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Martin Eden

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8. I have long thought hydrogen fuel cells are the key to our energy future

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 09:35 AM

Feb 2014

Our nation's electrical grid is a high voltage high-wire act that is super expensive and prone to failure and market manipulation. There was the failure of the Great Lakes region electrical grid several years ago, and don't forget how California was swindled.

We should switch all energy subsidies from fossil fuels to solar, wind, and hydrogen production. Re-write municipal codes to encourage homeowners & businesses to install solar and feed the grid. Any shortfalls from wind & solar (and the vicissitudes of sun & wind) would be augmented by power plants (using natural gas or whatever makes the most sense) that would be designed and operated to always run at peak efficiency. The excess power would produce hydrogen fuel cells for automobiles and other uses.

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ScientificAmerican: Inside the Solar-Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills--Ever [With Update] [View all] solarhydrocan Feb 2014 OP

imagine where we'd be onethatcares Feb 2014 #1

You're absolutely right. Unfortunately... solarhydrocan Feb 2014 #2

Bread and circuses ... Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2014 #5

The device cost $500,000 to construct fasttense Feb 2014 #3

The first of anything is always pretty expensive eridani Feb 2014 #4

Kick And Recommend cantbeserious Feb 2014 #6

Thank you! DeSwiss Feb 2014 #7

I have long thought hydrogen fuel cells are the key to our energy future Martin Eden Feb 2014 #8

Toyota agrees. Next year they are introducing a Hydrogen Car solarhydrocan Feb 2014 #15

That is pretty damn cool. neverforget Feb 2014 #9

If this is the answer, then there is something seriously wrong with the question. hunter Feb 2014 #10

I like your post a lot; it contains a lot of common sense. MH1 Feb 2014 #13

If you watch the first video (or even the first 20 min or so) solarhydrocan Feb 2014 #14

I'm skeptical of any "hydrogen economy" and... hunter Feb 2014 #16

Everyone should be skeptical solarhydrocan Feb 2014 #17

Is the first picture the house? If so, the hydrogen tanks seem to occupy as much space as the house El_Johns Feb 2014 #11

That's a garage. Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #12

Cool. greytdemocrat Feb 2014 #18

weekday kick for important info solarhydrocan Feb 2014 #19

Yah ... this dude rocks. 1000words Feb 2014 #20

And it cost half a million bucks? Yo_Mama Feb 2014 #21

And what did calculators cost in 1972? solarhydrocan Feb 2014 #22