New solar fuel machine 'mimics plant life'

[basquesteve]

Interesting

http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12051167

[Ukwildlifeo]

My thoughts when I read it this morning. Lets hope its not another of these ideas that disappears under the carpet after one of the oil companies buys the rights to it..

[MoonlightWarlock]

To make a discovery like this and not to research its potential fully would be a crime, in my opinion.

However, she admits the fate of this and other devices in development is tied to whether states adopt a low-carbon policy.

"It's very much tied to policy. If we had a carbon policy, something like this would move forward a lot more quickly," she told the BBC.

[STYRBJORN]

Hm. Efficiency as of now is 0.7% - 0.8% The inventors claim that <19% is attainable, which they say would make it commercially viable. Is that convincing enough to persuade a commercial organisation to look at it? Like it or not, if industry can't make money from it it's dead in the water

[Red Robin]

Any hydrogen produced by this technology would be far more eco friendly than the horrendous batteries which cars like the equally horrendous Toyota Pious use. Reality is Dust-to-Dust total life and not just a snapshot of carbon emissions.

I don't look forward to the death of the petrol engine though - It's currently at a peak and V8 and V12's are still being produced I'm glad to say.

[STYRBJORN]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

Any hydrogen produced by this technology would be far more eco friendly than the horrendous batteries which cars like the equally horrendous Toyota Pious use. Reality is Dust-to-Dust total life and not just a snapshot of carbon emissions.

I don't look forward to the death of the petrol engine though - It's currently at a peak and V8 and V12's are still being produced I'm glad to say.

A 1 litre transverse four giving 165bhp is all I ask . . .

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by STYRBJORN

A 1 litre transverse four giving 165bhp is all I ask . . .

....2.5 litre 5-cylinder turbocharged 365bhp is my next preference but 2.0 litre 4-pot turbo'd 260bhp is doing very very nicely meanwhile. Petrol of course, no diseasals allowed in my batcave.

Each to their own, though.

Stay focussed and enjoy every mile whatever you drive (even though it's difficult to enjoy some cars!).

Have Fun But Safe Journeys

[STYRBJORN]

CAR? Did you say CAR? BORING. Too many wheels.

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by STYRBJORN

CAR? Did you say CAR? BORING. Too many wheels.

I used to race two-wheelers....






But the type with no engine, just leg power . A Harley would be my choice of motorbike.

Methinks we've meandered way off topic. How long do folks think it'll take for solar fuels to be widely adopted, assuming they get the financial backing?

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

A Harley would be my choice of motorbike.

A _Harley_!? They're just a grotesque old camel - fit for only going in straight lines!

Jim