Comments on: Power everywhere 2.0 http://jurmo.us/2008/12/19/power-everywhere-2/ About my visions and inspiration Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:45:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jurriaan Mous http://jurmo.us/2008/12/19/power-everywhere-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14296 Jurriaan Mous Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:38:04 +0000 http://jurmo.us/?p=323#comment-14296 Indeed, what looks green is not always as green as it seems. With biofuel so much land needs to be converted to monoculture and croptoxins that its green effect can also be questions. I think the best conclussion about the next car fuel is not near yet. The Tesla CEO was right that we don't have an infrastructure for hydrogen yet and it costs lot of energy to convert power to hydrogen and back to power again. It is better to store it as power. But if the batteries are indeed toxic and heavy. I think hydrogen is better in powercapacity vs weight. Ah well we will see. Hmm, compressed air cars. It sounds like perpetual motion which is not possible(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_motion) Always more energy is lost than generated so we need some refueling in some way. Thanks, I will do. :) Indeed, what looks green is not always as green as it seems. With biofuel so much land needs to be converted to monoculture and croptoxins that its green effect can also be questions.

I think the best conclussion about the next car fuel is not near yet. The Tesla CEO was right that we don’t have an infrastructure for hydrogen yet and it costs lot of energy to convert power to hydrogen and back to power again. It is better to store it as power. But if the batteries are indeed toxic and heavy. I think hydrogen is better in powercapacity vs weight. Ah well we will see.

Hmm, compressed air cars. It sounds like perpetual motion which is not possible(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_motion) Always more energy is lost than generated so we need some refueling in some way.

Thanks, I will do. :)

]]> By: Bram Hilgersom http://jurmo.us/2008/12/19/power-everywhere-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14295 Bram Hilgersom Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:34:28 +0000 http://jurmo.us/?p=323#comment-14295 I totally agree with you Jurriaan, we need to switch to other energy sources but we must not follow the way of the big companys again like "we" did with petrol. Green is a hype right now and everybody wants his share but green on the outside isn't always green on the inside. Take the toyota prius for instance, that should be a green car with the hybride power plain but producing a prius leaves more toxic gazes than producing a Hummer. Same story with the hyped Vesla witch carries batteries that are highly toxic and without careful deconstruction will do more harm than a petrol car. I think the next stap in the car scene will be hydrogen and I think we all will supply our own houses with energy instead of the large power plants. Theres a new Honda on the market in Silicon Valley witch runs on hydrogen and comes with his own hydrogen-generator, that generator can also power your house if you would like to (no dream this is really on the market). Bright covered a story las year about a french guy that produces cars that run on compressed air, they generate enough energy to supply there own compressor. These cars have a full energy cycle onboard, how great is that! Anyway good post, keeps us thinking Jurriaan! I totally agree with you Jurriaan, we need to switch to other energy sources but we must not follow the way of the big companys again like “we” did with petrol.
Green is a hype right now and everybody wants his share but green on the outside isn’t always green on the inside. Take the toyota prius for instance, that should be a green car with the hybride power plain but producing a prius leaves more toxic gazes than producing a Hummer.
Same story with the hyped Vesla witch carries batteries that are highly toxic and without careful deconstruction will do more harm than a petrol car.

I think the next stap in the car scene will be hydrogen and I think we all will supply our own houses with energy instead of the large power plants. Theres a new Honda on the market in Silicon Valley witch runs on hydrogen and comes with his own hydrogen-generator, that generator can also power your house if you would like to (no dream this is really on the market).

Bright covered a story las year about a french guy that produces cars that run on compressed air, they generate enough energy to supply there own compressor. These cars have a full energy cycle onboard, how great is that!

Anyway good post, keeps us thinking Jurriaan!

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