OT: Gas Prices

[AngleWyrm]

AdmiralMartin said:
Who needs gas? What we need are Water Powered Cars

Just one little thing about that: How much energy does it take to run the electrolysis process to separate water into it's componant oxygen and hydrogen? That is the amount of energy that would be released from burning it. Thus it is a no-gainer, just putting the job of generating power into the electrolysis phase.

Can this still be a useful invention? Sure, it could be thought of a volatile form of battery, storing power to be used later.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

We need super capacitors.

[Suicide Junkie]

The oil had to get there in the first place. Taking alkalines from your dead neighbour's garage is certainly cheaper than plugging in your old rechargables, but it leaves quite the mess

[AngleWyrm]

A Wave Farm in Portugal for generating power from the movement of the ocean's surface.