On 24-Feb-2005, Scott Weiser wrote:

Well, the context of the question is gone, but

The context is what you are trying to avoid. Stop playing word games
and stick with the facts.

As I recall, average solar flux is 1watt/m2. If we create a solar panel
[...]
panel under development.

Compare that to the yield of using waste agricultural products and secondary
crop growth on the same land to produce ethanol. Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells
(DEFC) exist and can use the existing gasoline infrastructure without the
need to create a new hydrogen infrastructure.

There are few examples of proposed H2 technology that make sense. Iceland's
commitment comes close, but they have "free" geothermal energy to draw on
and are only serving a small population. H2 for a country the size of the
US is a pipedream.

Mike