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> .. does it make sense to design the windmill, and the wind farm - from > the git-go to make only hydrogen, which is storable, even if not > "easily storable" and transportable via pipelines (if they are designed > to avoid embrittlement)? And people are laffing at ME talking about a superconducting DC backbone..?? ;P > .. or do you need a higher COP than this to make the choice obvious? > > Of course - going the other way - from having H2 readily available at > the population center, but going back electricity for the customer is > lossy, even with fuel cells, but H2 can be transported for long > distance with the only loss being pumping. How does that compare to > line losses? Is there an offset or advantage for pipeline transport > there that makes H2 more attractive if one develops a huge wind farm in > say the Dakotas, where there is ample wind ? What _is_ the present efficiency of coal/hydro/nuclear power that is now being delivered by hi-tension towers, BTW..? - -- grok. - -- Build the North America-wide General Strike. TODO el poder a los consejos y las comunas. TOUT le pouvoir aux conseils et communes. ALL power to the councils and communes. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkn9tG0ACgkQXo3EtEYbt3H2SACePjETZ88nPeL3w2unCF3u6hbQ KBwAn1JTAiBGeUD4Qi+NhWDQuKdkPB1r =NifM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
