RE: ENERGY: Singularity on hold?

From: Paul Grant (shade999@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Jun 14 2003 - 10:19:52 MDT

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     spike >>
    >
    > Yes, but internal combustion engines do not run on windpower.
    > Are you thinking that we ought to create fuel through solar
    > energy and windpower to fuel our cars? I didn't think so. :-)
    >
    > Rafal
    > ### This is possibly the best solution - you can use the
    > electricity for making hydrogen for coal gasification and
    > make gasoline even cheaper than in the regular synthol
    > process. There will be never a good reason to switch to
    > hydrogen fuel, with all its environmental and societal dangers.

    Somebody's working on biochemically hydrolizing water,
    ergo you wouldn't be carrying a large propane tank, just
    a tank of water... so why would you consider that dangerous?
    Or were you referring to a propane based service center?

    Personally, I'm not a fan of wind (or river and wave)-based energy
    production. It has the potential to seriously screw with
    weather climates and environments [stagnating climates downstream
    from the plants]. I prefer the biomass stuff (purified alcohol from
    mash),
    solar (cell and furnace), and geothermal...

    Technically, the Solar Furnace is my all time favorite
    [parabolic mirror array using steam to turn a turbine].

    omard-out



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