Bush Hydrogen/Solar (was Real Industry) [RE-wrenches]

[matthew tritt]

Antony,

Actually, wind energy is by far the cheapest way to extract H from H2 0.
Large turbines can produce the juice at under $00.06 per kWh; solar comes no
where close. As a matter of fact, wind is fast becoming cheaper to generate
power with than nuclear or gas, depending on the size of the installation.
Modern turbines are in the 1.5 to 3.0 megawatt range, so less space is
required to produce the large amounts of energy required in the process.

I was thinking that the Western shore of a couple of the Great Lakes would
be the place.

Matt T
----- Original Message -----
From: "Antony Tersol" <tony at appliedsolarenergy.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 11:31 AM
Subject: Bush Hydrogen/Solar (was Real Industry) [RE-wrenches]


> Joel noted:
>
> "President Bush released his proposed fiscal year 2004 federal budget
> Monday, which revealed increased spending for hydrogen technology
> research - a point he emphasized in his State of the Union Speech -
> while slashing funding for Solar Energy research by US$15 million to
> US$80 million."
>
> When I heard the state of the union, I was concerned about this very
> issue.  He talked about hydrogen as a clean energy source, that would
> lessen America's dependence on foreign supply.
>
> Where does Mr. Bush plan to get the hydrogen?
>
> Hydrogen is not a source of energy, it is an energy delivery strategy.
> There are not reserves of hydrogen.  It must be created from hydrogen
> rich substances (including H2O), which requires energy.
>
> The cleanest way to produce hydrogen is from solar.  The administration
> is likely to push coal, nuclear.
>
> Antony
>
> see: The Future of the Hydrogen Economy:
> Bright or Bleak?
> Baldur Eliasson and Ulf Bossel
>
> (www.nrel.gov/ncpv/hotline/pdf/hydrogen_economy.pdf)
> also available many other places - do a google search.
>
> from the introduction:
>
> "Hydrogen is a fascinating carrier of energy. Its conversion to heat or
> power is simple and clean. When combusted with oxygen hydrogen forms
> water. No pollutants are generated or emitted. The water is returned to
> nature where it originally came from. But hydrogen, the most common
> chemical element on the planet, does not exist in nature in its pure
> form. It has to be generated or irproducedln by separating it from
> chemical compounds. Hydrogen can be produced from water by electrolysis,
> from hydrocarbon fuels by reforming or thermal cracking, or from other
> hydrogen carriers by chemical processes. But clean energies such as
> electricity from solar, wind and hydro must be applied to produce clean
> hydrogen, i.e. without greenhouse gases or nuclear waste being
> generated in the production process. Hydrogen may actually be the only
> meaningful link between renewable energy and chemical energy carriers."
>
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