montanacamping wrote: This is cool, might be a good deal for power plants.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGg0ATfoBgo
Before getting too excited......might want to do a little studying on 'The Laws of Thermodynamics'
Energy can be changed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
The amount of energy used in the process of conversion can be greater than the amount of energy generated. That's why alot of 'energy sources' don't go anywhere.......too costly to convert.
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As of right now the energy going into the water is higher than the energy thats coming out. I do not think they will ever find an efficient way to split the oxygen and hydrogen. Thats why electrolysis is not making any headway also. But, this is neat never less and fun to speculate for now.
montanacamping wrote: I do not think they will ever find an efficient way to split the oxygen and hydrogen.
Latest photochemical research has achieved 14% efficiency (solar energy conversion) compared to 21% efficiency in PV panels. Not too bad for using energy that is currently not being used.
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