Comments on: Water Power http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/2008/06/14/water-power/ "I remember way back when a liberal was one who was generous with their own money" - Will Rogers Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tammi http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/2008/06/14/water-power/#comment-7211 Tammi Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:07:12 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/?p=1428#comment-7211 Hi DI, Well, it didn't take much and you have far surpassed my non scientific brain. :) My wishful thinking is that someday I might be able to travel from here to the east coast and back, enjoying some fresh delicious seafood, on about a gallon of water. Are you saying it might be awhile? :) <em>Tammi's last blog post..<a href='http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/2008/06/18/makes-me-feel-good-story-of-the-day/' rel="nofollow">Makes Me Feel Good Story of the Day</a></em> Hi DI,

Well, it didn’t take much and you have far surpassed my non scientific brain. :) My wishful thinking is that someday I might be able to travel from here to the east coast and back, enjoying some fresh delicious seafood, on about a gallon of water. Are you saying it might be awhile? :)
Tammi’s last blog post..Makes Me Feel Good Story of the Day

]]> By: Defiant_Infidel http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/2008/06/14/water-power/#comment-7208 Defiant_Infidel Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:43:49 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/?p=1428#comment-7208 I am up in the air on this one. While I am well aware of the energy potential of hydrogen, it has historically required copious amounts of electrical energy to break water down to its' basic chemical components... hydrogen and oxygen. In fact, it has required more electrical energy than its' potential energy yield, thus, like ethanol, it is impractical and a losing proposition to pursue. That being said, figure out how to streamline the process and use lesser electrical energy and you would truly have something! I have been watching the test progress of an apparently similar concept being marketed as the Hydro 4000. It is being tested, for the second time, by a tv station in West Palm Beach. The first test was so obviously flawed that I was moved to call the reporter in West Palm and tell him why. He seemed to listen and they are now retesting with a more realistic set of test conditions, free of the former opportunities for misleading results. We shall see. Hope you and the family are well and smiley, Tam! :) I am up in the air on this one. While I am well aware of the energy potential of hydrogen, it has historically required copious amounts of electrical energy to break water down to its’ basic chemical components… hydrogen and oxygen. In fact, it has required more electrical energy than its’ potential energy yield, thus, like ethanol, it is impractical and a losing proposition to pursue.

That being said, figure out how to streamline the process and use lesser electrical energy and you would truly have something! I have been watching the test progress of an apparently similar concept being marketed as the Hydro 4000. It is being tested, for the second time, by a tv station in West Palm Beach. The first test was so obviously flawed that I was moved to call the reporter in West Palm and tell him why. He seemed to listen and they are now retesting with a more realistic set of test conditions, free of the former opportunities for misleading results. We shall see.

Hope you and the family are well and smiley, Tam! :)

]]> By: Tammi http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/2008/06/14/water-power/#comment-7193 Tammi Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:59:20 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/?p=1428#comment-7193 Hi Neil, I received the clip via email and didn't notice it was out of TX. I wonder if the oil industry's monopoly on the energy market is what keeps these kind of inventions under wraps? Well, actually, I'm fairly confident it is. With gas being around $4 a gallon, there's a part of me that would love to see the oil industry crash and burn, but I know that's wrong. However, competitive energy sources could help to bring the price of fuel back down to the $1 to $1.50 per gallon range. Hi Neil,
I received the clip via email and didn’t notice it was out of TX.

I wonder if the oil industry’s monopoly on the energy market is what keeps these kind of inventions under wraps? Well, actually, I’m fairly confident it is. With gas being around $4 a gallon, there’s a part of me that would love to see the oil industry crash and burn, but I know that’s wrong. However, competitive energy sources could help to bring the price of fuel back down to the $1 to $1.50 per gallon range.

]]> By: Neil http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/2008/06/14/water-power/#comment-7192 Neil Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:53:58 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/sunflowerdesert/?p=1428#comment-7192 Maybe Bridget can explain it! That looks cool. That was our local Houston newscast, BTW. I hadn't seen that report. Maybe Bridget can explain it!

That looks cool. That was our local Houston newscast, BTW. I hadn’t seen that report.

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