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Richard Casady Richard Casady is offline
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Default DISMASTED - told you so . . .
On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:11:11 -0400, wrote:

Boats powered by hydrogen fuel cells may not be far off at all. The
fact that they are floating in a vast supply of seawater is quite an
advantage.takes

What advantage? With no losses, it would take 15 kw hours to produce a
pound of hydrogen. Not including the energy needed to liquify or
compress the stuff. LH2 has a density of about 1/20 water or 1/14
gasoline or alcohol. A boat is the last place for extremely bulky
systems. Best thing to do if you have some hydrogen that isn't working
is use it to turn coal into gasoline or other useful hydrocarbons.

Casady
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