Comments on: Penn State Researchers Discover Method of Off-Grid Hydrogen Production

By: Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:14:00 +0000

I remain a champion of methane gas from Anaerobic manure/humanure, offal digestions because: We can easily bottle it in existing “propane tanks” for very long times without losses. Exotic technologies needed to store and use H2 frighten me off. The loss of the O2 robs energy? Methane on the other hand, burns in common mantles for light, propane stoves, and can even run current designed gasoline engines with current methane carburetors. (even your gasoline rotor tiller, water pump, or generator) Crosley ‘IcyBalls can be heated with methane in a pinch, but Solar arrays of Fresnel lenses will serve best for refrigeration.

Google: “Crosley Icyball” and
draw your own conclusions.

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2004/04
/14/cool_fridge_without_using_electricity.htm

Can we build a “cold cellar”
using a Fresnel lens array, and a Crosley Icyball?
There is a future in America after the Cheap Oil Era, once the radioactive wastes from that unsustainable extravagance are cleaned up. I hope.

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By: David Anderson

David Anderson — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:21:00 +0000

WOW. yes please!

By: sola

sola — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:13:00 +0000

Looks like a huge invention.

Even if saltwater needs to be pumped to inland locations the energy efficiency of the process may remain appealing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:40:00 +0000

Could be the discovery of the century, but we’ll have to wait to see if it scales.

If it does it might make more sense to ship salt to the interior of continents than to ship finished hydrogen.

I’ll like to see someone do some large scale projections. Using fast food grease for biodiesel works at the lab level, but it doesn’t scale as a replacement for petroleum.

By: Jaded

Jaded — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:38:00 +0000

Wow, great work! Unfortunately what will happen is that a large energy company will buy the technology and bury it forever.

By: AngryBuddha

AngryBuddha — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:17:00 +0000

This is a really BIG deal!