I've started to wonder why no one has suggested
acetylene as a fuel source for vehicles and generation. It contains 4-5
times
the calorific energy of hydrogen and can be readily
made from lime and charcoal, using off peak electricity.
During the 80's, some experimenters tried running cars
with calcium carbide and claimed it wasn't much different in price than
gasoline as an equivalent. It may be a cleaner
burning fuel also, lacking the combustion of unburned ends that end up
in the catalytic
converter of cars. I have heard that it's 97 - 100
octane equivalent, too.
I wonder if aluminum carbide or magnesium carbide
might be worth a look, also.
