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Old 02-24-2019, 09:56 AM   #379
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Default Re: Climate Change

Actually I think the ultimate energy solution is the simplest.

Use solar power to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Collect the hydrogen. Release the oxygen into the atmosphere. Burn the hydrogen to generate electrical power. In doing so the hydrogen recombines with oxygen to produce only one "waste" material... water.

Repeat.

It's God's perfect energy cycle.

The problem is with storing and transporting hydrogen, which is extremely explosive and such a small atom that it easily escapes. It also tends to cause typical piping to become brittle.

Hydrocarbons are hydrogen bonded with carbon. The carbon gives the hydrogen substance and makes it easier to store and transport. But when burned the carbon is released, producing damaging pollutants like smoke, smog and... AOC.
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