Re: Britain in secret EU army deal

K. Jones wrote:
> "Mike O'Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > What you arer likely to see is incremental increases in discoveries
> > into alternative energy and renewables that will sudenly become
> > viable solutions to the present fuel source - crude oil. Electrolosis
> > of water into H2 and O will suddenly become cost effective, Plants
> > will be found that will yeild larger than normal quantities of
> > vegatable oils bio-diesel or starch for alcohol.
>
>
> When you burn fuel to make hydrogen via electrolosis, it will
> never be cost or energy effective.

Generally true.  However, there are a number of energy sources that
don't involve combustion. and which produce electricity at times of the
day that do  not track well with the electricity demand.  Storing that
energy by generating hydrogen with electrolysis makes a lot of sense.

Also bear in mind that normal cars are very inefficient at recovering
the available energy in the fuel they burn.  Big power plants are much
more efficient, so that fossil fuel -> electricity -> hydrogen
-> fuel cell vehicle is not that much worse than most cars.  Hybrid cars 
(Toyota, Honda), and high efficiency diesels (Volkswagon), do much better.