A Wrench sees the "gas" light!! [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

Come on guys. Stop it with my name in the subject line. The real stars are
the guys who are actually making and using H2. Any out there?

mrousso at urbanrefuge.com wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I feel the need to chime in.  WAAAAAYYYY back in
> engineering school (25 yrs ago or so), I was a
> research assistant on an H2 car project.  The project
> was funded by JPL and was in response to the Arab oil
> embargo.  We successfully created a catalytic reactor
> to remove H2 from liquified coal which then powered a
> VW bug engine on the dynamometer and a Ford Pinto on
> the street.  (The Pinto was a real chic slayer back
> then).  The engines required mods to the fuel delivery
> system, but ended up running fine.  We were rewarded
> for our efforts with a small article in "Popular
> Mechanics."
>
> So, why did it take 25 years for H2 to become
> "popular?"  Everything I've read says that our economy
> is poising to switch from a petroleum-based ecnonmy to
> a hydrogen-based economy over the next 10 years.  My
> feeling is that it is being driven by automobile
> manufacturers because:
> 1.  They see petroleum as a finite resource and are
> looking to position themselves in advance of its
> increased scarcity and cost.  Why did Shell buy
> Seimens?
> 2.  They have strong competencies in internal engine
> technology and want to leverage that well into the
> future.  H2 plays well here.
> 3.  Current fuel cell research is heavily positioned
> in extracting H2 from hydrocarbon sources (e.g.
> natural gas) with additional research focused on PEM
> FCs, etc.  This means that essential infrastructure
> for distribution of H2 is already in place -- gas
> stations.
> 4.  Fossil fuel companies support the effort due to
> #3.
> 5.  H2 can be metered and supported by a central
> distribution system (similar argument to #3)-- no free
> energy to the masses/
> 6.  It keeps them on track in response to federal
> mandates -- yeah, right.
>
> No where do I see "being green" (other than throwing
> the cash cow another 10 year life-line) in their prime
> motives.
>
> I believe we are still a VERY long ways off before we
> will see H2 and RE co-exist as they can and should.
> So in the mean time, install PV and drive those
> EVs/Hybrids to stay grounded.
>
> Mo
>
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> Mo Rousso
> Urban Refuge, Inc.
> 760.451.9374 (v) 760.451.9784 (f)
> mrousso at urbanrefuge.com
> www.urbanrefuge.com
>
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