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Abraham Moses Genen
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Being dedicated to the future progress of humankind=20
should be the prime concern of all civilized beings.=20
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Michael Butler wrote:
>Hydrogen economy which generates the hydrogen by directly or indirectly =
burning
>fossil fuels, either to generate electricity or to farm land for fuel =
crops, is a
>huge net inefficiency. You're just moving the pollution and fossil fuel =
use
>around, not reducing it. Solar and fusion are possibilities, but either =
one is
>very capital-intensive and unlikely to pay for itself in a reasonable =
time. Guess
>what that leaves? It leaves hypotech (my portmanteau word for =
hypothetical
>technology} that reforms fossil fuels at the point of use, then feeds =
_that_ to a
>fuel cell. Some people claim to have it. We'll see. "Pure" H2 =
technology as a
>significant base for the economy just isn't in the cards--unless you =
palm a few.
>MMB
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Dear fellow Extropians:
It would appear from cumulative evidence provided by the USDOE, the =
USDOT and various Asian and European University and industrial research =
centers that possibly Michael might be in error.
Apparently, most new fuel cell technologies use hydrocarbon fuels =
somewhat more efficiently than internal combustion engines and polute =
substantially less or not at all. It would also appear that as the =
technologies develop, the probable efficiency of hydrogen activated fuel =
cell systems will increase substantially. Methods are also currently =
being perfected to store hydrogen fuels simply and efficiently as well.
The effects of this technology -- and other alternative fuel and energy =
producing technologies -- are beginning to move along far faster than =
was expected several years ago. I suspect, however, that the political =
constraints that might be imposed by existing vested interests in the =
petroleum industry might have some temporary effects on the implimenting =
of these technologies.=20
Particularly, our policies towards oil producing nations in the middle =
east will have to be completely re-evaluated during the next ten years. =
The general economic and industrial implications must also be =
re-considered. From the standpoint of social and political policymaking, =
I suspect that there will be substantial changes in our multinational =
relationships.
AMG
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