Hi guys, Bill Gates has commented on these electro-fuels (as he calls them) but says the following. Anyone got other studies that show how we can make synthetic diesel or jet fuel cheaper? "Anoth...
as you were... "liquid fuels including methanol have a considerable advantage over batteries in that the burden decreases across the journey"
In reply to Eclipse Now. EN asks about the energy losses to produce methano...
In reply to Roger Clifton. Is there a lot of energy lost in producing metha...
Now we hear https://bravenewclimate.com/2013/01/16/zero-emission-synfuel-from-seawater/comment-page-1/#comment-476637
In reply to Roger Clifton. 2 months till Elon announces his plans for all e...
In reply to Eclipse Now. Diesels produce fine soot, regardless of where the...
In reply to Roger Clifton. Clean, as in no repercussions to health if we sw...
In reply to Eclipse Now. Yes, and it's clean. There is no sulphur, n...
In reply to Roger Clifton. I love the fact that diesel from seawater is ano...
The USS Gerald R Ford, lead ship of a new class of super aircraft carriers, has been commissioned. It has two
"looks to be much more economical" – would be better said as – "looks to be much more energy-efficient"
In reply to Alex. Alex, yes, thermochemical production of hydrogen using a ...
In reply to Alex. Thanks Alex!
In reply to Roger Clifton. 580GW of chemical power would demand the use of ...
Come to think of it, if fuel from nuclear electricity is cheaper than fuel from crude oil, every fuel refinery would have a paddock-full of nukes. Consider that a modern refinery inputs ~5 GW of ...
In reply to Roger Clifton. Oh I see. So while I got a shock at the sheer nu...
C'mon! Buying electricity pays for its production. In the opening of this thread, John Morgan factored in the price of electricity, and most recently, Peter Lang, above. Read it again.
In reply to Roger Clifton. But does it look remotely possible given that we...
In reply to Eclipse Now. Whaddyer mean, "final"? We have a long way to go y...