Comments on: The fuel of 2100: Petroleum http://mikehearn.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/the-fuel-of-2100-petroleum/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:22:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: My site. http://mikehearn.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/the-fuel-of-2100-petroleum/#comment-3265 My site. Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:36:23 +0000 http://plan99.net/~mike/blog/?p=107#comment-3265 <strong>Look at this....</strong> Sweet site dude, check out mine when you get a min...... Look at this….

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]]> By: rolfhub http://mikehearn.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/the-fuel-of-2100-petroleum/#comment-3226 rolfhub Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:07:47 +0000 http://plan99.net/~mike/blog/?p=107#comment-3226 [quote] I think it’s been more than 2 centuries since mankind invented the way to transport energy, without transporting the matter. [/quote] Well, how do you get the energy to the driving car? With wires of any kind? I can't see how this could work. The only practical way is to store enough energy inside the vehicle for at least a few dozen kilometers, so it can drive freely. [quote] The day converting our internal combustion engines to simple, convenient, reliable and extremely efficient electric motors will become feasible is not too far. [/quote] The problem is not that there are no good electric motors that could be used, but the problem is simply: how to _store_ enough energy to power this motor for long enough to drive to your destination. That's the point the whole research is all about: Which way is the best to store energy in a compact, safe and environmentally uncritical way? And that's not really easy, for example, common rechargeable batteries are quite heavy if they have enough energy capacity, which is clearly uneconomical. That's the main reason petroleum is still in use: The energy capacity of it is really great, so if it would be -for example- be practically possible to convert electrical energy to artificial petroleum (at the gas station or in large plants) that could be used just like regular petroleum, that would be (nearly) perfect. [quote]
I think it’s been more than 2 centuries since mankind invented the way to transport energy, without transporting the matter.
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Well, how do you get the energy to the driving car? With wires of any kind? I can’t see how this could work. The only practical way is to store enough energy inside the vehicle for at least a few dozen kilometers, so it can drive freely.

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The day converting our internal combustion engines to simple, convenient, reliable and extremely efficient electric motors will become feasible is not too far.
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The problem is not that there are no good electric motors that could be used, but the problem is simply: how to _store_ enough energy to power this motor for long enough to drive to your destination. That’s the point the whole research is all about: Which way is the best to store energy in a compact, safe and environmentally uncritical way? And that’s not really easy, for example, common rechargeable batteries are quite heavy if they have enough energy capacity, which is clearly uneconomical. That’s the main reason petroleum is still in use: The energy capacity of it is really great, so if it would be -for example- be practically possible to convert electrical energy to artificial petroleum (at the gas station or in large plants) that could be used just like regular petroleum, that would be (nearly) perfect.

]]> By: Enver ALTIN http://mikehearn.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/the-fuel-of-2100-petroleum/#comment-3225 Enver ALTIN Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:03:37 +0000 http://plan99.net/~mike/blog/?p=107#comment-3225 Hi Mike, It's very nice to see someone touching the issue. I think it's been more than 2 centuries since mankind invented the way to transport energy, without transporting the matter. I guess you've heard about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla" rel="nofollow">Nikola Tesla</a>'s work. I guess you already know about the electric car, named after him, <a href="http://www.teslamotors.com/" rel="nofollow">Tesla Roadster</a>. I think that's the (near) future. The day converting our internal combustion engines to simple, convenient, reliable and extremely efficient electric motors will become feasible is not too far. Thanks, Hi Mike,

It’s very nice to see someone touching the issue.

I think it’s been more than 2 centuries since mankind invented the way to transport energy, without transporting the matter. I guess you’ve heard about Nikola Tesla’s work.

I guess you already know about the electric car, named after him, Tesla Roadster. I think that’s the (near) future. The day converting our internal combustion engines to simple, convenient, reliable and extremely efficient electric motors will become feasible is not too far.

Thanks,

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