New Alternative Gas Source

[UrusaiBaka]

Radical New Gas Alternative That Your Kids Will be Using 


By Darshan Goswami, M.S., P.E.

Hydrogen, produced from tap water, could become the forever fuel of the future, generating power for homes, industry, and cars.

A new day is dawning for a revolutionary way to generate electric power from renewable energy sources. Imagine a future where the electrical power needed to run your computer, TV and DVD is generated from a small appliance about the size of a dishwasher located in your home. Envision generating electricity without combustion, and producing heat and pure drinking water as by-products.

Picture a world powered almost entirely by an infinitely abundant and totally clean fuel. Hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, is that fuel, which can be produced from tap water to generate power for homes and cars.

Imagine being able to drive your car more than 500 miles between fill-ups. The car you drive could become a “power station on wheels” producing about 30 to 50 kilowatts of electricity. At work the parked car in the parking lot could be making money for you by supplying energy to the power grid during peak hours. The same fuel cells in the car parked in your garage could provide power for your home use.

In the new age of hydrogen, each individual could become the producer as well as the consumer of energy. Automobile, oil, and utility companies are spending billions to make this dream come true.

Renewable Energy Source

Hydrogen is “a renewable, versatile, simple sustainable domestic energy” and there is no danger of running out of hydrogen because it is the most abundant element in the universe. Hydrogen can be produced through a thermal, electrolytic, or photolytic process from fossil fuels, biomass, or water. Renewable and nuclear systems can produce hydrogen from water using a thermal or electrolytic process. People can even produce it in their homes with relatively simple apparatus.

The Hydrogen Economy is the term used to mark the shift from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas to hydrogen. The vision of a Hydrogen Economy is one of an unlimited source of fuel that would be used to generate energy without releasing carbon and other pollutants into the air.

Hydrogen has the potential to do for the energy revolution what the computer and the Internet have done for the information revolution. Fuel cells are considered the “microchip of the hydrogen age,” the key to abundant energy from secure, renewable resources. Ultimately, fuel cells supplying homes, businesses, and industries could be linked to a national power grid allowing surplus power at one location to be transferred to areas experiencing power shortages.

Hydrocarbon Economy

Today, we have a “hydrocarbon economy” but the transition toward a “Hydrogen Economy” has already begun. In the very near future we will have weaned ourselves from carbon and we will live in a “Hydrogen Economy” powered by hydrogen energy from renewable resources. You will have access to hydrogen energy to the same extent that they now have access to petroleum, natural gas, and electric power.

Some cities, such as Chicago and Vancouver, already have buses powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Ford, GM, BMW, Toyota, and Honda have prototype cars powered by hydrogen. Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr. has declared that the fuel cell will “finally end the 100-year reign of the internal-combustion engine.” Such efforts are leading the world toward the “Hydrogen Economy.”

The present fossil fuel economy has created significant environmental problems worldwide. The Hydrogen Economy promises to eliminate all of the problems created by the fossil fuel economy. The advantages of the Hydrogen Economy include greater fuel efficiency, elimination of pollution caused by fossil fuels, elimination of greenhouse gases, and elimination of economic dependence on Middle East oil reserves.

Good for Developing Countries

Specifically, the Hydrogen Economy may be even more beneficial to developing countries because it will generate more economic opportunities, reduce poverty and offer a dramatically cleaner renewable resource to bypass at least part of the expense of building a fossil fuel infrastructure.

The Hydrogen Economy could produce total decentralization of the global energy market controlled by giant oil companies and utilities, and result in vast redistribution of wealth and power. In a Hydrogen Economy utility companies will become obsolete.

The Hydrogen Economic revolution must overcome major challenges in regard to the safe production, storage and transportation of hydrogen, and in developing new sensor technology.

“World Hydrogen Energy Roadmap” must be developed to address hydrogen production, delivery and transportation, storage, conversion, public-private partnerships, research, codes and standards, testing, public education, and end use products. This effort must include government, industry, universities, and research laboratories.

Government subsidies and tax incentives could be used to encourage put the Hydrogen Economy on a fast track. The goal of the program should be to develop technologies to safely produce, store and transport hydrogen from water, nature’s abundant and virtually free source of hydrogen.

New Energy Revolution

Hydrogen has the potential to do for the energy revolution what the computer and the Internet have done for the information revolution. Global reliance on Middle East oil will come to an end and international trade balances will be realigned. Fuel cells are a “critical technology” that will bring a total revolution in the energy sector and change the course of history. President Bush has referred to fuel cells as the “wave of the future” and called for a “focused effort to bring fuel cells to market.”

The ultimate goal is to use the renewable energy of the sun to split water into its basic components of oxygen and hydrogen.

The Hydrogen Economy would open the doors for fundamental changes in our economic, political, and social institutions, similar to the impact of steam power at the beginning of the “Industrial Age.” The giant oil companies are investing heavily in a hydrogen future to control the design, production, and sales of the devices that produce and consume hydrogen. Fuel companies like Shell, BP, and Texaco are forming hydrogen and fuel cell technology divisions.

