Re: Does anyone know what we are doing...........?





It still comes out that you put in hydrogen and air and you got water
out: the hydrogen was burned, you moron, just like iron is burned if you put
in iron and air and get rust out.

For somebody who touts themselves as a chemistry whiz sure doesn't know
***. OK...we'll make it easy enough for even your barnyard relatives
to understand.

http://www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/

NOTE: First paragraph third sentence. (I am assuming you know what
they are) It clearly states: "Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of
hydrogen to generate electricity without * combustion * or pollution.

The resulting heat is exothermic; it has nothing to do with the
separation of the electrons or the hydrogen ions (protons) passing
through the PEM--which is the fundamental concept on how PEM fuel cells
work. The heat is the result of a free protons combining with O2
molecules--long after the electrons are flowing on the conductor. I
have no idea where you went to school that taught you the chemistry or
physics you don't know; nor do I care, but the process is not even
remotely related to combustion. f you can't understand that, go to an
ABET accredited college and get an education--you really need it.



The most you can get out of burning hydrogen is
the energy required to produce the hydrogen.

So far as "burning" hydrogen, this is correct--for now.


My guess, both hydrogen and electricty will be distributed through a
common supergrid. It seems to be the most logical route to take at
this juncture. Seeing the existing national power grid is all but on
the verge of a catastrophic failure and the demand for power is and
will continue to spirial upwards, such a concept makes good economic
sense. Moreover, if the hydrogen is distributed in a cryogenic state,
it would allow the use of superconductors that would radically increase
transmission capacity. In fact, see the July, 2006 issue of Scientific
American, pp 76 - 81. Such an idea is already on the table.


http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00003872-159C-1498-959C83414B7F0000&sc=I100322

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