Hawaii becomes General Motor's hydrogen paradise

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Hawaii is stable, or at the very least, predictable. Explosive eruptions are few and far between, and its mostly just a constant oozing of lava. And not all the islands have active volcanoes, but I bet they'd still be able to produce a ton of geothermal energy.

That's a good point....the neat thing about Hawaii is that it's over a hot spot. For many thousands of years, it'll always be over an active vent.

[Rtoups]

I know Hawaii already has at least one working biological hydrogen production facility. The facility uses green algae, aka pond scum, to produce hydrogen. When deprived of sulfur, algae will produce hydrogen rather than oxygen.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by Rtoups

I know Hawaii already has at least one working biological hydrogen production facility. The facility uses green algae, aka pond scum, to produce hydrogen. When deprived of sulfur, algae will produce hydrogen rather than oxygen.

Well, isn't Algae just the miracle plant?

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Rtoups

I know Hawaii already has at least one working biological hydrogen production facility. The facility uses green algae, aka pond scum, to produce hydrogen. When deprived of sulfur, algae will produce hydrogen rather than oxygen.

I see another potential co-production application. Create both hydrogen and bio-fuel with algae. Of course, each technology would have to be somewhat established first before a successful dual-fuel plant could work, but conceptually I don't know of any major problems. Feed and grow the algae and let them produce hydrogen. Harvest the algae and produce liquid fuel. Repeat.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I see another potential co-production application. Create both hydrogen and bio-fuel with algae. Of course, each technology would have to be somewhat established first before a successful dual-fuel plant could work, but conceptually I don't know of any major problems. Feed and grow the algae and let them produce hydrogen. Harvest the algae and produce liquid fuel. Repeat.

....you know all that 'multiple' fuel types GM keeps talking about?

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