Re: What happens when solar power is cheaper than grid power?

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From: Graham Cooper
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:45

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On Jul 12, 6:50 pm, Sylvia Else <syl...@not.here.invalid> wrote:
> On 12/07/2012 6:04 PM, Graham Cooper wrote:
>
> >>> "The H2 engine gives off WATER VAPOUR for exhaust!  It's clean!"
>
> >> True statement!
>
> >> As I said.. even it was an issue, it just raises the question whether
> >> it is necessary to supply O2 Tanks on top of H2.
>
> >> Herc
>
> > I think Rotary Engines are more suitable for H2, I heard the fuel
> > intake is separate to the combustion section so it can handle higher
> > temperatures.
>
> > but H2 is the Hard Problem!  It's not TOO HARD - 2H.  It's H2!   :o|
>
> >   *****
>
> > The Easy Problem is 80% of car usage is <50km at 60km/hour with one
> > person load.
>
> > If people had short range city cars (ELECTRIC) and H2 for the highway
> > and towing, then Electric is ideal for a city environment!
>
> > The problem is "competition", the govt. has to level the field.  When
> > Volvo brought out cars 30% heavier than the norm they fared better in
> > front on crashes!  10G impact if it slows you down, the smaller car
> > suffers 30G impact going from forward to backward in the same time
> > frame.
>
> > With specialised cars for short range in cities, and H2 for highways,
> > you could abandon the 1 tonne 4WD style for Electrics, go for a Dune
> > Buggy style with a compact perspex shell.   Keeps pollution out of the
> > city too!
>
> Yes, keeps it firmly where it belongs - either around the coal-fired
> power stations used to generate the electricity for electrolysis, or
> around the steam reformation plants.
>
> Sylvia.

electricity for electrolysis is not a 24 hour application.

You need to get some sun.

Herc

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