On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:08:55 -0500 (EST), John D. Giorgis wrote: >An interesting article on how to make fuel cells a reality: >http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.04/hydrogen.html > >I'm sure that Dan M. will have comments... and before he does, here is a >counterpoint: >http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article1205.html
Very interesting articles. However, as in many of these types of articles, I feel too much emphasis is put on the development of fuel cells. While they have the potential to be much more efficient than internal combustion or gas turbine engines, they are not necessary to begin a shift to a hydrogen infrastructure. Traditional engines can be converted for use with hydrogen or even duel fuel gas/hydrogen. Don't get me wrong. fuel cell development should merit a large investment during the shift, however, immediate attention to the storage problem, and development of the infrastructure should be a priority and that won't happen without a market. And the market won't be there for a while, in my opinion anyway, if we wait for affordable fuel cells. Start the shift now and when fuel cells are in place, the infrastructure will be there to support it. Speaking of Apollo scale projects, here is another one I came across recently. Calculating Hydrogen Production Costs http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=502&subcookie=1 "Author urges massive, urgent shift to wind-power generated hydrogen." Dean _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
