Reply #122: This Proposal Is More Chemically Involved [View All]

[ProfessorGAC]

That's mostly boiler fuel in that reference, no? Electrical energy, natural gas for homes, things like that. The company i work for gets energy credits for contributing to this in France and Germany. So, i know a bit, but not a lot, about their program.

However, i think this proposal involves breakdown into slightly more complex hydrocarbons for use as ambient temperature liquid fuels, like of course, gasoline, diesel or kerosene. It's not the same chemistry as what's practiced in Europe today, i think.

And, profitability always needs to be balanced against the cost of the existing route. Sort of like shale oil. If oil gets to $150/barrel, the cost of getting oil out of shale will start looking pretty attractive.

Our problem isn't just the oil cartels and biz. It's the short term thinking we've allowed to become standard. Financial thinking in the short term is understandable. Economic thought in the short term is useless. We can only see the benefit of any technology compared to what the current alternative costs.

It's not the oil people. The enemy is us.
The Professor