For the prototype, it uses electricity from the grid. In production, it
could power itself - or not. The inventors proposed a portable, truck
mounted system that could be taken to various sites, so they are mostly
thinking of self powered. I don't know the amount of energy required to
produce a unit of energy, but it definitely comes out strongly on the
beneficial side.
From my point of view, biofuel shouldn't compete with wind, solar, etc.
We should build out the latter and switch as much energy usage as
possible to electricity generated them them. Biofuel can be used to
generate virgin plastic and run jet planes - better than than more
extraction.
Peri
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From: "EVDL Administrator via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
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Sent: 09-May-21 3:38:22 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] opinion article on hydrogen
On 9 May 2021 at 18:30, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
I've seen a prototype reactor (high pressure, high temp, with a
catalyst)
I'm all for snagging energy from the waste stream, but pressure and heat
require energy input. Where will it come from? And how does that input
compare with the energy that the product produces? That's the big hammer
hanging over ethanol's head, too.
I may be missing something, but I don't see any comparable ongoing energy
input for PV, wind, tidal, or geothermal sources.
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