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- From: 01crmeyer@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Craig Meyer)
- Newsgroups: sci.energy
- Subject: Re: Any info. on hydrogen power for cars??
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.122142.12256@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 17:21:42 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.205815.6068@engage.pko.dec.com> <1992Nov19.175417.10952@nmt.edu> <1992Nov20.194912.20986@cs.rochester.edu>
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- > Natural gas has the advantage over coal that the output is richer in
- > hydrogen, and has much less sulfur, the scrubbing of which requires
- > additional equipment. Biomass, btw, has much less sulfur than coal.
- > I have seen a projection that biomass-derived hydrogen is cheaper than
- > electrolytic hydrogen for electricity prices greater than about
- > $.02/kWh.
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- Are you saying that hydrogen from biomass sources can be produced at 2 cents?
- Not an insult--I just can't believe it!
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- > Any of these reforming processes can benefit from a source of process
- > heat. High temperature nuclear reactors (liquid metal or high
- > temperature gas cooled reactors) would do nicely. This would
- > be a more efficient use of the reactor's thermal energy than production
- > of electricity for conventional electrolysis.
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- I suppose the same goes for solar-thermal plants, eh?
- Or are the very high temperatures necessary?
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- > Paul F. Dietz
- > dietz@cs.rochester.edu
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- Craig Meyer 01CRMEYER@LEO.BSUVC.BSU.EDU
- Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humaities.
- Muncie, IN 47306 317-285-7433
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