Comments on: Breakthrough Discovery: Microbes that Generate Methane from Renewable Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sat, 26 May 2012 01:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anumakonda Jagadeesh http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-103518 Anumakonda Jagadeesh Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:10:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-103518 New approach to obtain methane. Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India Wind Energy Expert E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com New approach to obtain methane.

Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Wind Energy Expert
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com

]]> By: Dave http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-23017 Dave Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:08:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-23017 Yes Rick exactly, now if only they could get the Hydrogen from water and generate the methane, THAT would be something Yes Rick exactly, now if only they could get the Hydrogen from water and generate the methane, THAT would be something

]]> By: LanzaTech Plants New Zealand Flag on New Waste Gas-to-Ethanol Process : CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6586 LanzaTech Plants New Zealand Flag on New Waste Gas-to-Ethanol Process : CleanTechnica Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:56:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6586 [...] that can generate electricity from mud and wastewater, as well as microbes that can generate methane from an electrical current, potentially creating efficient, low-cost storage for electricity [...] [...] that can generate electricity from mud and wastewater, as well as microbes that can generate methane from an electrical current, potentially creating efficient, low-cost storage for electricity [...]

]]> By: Anthony http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6585 Anthony Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:44:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6585 Isn't the Hydrogen source coming from water?? This then puts back presumably two molecule of O2 by taking one molecule of CO2. 2H20 + CO2 -> CH4 + 2O2 But we need to remember this is a cyclic conversion because as you burn CH4 you also us O2. CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O Anyway my chemistry may be wrong, please correct me. But if we are to fully understand what is going on we need to think of it in these terms. Isn’t the Hydrogen source coming from water?? This then puts back presumably two molecule of O2 by taking one molecule of CO2.

2H20 + CO2 -> CH4 + 2O2

But we need to remember this is a cyclic conversion because as you burn CH4 you also us O2.

CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O

Anyway my chemistry may be wrong, please correct me. But if we are to fully understand what is going on we need to think of it in these terms.

]]> By: Anthony http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-23022 Anthony Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-23022 Isn't the Hydrogen source coming from water?? This then puts back presumably two molecule of O2 by taking one molecule of CO2. 2H20 + CO2 -> CH4 + 2O2 But we need to remember this is a cyclic conversion because as you burn CH4 you also us O2. CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O Anyway my chemistry may be wrong, please correct me. But if we are to fully understand what is going on we need to think of it in these terms. Isn’t the Hydrogen source coming from water?? This then puts back presumably two molecule of O2 by taking one molecule of CO2.

2H20 + CO2 -> CH4 + 2O2

But we need to remember this is a cyclic conversion because as you burn CH4 you also us O2.

CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O

Anyway my chemistry may be wrong, please correct me. But if we are to fully understand what is going on we need to think of it in these terms.

]]> By: Vishva http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6584 Vishva Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:59:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6584 Where is the hydrogen coming from Where is the hydrogen coming from

]]> By: Vishva http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-23021 Vishva Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-23021 Where is the hydrogen coming from Where is the hydrogen coming from

]]> By: Michael Hindin http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6583 Michael Hindin Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:32:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6583 Electrolysis of water using DC current from excess solar or wind generation will also produce Oxygen and Hydrogen which can also be used directly for energy storage. Don't know the efficiency levels, but Oxygen has many medical, commercial and industrial uses and atmospheric oxygen for combustion is inexpensive and the combustion product is water. Hydrogen is harder to store and transport Electrolysis of water using DC current from excess solar or wind generation will also produce Oxygen and Hydrogen which can also be used directly for energy storage. Don’t know the efficiency levels, but Oxygen has many medical, commercial and industrial uses and atmospheric oxygen for combustion is inexpensive and the combustion product is water. Hydrogen is harder to store and transport

]]> By: Michael Hindin http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-23020 Michael Hindin Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:32:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-23020 Electrolysis of water using DC current from excess solar or wind generation will also produce Oxygen and Hydrogen which can also be used directly for energy storage. Don't know the efficiency levels, but Oxygen has many medical, commercial and industrial uses and atmospheric oxygen for combustion is inexpensive and the combustion product is water. Hydrogen is harder to store and transport Electrolysis of water using DC current from excess solar or wind generation will also produce Oxygen and Hydrogen which can also be used directly for energy storage. Don’t know the efficiency levels, but Oxygen has many medical, commercial and industrial uses and atmospheric oxygen for combustion is inexpensive and the combustion product is water. Hydrogen is harder to store and transport

]]> By: Ravi Soparkar http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6582 Ravi Soparkar Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:17:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6582 Storing energy is the main challange in Renewable energy generation. It appars too good to be true. However more work with commercial angle would clear all apprehentions. I wish great success to the scientists working on the project. Storing energy is the main challange in Renewable energy generation. It appars too good to be true. However more work with commercial angle would clear all apprehentions. I wish great success to the scientists working on the project.

]]> By: Ravi Soparkar http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-23019 Ravi Soparkar Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-23019 Storing energy is the main challange in Renewable energy generation. It appars too good to be true. However more work with commercial angle would clear all apprehentions. I wish great success to the scientists working on the project. Storing energy is the main challange in Renewable energy generation. It appars too good to be true. However more work with commercial angle would clear all apprehentions. I wish great success to the scientists working on the project.

]]> By: Vishva http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6581 Vishva Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:06:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6581 Bryan, why are you not answering the 'hydrogen source' question Vishva Bryan,

why are you not answering the ‘hydrogen source’ question

Vishva

]]> By: Vishva http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-23018 Vishva Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:06:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-23018 Bryan, why are you not answering the 'hydrogen source' question Vishva Bryan,

why are you not answering the ‘hydrogen source’ question

Vishva

]]> By: Dave http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6580 Dave Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:48:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6580 Yes Rick exactly, now if only they could get the Hydrogen from water and generate the methane, THAT would be something Yes Rick exactly, now if only they could get the Hydrogen from water and generate the methane, THAT would be something

]]> By: Rick http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/04/breakthrough-discovery-microbes-that-generate-methane-from-renewable-energy/#comment-6579 Rick Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:23:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2619#comment-6579 Unfortunately, the process requires hydrogen (4 hydrogen for every carbon) which is most efficiently created from methane. Do you see the problem here? Back to the drawing board. Unfortunately, the process requires hydrogen (4 hydrogen for every carbon) which is most efficiently created from methane. Do you see the problem here?

Back to the drawing board.

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