Hydrogen as a solid for fuel cells

Published in December 11th, 2007

Brandon Wirtz made a comment about exploding hydrogen tanks for fuel cell use in in cars in his blog at http://www.xyhd.tv/2007/12/rants-and-tangents/stop-drilling-for-oil-in-the-us-or-prepare-for-a-methanol-economy/ However the research shown at http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/23/south-koreans-make-hydrogen-solid-for-a-brighter-fuel-cell-futur/ indicates to me that by the time we get any kind of real alternative fuel infrastructure in place I won’t be any more worried about a hydrogen tank […]

Would they rather have a Nuclear Power Plant?

Published in December 10th, 2007

Posted by pmountanos in "Green Stuff"

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More fun from news.com. This time it’s a story on the suggestion from a Stanford team for a wind farm off the coast of Cape Mendocino. Apparently there is some concern that locals would object to ruining the view. I’ve spent time up there. Sure, it’s pretty but trade offs have to be made. How […]

Newest X Prize bar is too low.

Published in December 9th, 2007

Posted by pmountanos in "Green Stuff"

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News.com is reporting that the new X Prize will be for a 100 MPG car. I thought that the X Prize was supposed to be for technical feats that were HARD. Modified Prius hybrids are reported to already be getting 250 MPG here and here. If they really want to impress me how about a prize […]