The Hydrogen Economy is a bright vision for the future of energy that will revolutionize the world by reducing our reliance for oil from Middle Eastern countries. I envision hydrogen as the power generation fuel of the future that will wean the world away from oil, slow global warming, and lift billions out of poverty. If significant progress is desired, government and private partnerships must be established to concentrate development efforts. A “Manhattan Hydrogen Project” is needed to ensure the Hydrogen Economy vision becomes a reality soon.

so yea...this is pretty cool i think that this might actually be true!

from http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/29/radical-new-gas-alternative-that-your-kids-will-be-using.aspx
(i wasnt sure if it would work for ppl since i had to enter my email to view pgs from this site b4 and now they spam me all the time...so here u go...u wont have to go thru that cuz of copy and paste!

u dont have to read all of it to get the general idea...i know it's big...

[Zinos]

it's a very cool concept, and because of the current gas prices, many would openly embrace a new fuel solution. However, the main problem is the transition over to the new source. Even though many claim that the transition is underway, the bulk of it is what matters. Why does it matter? Easy. It costs a lot of money when the main economical phase goes underway. Many people take proclivity to saving money, and in the long run, this would be a cheaper solution to our current setup. However, the obstacle of getting the economy to take a hit and adjust to the change in a timely manner is pretty improbable during the state of the country today.

[UrusaiBaka]

wow...biiig words

so yea...i guess i get wat u r saying but i mean it is fun to let u guys know about this...this caught my eye even tho it was in my spam box since they friggin spam me all the time...

but i mean if ppl rly cared enough they would totally go the extra mile to save the earth/ozone/money but sad;y lotsa ppl dont...

[Zinos]

I completely agree with you on both points. Sharing constructive information is never a bad idea at all. Also, you're right--many do not care about the earth, and you're right again on the fact that a lot do care about saving money. However, many are too blind to see that solutions like this will save them money in the long run (in their lifetime and on into their children's/grandchildren's life). To clarify: No, I'm not a huge environment freak, but we all need to take a step back and see the big picture here.

[UrusaiBaka]

i'm with u with that...but hey...i cant drive yet so i guess buying gas hasnt affected me as much...

but yea...and i keep thinking about things at my school like they say that u should only put paper in the recycling...i think that if they rly cared, they would seperate the paper from all the other rrecyclables and recycle them all seprately if they have to...

like i feel so bad throwing away a plastic bottle or a can when the blue bin is right next to it but they dont take those...what a s**t load of f**k

[koustik kill]

LOL
you also have to remember that cars are starting to take a turn to electricity.  In japan it is the top fuel source being adapted well in all of asia.  It is faster and quieter than the gas fueled cars.  I think electric cars will take over the world, on judgement day. lol

[UrusaiBaka]

haha well today i learned from my cuz that hybrid cars r actually more costly unless it lasts u a long time...to even break even with the costs of a reg gas car. so ppl wont be so thrilled by it and they wont buy as many.

like i said, ppl wont do things if it doesnt save them $ and convinience sometimes...cuz ppl r careless..sometimes

[koustik kill]

yeah but all electric cars only cost about 4 cents a month in gas because they plug in the wall and when you brake it charges the batery because of their rotary chargers.

[UrusaiBaka]

but i heard that the batteries r rly expensive and i think that most hybrids use more gas than that...just significantly less

and i heard that the batteries dont last too long from constant use like waring out the batteries in ur phone or MP3

[SpiritOnParole]

Would be nice. Our house has both a hungry SUV and a Prius... the Prius costs about 20 bucks a month or less doing an 80 mile a day round trip in SoCal traffic. The stupid SUV is a must to haul everyone in but just going around town 4 days a week that thing costs 80 to 100 dollars every 2 weeks to fill up.  I've gotten to where I take a wagon and walk to the store unless I need perishables like milk. :\ It's good for me anyway.

[UrusaiBaka]

haha...well i wish i could make my mom be more environmentally aware...she likes to not walk to places rly close...and the thing with the grocery store is that its close enough but she likes to buy like $50 worth of food everytime she goes and she wouldnt be able to take it back with a wagon or anything...maybe if she stole the shopping cart but thats not good either

[ChaosBlade]

Some people do steal shopping carts because they don't have a car, or they don't want to use it, or they have no money. This is actually good for the environment.

[UrusaiBaka]

except its STEALING

but i mean it cant be helped if u leave em laying around...

[blackrose]

It should the way to generate electric power from renewable energy sources. Imagine a future where the electrical power needed to run your computer, TV and DVD is generated from a small appliance about the size of a dishwasher located in your home.



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[koustik kill]

but i heard that the batteries r rly expensive and i think that most hybrids use more gas than that...just significantly less

and i heard that the batteries dont last too long from constant use like waring out the batteries in ur phone or MP3

the company im starting to work with actually is producing a car battery with gell instead of acid and it holds more charge while being safer to the public.  Lasts way longer too since instead of replacing the battery all you would replace is a cell and teh car still runs fine with a bad cell.  i dont know allot on the cost now but soon i will.

oh if it makes more sence they are a electric car manufacturer.  nothing is out yet though.