Re: hydrogen fuel cell

This should explain it for you. Watch "Who Killed The Electric Car?" We don't need Hydrogen cars, batteries will work just fine for most people.

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[a1mint]

@9711sam Yes, once we figure out how to economically and safely store and carry it in a car, and when it becomes economical to convert it electricity through fuel cells. Once those two main problems are overcome, then yes, hydrogen could become the ultimate way to carry the energy for all our needs.

We could store that energy on the sides of our house as well.

In the meantime, we just have to sit there and keep chipping away at those stupid fossil fuels.

[a1mint]

@2karriizman You're explaining something that wasn't in dispute. Hydrogen, on earth, is an energy carrier only, not a source of energy. You see any issue with this?

Nothing without solar? There's nuclear energy - and plenty of it! Read up on Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors. We have 1000's of years worth, if not much more, of energy for the taking.

Renewables based on wind and solar should also play a role, but it can't be the sole solution - there simply isn't enough for low enough $s.

[legogunguy001]

@dymproductions Not necessarily. Right now 80 % of electricity comes from fossil fuels, the other 20 is all clean (hdyro, a little solar, and nuclear). Besides when you make hydrogen for fuel cell cars, you have to use electrolysis which requires electricity. Or you can use fossil fuels such as methane and coal, but they produce CO2.

[dymproductions]

@legogunguy001 Don't forget, when you charge your electric car, were do you get your energy from? Fossil fuel power stations. 

[steve10212006]

@smoky1ful They have to make it that way so they can sell it at your local station... If they simply had a hho generator in a car there would be no way to charge for the hydrogen. Make a car that you dont have to buy fuel for... hmm now that is a concept!!

[LordofScum]

This discussion is just like the way the US Congress works. It is too late to fix anything, so you should find a place on the sidelines to watch it all go down. Move close to work, and ride a bike or walk. To make any major change will take at least a generation, and a huge mental shift. Hydrogen is not the silver bullet, but one technology in our quiver; think decentralize. There is an extensive natural gas pipeline network in the US, so all the infrastructure (pipeline) right-of-ways are in p

[legogunguy001]

Electric cars would be more efficient but at the time they look to be less practical since they need to be charged for long periods of time and can't travel far. Hydrogen fuel cell cars would be more impracticable but less efficient, since you are converting electricity to hydrogen, back to electricity again. I think we should focus on efficient ways of harnessing the sun's power whether it is wind, solar ect. before we focus on a way to transfer the energy.

[marineninga]

6 years later... what the hell happened?

[smoky1ful]

Way to make it complicated! Through the same process you can make hydrogen!!!! which is a much better power source then electricity! When it burns you get water! Sooooo why

[antony1103]

Fuel cells are a great proven technology, but I think we should switch to cleaner energy sources to provide the power to create hydrogen, such as solar, wind, and nuclear energy.

[erevos86]

@a1mint take a litle taste  ==> submarime U214

[erevos86]

@a1mint if u are not happy about electricity or hydrogen go to the moon and digg some real fuel for your self !