Monday, January 29, 2007
Hydrogen - a good use for wind power
A recent post on Zaius Nation challenged the popular conception that hydrogen could be used as a green fuel source. Since it takes more energy to make hydrogen from water than can be recovered from burning it, its a net energy sink. Rather it is suggested that hydrogen should be thought of as a battery. One of the drawbacks of wind power, is that the wind is variable, and therefore can't produce a consistent amount of power. But if wind power were turned to distilling hydrogen, then the hydrogen could be stored and used when needed.