Posted by Mike on March 25th, 2008 in power generation, power storage, vehicle
http://www.physorg.com/news125666441.html
Well, if we are going to have a hydrogen future, it’s either going to be based on fossil fuel in the form of a fuel cell reformer - the part of fuel cell that takes what ever you feed it and strips out the hydrogen- or it going to be based on some other […]
Posted by Mike on December 3rd, 2007 in biology, power storage, vehicle
Not often do termites and biofuels cross paths, but this interesting piece from the Department of Energy really points to something worth thinking about. Anyone not on the ethanol payroll realizes that this particular boondoggle benefits only the corn grower, and no one else in the long run, especially those of us who actually eat.
That […]
Posted by Mike on November 15th, 2007 in power storage
After a lifetime of almost no real progress in batteries, the changes are coming fast and furious now. This technology of carbon graphite foam takes the place of the heavy lead plates in a conventional lead acid battery, and is perhaps one of the best solutions to long term storage and […]
Posted by Mike on November 14th, 2007 in heat, power generation, power storage
Ever since the term “Hydrogen economy” crept into our vocabulary, the counter argument has been storage: How do you store this energy source in a way that makes engineering and economical sense?
First, we wanted to compress it into super cold – 253C liquid H2 tanks. This provides the fastest access to […]