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New If cars go hydrogen...
... we'll have more than enough left over from our own reserves for a few warplanes.

Is hydrogen suitable for jet fuel? Or is there not enough chemical energy there?
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New Re: If cars go hydrogen...
Isn't hydrogen still (comparatively) expensive to make and store?

Short term, the hybrids (whether using fuel cells or something else) seem to have the edge. Even then the electricity has to come from somewhere. Start back on those nuclear plants, dudes!
The lawyers would mostly rather be what they are than get out of the way even if the cost was Hammerfall. - Jerry Pournelle
New Re: Fuel Cell Vehicles - recent links & activity
One way to get around the hydrogen storage is to use methanol in the fuel cells which extracts the hydrogen from the methanol.

Methanol can be produced from waste - one company showed that old sweets (sugar based lollies) could be turned into methanol. Waste of some types can also be used.

Links

[link|http://www.methanol.org/fuelcell/special/promise.html|Executive Summary of The Promise of Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicles]

[link|http://www.methanol.org/fuelcell/|DamilerChrysler cross USA trip June 2002]

[link|http://www.methanol.org/fuelcell/fact/dmfc.html|Direct Methanol vs Hydrogen]

Methanol explosive power can be boosted by adding nitrates. Methanol is the standard fuel for model aircraft using glo-plug engines. up to 20% nitrate can be added but the engines run very hot.

Some racing fuel has methanol blended with it.



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