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From: "Jed Rothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Meanwhile watch Blacklight Power over the next few years. Utility-scale
reactors are on their ajenda. Hydrogen from water.
If that happens, all bets are off, including cold fusion. Why they plan to
make hydrogen I do not know. Why not just react the stuff in a fuel cell
and make electricity. There is no form of energy more flexible & useful
than electricity. It is the highest of high grade energy. That is why
would love to see one of these magnetic motor/generator things work.
BLP would like nothing better than direct conversion to electricity, but one
must follow Nature. The reactions which are the core of BLP technology
primarily release energy as deep UV light, hence the company name. At the
wavelenthgs involved most substances are opaque and the best one can do is
let them absorb the energy and get hot.
Hydrogen is the fuel. Chemical reactions are needed to produce NaOH, which
converts to NaH, which is the reactive fuel. Everything but the H is
recovered after the reaction and regenerated with new H for the next cycle.
All this seems complex, but at the moment it works and that's what Nature
allows. Other processes may be discovered. The immediate problem seems to be
automating the process, which is bound to have surprises.
The reaction is very energetic, enough to electrolyze water to get H, run
the internal support system, and have external power left over. One
application path is retrofitting utilitiy boilers worldwide. Transportation
is a big user. IC engines can be adapted to run on hydrogen. The technology
for high pressure storage tanks is ready, so existing fleets can be
gradually retrofitted. Hydrogen distribution by exsiting pipelines doesn't
work. A BLP application may be an on-demand hydrogen generator for service
stations, using local water. It might supply surplus power to the grid.
Hydrino hydrides may become a valuable chemical byproduct. Hydrogen-IC and
hydrogen -fuel cell are mature technologies which can be deployed as
hydrogen generators become available.
Further in the future is a hyper-battery technology using hydrinos. BLP has
done some exploratory work. The battery cell terminal voltage will be higher
than anything now available and the energy density will be very high [don't
short the terminals]. These will replace fuel cells and make the electric
car practical with high performance and driving range. As existing cars age
out, the new technology and infrastructure might be ready.
Mike Carrell
