8/1/08

Power Solutions and the Cracker Barrel Incident

Imagine running your car on water! That’s correct, I said water. Stanley Meyer may have done exactly that, modifying his dune buggy to run on water alone using the hydrogen to run his dune buggy. Stanley Meyer died suddenly on 21 March 1998 after sipping from his drink while dining at a Cracker barrel restaurant meeting with government officials. An autopsy report by the Franklin County, Ohio coroner concluded that Meyer had died of a cerebral aneurysm, but conspiracy theorists insist that he was poisoned to suppress the technology, and that oil companies and the United States government were involved in his death. The process by which we generate hydrogen (and oxygen) from water is called electrolysis. The word "lysis" means to dissolve or break apart, so the word "electrolysis" literally means to break something apart (in this case water) using electricity. Electrolysis is very simple - all you have to do is arrange for electricity to pass through some water between to electrodes placed in the water, as shown in the diagram above. Its as simple as that! The principle of electrolysis was first formulated by Michael Faraday in 1820. If the electricity used for electrolysis is generated from fossil fuels, then carbon dioxide would be emitted in support of our electrolysis process, and the advantage of using hydrogen as a fuel would be lost. But if the electricity is produced by solar cells, as we suggest in the diagram above, then there will be no pollutants released by our process. (this is the bush plan still using fossil fuels as coal....) : What are the pros and cons of hydrogen? Pros: Hydrogen is an extremely clean fuel, producing few emissions when combusted directly or in combination with hydrocarbon fuels. When used in a fuel cell, the only byproducts are heat and water. Cons: Although hydrogen can be procured through electrolysis, it is most commonly separated by a reforming process that uses natural gas and other fossil fuels. Supplies of natural gas are becoming tighter, and coal, one of the most feasible hydrogen feedstocks, is a source of major pollution. The technology to produce, store, and transport hydrogen power at a reasonable cost is not yet in place and likely will not be for some time. i apologize for this post being a bit unfocused as the original draft was lost... (by the way most of Stanley's work was done in the early 90's. and so....where are we know?) The capitalists need to realize that money could be made to satisfy there greed in so called green areas. They just need to sell it to middle U.S. as Willie has made GIANT STEPS with Bio Fuels and the nations truckers who don't necessarily where birkenstocks. Post inspired by Okema....