Graham Cowan
>http://www.eagle.ca/~gcowan/Paper_for_11th_CHC.doc --
>"Boron: A Better Energy Carrier than Hydrogen?"

Yes, that sounds very interesting.

Now there's plenty of oil, at production prices, with
today's technology, of certainly less than $15/bl.
Deep drilling, above all, and also oil from shales
and synthetic fuels from coal.

But in the longer perspective, nuclear energy also
for transportation certainly must be preferable.

And I used to think that hydrogen would be a good
carrier, but I've seen some arguments against this
which seem quite strong.

Precisely gasoline, as you're suggesting, would be
a good carrier for the future too. Made with the
energy inherent in H2, I'd imagine.

Do you have some information on how this turning
of H2 and CO2 into gasoline plus water and waste
heat could be made in practice, and how much
energy loss it would require?

Rolf M.

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