Comments on: Producing Hydrogen from Water Will Not Suck the Lakes Dry http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-fuel-production/producing-hydrogen-from-water-will-not-suck-the-lakes-dry/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:33:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: ave wiliamsd http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-fuel-production/producing-hydrogen-from-water-will-not-suck-the-lakes-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-8229 ave wiliamsd Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:37:38 +0000 http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/?p=910#comment-8229 It concerns me very much that we rely so much on oil today,the technology is there to produce hydrogen vehicles. oil prices are soaring and cheap fuel is required to run a strong economy as well as environment factors.we are already hearing that the rain forests are not coping with green house gasses,yet goverments and manufacturers are reluctant to make clear decisions in this matter.what if environment conditions deterioate dramatically over the next few years with emerging economies using more fossil fuels. it may be to late then.action is needed now. It concerns me very much that we rely so much on oil today,the technology is there to produce hydrogen vehicles.
oil prices are soaring and cheap fuel is required to run a strong economy as well as environment factors.we are already hearing that the rain forests are not coping with green house gasses,yet goverments and manufacturers are reluctant to make clear decisions in this matter.what if environment conditions deterioate dramatically over the next few years with emerging economies using more fossil fuels.
it may be to late then.action is needed now.

]]> By: admin http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-fuel-production/producing-hydrogen-from-water-will-not-suck-the-lakes-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 admin Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:07:39 +0000 http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/?p=910#comment-1985 Yes, I've written many times about using solar and wind energy to create hydrogen. I think for the small amount of cars we have on the road there is definitely enough renewable energy to handle that and as solar and wind production scales up, so will renewable hydrogen. I see solar / hydrogen and wind / hydrogen working in parallel. The 2015 date will be a small scale rollout I believe to people living around the most hydrogen fueling stations at that time or if by that time a viable home hydrogen fueling station is also commercially available this will help expand the scope of the rollout. Yes, I’ve written many times about using solar and wind energy to create hydrogen. I think for the small amount of cars we have on the road there is definitely enough renewable energy to handle that and as solar and wind production scales up, so will renewable hydrogen. I see solar / hydrogen and wind / hydrogen working in parallel. The 2015 date will be a small scale rollout I believe to people living around the most hydrogen fueling stations at that time or if by that time a viable home hydrogen fueling station is also commercially available this will help expand the scope of the rollout.

]]> By: Michael C. Robinson http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-fuel-production/producing-hydrogen-from-water-will-not-suck-the-lakes-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Michael C. Robinson Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:17:30 +0000 http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/?p=910#comment-1982 Good point that hydrogen production that involves the use of water won't dry up the lakes and rivers. If ocean water is used, of which there is probably more than enough, water consumption should not be a problem at all. In fact, fuel cell cars will be a source of potable water potentially. I'm more concerned about how the various water to hydrogen technologies are coming along. There is the algae approach, the aluminum and water approach, the direct solar thermal approach, water cracking via heat from a nuclear power plant, and other methods including electrolysis I'm sure. It looks like there is going to be a real need for compressed hydrogen gas 5 years from now if most car companies do in fact commercialize their fuel cell vehicles in 2015. I realize you focus on hydrogen cars, boats, and planes Kevin, but someone needs to talk about hydrogen production to dispel the myth that collecting hydrogen isn't practical or environmentally friendly. For the hydrogen advocate, there seems to be political resistance at the highest levels and commercialization in 2015 is still a ways off. Commercialization is far enough away that saying it will happen in 2015 is still just a prediction, although it is a very plausible one. Disspelling the the lakes will be dried up myth is a good start, but more needs to be said to convince die hard BEV and PHEV advocates that hydrogen needs to be part of the transportation system going forward. What do you think of producing hydrogen using wind power? How about solar thermal in Death Valley? Do we have the technology now to produce enough hydrogen renewably to dramatically change the face of transportation? Good point that hydrogen production that involves the use of water won’t dry up the lakes and rivers. If ocean water is used, of which there is probably more than enough, water consumption should not be a problem at all. In fact, fuel cell cars will be a source of potable water potentially.

I’m more concerned about how the various water to hydrogen technologies are coming along. There is the algae approach, the aluminum and water approach,
the direct solar thermal approach, water cracking via heat from a nuclear power plant, and other methods including electrolysis I’m sure. It looks like there is going to be a real need for compressed hydrogen gas 5 years from now if most car companies do in fact commercialize their fuel cell vehicles in 2015.

I realize you focus on hydrogen cars, boats, and planes Kevin, but someone needs to talk about hydrogen production to dispel the myth that collecting hydrogen isn’t practical or environmentally friendly. For the hydrogen advocate,
there seems to be political resistance at the highest levels and commercialization in 2015 is still a ways off. Commercialization is far enough away that saying it will happen in 2015 is still just a prediction, although it is a very plausible one.

Disspelling the the lakes will be dried up myth is a good start, but more needs to be said to convince die hard BEV and PHEV advocates that hydrogen needs to be part of the transportation system going forward.

What do you think of producing hydrogen using wind power? How about solar thermal in Death Valley? Do we have the technology now to produce enough hydrogen renewably to dramatically change the face of transportation?

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