<VV> Hydrogen (HHO) Generator

[Mark Corbin]

That is one point that is so often sorely neglected whenever somebody
mentions "going to a hydrogen" economy. I'd just like to slap them silly,
but that would be redundant. Hydrogen is NOT an energy "source" in and of
itself, but merely a transfer medium. More like an extension cord is to an
electric appliance. Thus the real question is, where are you going to get
the energy to MAKE it? I see its future pointless unless that question can
be answered.

Now off to VVtalk you go.....

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: Re: <VV> Hydrogen (HHO) Generator
>
> Small physics problem with creating your own hydrogen.
>
> Hydrogen is an energy storage medium, not energy itself.  It takes 
> significant energy (7-11 amps from the websites)  to produce hydrogen 
> from water and the potential energy contained in that hydrogen after 
> separating it from water is less than the energy it took to separate it 
> (the process not being 100% efficient... the websites even talk about 
> the heat generated from this process...that  is lost energy).
>
> Bill