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[QUOTE]Originally posted by glassman: [QB] yes, fuel cells do offer US a great possibility... if we can get fuel cells to run on CH4 (methane) we can replace a lot of our oil dependance.. ehtanol fuel cells are here, and we expect to see them used for laptops soon, you refill them like a zippo ;) ...i think Toshiba got the patent on them... methane solidifies at 33 degrees under pressure... the floor of the ocean is literally covered with methane ice crystals..it it estimated that there is at least 80 times the amount of methane just lying there than all of the world's oil reserves... in my "liberal la la fantasy mode" i see a govt "manhattan project" to bring this conversion to fuel celss about quickly, but i don't see anybody (liberal, conservative, GOP, or DEM) ready to roll up their sleeves and "make it so #1" :D The current generation of DFCs are carbonate fuel cells; Fuel Cell Energy is exploring the use of solid oxide technology for smaller size units in the future. This is not the same type of fuel cell as the PEM used in an automobile, which is smaller, runs at lower temperatures, produces less power and requires an external supply of hydrogen. The direct fuel cell takes in methane as a fuel, and reforms the gas internally to produce the hydrogen required for use in the fuel cell reaction. During normal operation, the fuel cell itself only consumers some 70%–80% of the hydrogen feed, leaving 20%–30% available for export. basically? pure hydrogen is a pain in the butt to store and handle, but using simple carbon-hydrogen molecules (CH4 toluene benzene?) are a lot easier based on todays technology..refrigerating hydrogen to liquid is 'spensive liquifying methane is relatively cheap... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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