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> > > > > > And solar nor wind are good for base energy production so we´re stuck > > > with other methods unless you want to move IP packets only when it´s > > > windy. > > > > Or you store excess power generated on windy/sunny days for later > > distribution on calm/rainy days: > > http://www.tva.gov/sites/raccoonmt.htm > > > > That still ignores tidal, hydro, and geothermal power, which are > available > > 24x7. And let's not forget ethanol, which is easy to make from excess > food > > crops and has already replaced gasoline entirely in a few countries. > > > Use hydrogen. One solar panel (which will last forever unless you drop > something on it) can split H2O into H and O. Sure, burn energy to store it. > Store the H for windless days > or at night. Burn energy here as well. > Feed this to a turbine for electricity and recover heat for hot > water, store it in a heat sink, ect. Burn energy. > Or feed the H into a fuel cell & > strip off the electron volts. Burn energy. > Now a home user can produce wattage to > supply power for his neighbors. Release energy. > The amount of power to be had via these > hydrogen processes is huge. Release energy. > The by-products of this are water and Oxygen. Release energy. > The only problem is that the Oil men are in charge. They want to pipe NG > to houses and have us crack NG into hydrogen. Cut the cord ! So let us use N J to let us release M J, where N is significantly greater than M. What a brilliant concept. When someone starts actively doing it, please remind me the name of the company so I can short it all the way to zero. Thanks god that the oil people are in charge. Alex P.S. The problem with ethanol is the same - the total amount of energy needed to crate useful fuel is greater than the amount of energy it generates.
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