In reply to Alan J Fletcher's message of Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:23:13 -0700: Hi, [snip] Based upon conversion of only Ni62 & Ni64 to Cu63 & Cu65 respectively, & an electrical energy value of 5 cents / kWh (@30% conversion efficiency), I calculate a Ni value of $2085/kg. The current price of Ni is USD23.1 / kg, or about 1% of the value of the energy it represents, implying that this use of the metal would support a Nickel price 100 times higher than the current price.
Two additional points: 1) Less than 5% of the Nickel would actually be used, leaving the rest for normal uses of the metal. 2) If all our energy were to be obtained form this source, then the demand for the metal would outstrip current production rates about 3 fold. >by dumbspammers (1656 comments) June 29, 2011 11:53 AM PDT >The cost of refining nickel to power the E-CAT system is higher than the >amount of energy (allegedly) generated by the E-CAT. Thus, even given an >infinite supply of nickel ore, the E-CAT has a negative net output of >electricity; that is, it costs more KW to make the nickel powder required to >operate it than the E-CAT can produce from the powdered nickel. And that's not >even considering the energy required to isolate the hydrogen. > > >... a couple of posts disputing that > > >by dumbspammers (1656 comments) June 29, 2011 4:31 PM PDT >Call any metal refinery and ask them what it costs in KWh to refine 1 gram of >99-and-5-9s pure powdered nickel. Or Google, if you have the ability. > > >I am unimpressed with people who believe that snake oil is the solution to our >energy needs. > > >- - - > > >Eh? 2.5kW * 24 hrs * 365 days / 2 = 10 MW ?? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
