Comparing the aluminum to electricity is poor. The aluminum should be compared to a liquid fuel that can be easily stored and transported. The problem it...
Regarding power required to propel a vehicle, when I was an engineer in an automotive subsidiary, the numbers used for an Isuzu trooper were just over 21 hp...
I realize that the purpose of using aluminum and gallium is to overcome the issue of storing hydrogen. I also know that engineers have been working for a lot...
Not trying to debate it, but so says what numbers? Usually the no-thought-involved response is that there will be lightning bolts coming out of the road. :)...
Mike you are dealing with flawed economics on the part of a scientist. If your argument about the distribution cost of electricity vs fuel were valid then...
I assume that you are stating that my assumption with regards to cost of electricity distribution versus transport of alumina is incorrect. When considering...
Whether trains are electric or diesel electric is a function of grid power density and load factor. We have both in the US. Electrifying US roads would cost a...
Good Day All, First, I want to thank many of the members of this group for the thoughtful and informative posts that I have seen in the past few days. While...
Good Day Philip, This is an excellent idea. There is presently increasing interest in methods of inductively (no physical connection required) transfering...
The current increase in the price of corn has raised the price of a taco shell by 1/10 of one cent. And even this is the result of speculators in the market,...
The ability to produce H economically on demand is one of the great achievements in human energy potential. If this Purdue system is effective it will ...
Methanol production from biomass of various types is not a significant trick. We are negotiating to build such a system to operate on auto shredder residue...
Yeah, I was not going to wander down this path, but the real truth that real people have to deal with is somewhere between there. Since corn has gone from...
I had looked at Methanol production early on as a fuel source but had given it a no-go due to the hazards involved. (tends to be very toxic for people and...
Let the Sun Shine In Too much energy is wasted by converting it. We could cut energy use by as much as 30% in 10 years by removing some links from the energy ...
Have you driven a Fjord lately? Think's zippy little Web-enabled, carbon-free electric driving machine could help reverse 100 years of automotive history,...
I try to stay away from posting press releases but this is important data that will be gathered. regards tallex TEP Wins Federal Grant to Evaluate Solar Energy...
Good Day Neal, I am curious about the cost and complexity of the refining of aluminum, after it has been reacted to provide hydrogen. I have come to assume...
Not too inclined to write a funding proposal on it, myself. Used to do a lot of that, and had fair success, but overall the government funded research...
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/428_efficiency.php After reading more articles about this cell, I think the writer at futurepundit.com had made a...
Thank you for your correction! I think all PV cell manufacturers should use the same denomination for their spec sheet. Conventional PV cell is under one sun...
Hello Chuck, It has been our experience that refining aluminum in large quantities is a factor of the price of finished aluminum and the cost of capital ...
Michael, methanol is mean stuff. It can kill or injury the unwary in short order. Our system does not allow for the escape of the methanol into the environment...
Opec Subject to Anti-trust Action http://www.nypress.com/contentswitch.cfm?cid=19076 By Ed Koch Gasoline prices are still over $3 per gallon. The price of...
This will have a lot of political and popular appeal to people that think that they can impose their will on other people. Compromise, do it my way. If...
Good Day Neal, I thought that you had to protect the aluminum from oxidation, while you heated it to a rather high temperature. How would you go about doing...
Chuck, Not for the group I'm actually working on this Perdue aluminum project. 1) the aluminum pellets can be made as sort of a by product of a normal aluminum...
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