Reply #17: If you repeat yourself enough times, I may agree

[OKIsItJustMe]

But probably not.

Here's a much more damning assessment (as well as easier to follow):


Of course, it ignores the fact that Honda's current fuel cells are 60% efficient.

Changing nothing else in the equation, that makes the overall efficiency closer to 38%. So, that brings us down to 2¼ right there. (Can we forget about that 3 times as efficient nonsense now?)

Of course, Daniel Nocera at MIT believes he can electolyze water at near 100% efficiency.
http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209900956

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A liquid catalyst was added to water before electrolysis to achieve what the researchers claim is almost 100-percent efficiency. …

But, if that were true, someone would start a company to commercialize it. Oh…
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/energy/23388/

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Water-Splitting Company Founded

The start-up is commercializing what some have called a breakthrough new catalyst for producing hydrogen.

By Kevin Bullis

According to the website Xconomy, a start-up has been founded to develop a much-discussed catalyst invented by MIT professor Daniel Nocera, one that can be used to split water efficiently without requiring rare metals or caustic chemicals. …

So, let's see, that leaves us approaching 54% total efficiency (right?) Which, if my envelope serves me, brings us down to about 1.6.

Now can we forget about that 3 times as efficient nonsense?