Alex Filonov

Book Review: Robert Hefner's 'The Grand Energy Transition'

I know physics a little bit better than you. Yes, sun burns hydrogen in thermonuclear reaction. There is no practical way to do it for energy production for the nearest couple of hundred years. There is no practical thermonuclear energy production technology right now, period. Even from more exotic fuels, like deuterium. All we know about it is that it's about 10 year in future... for the last 60 years.

Sorry for misprint, yeah, it's fuel cell. Technology exists, theoretically. Again, it's 5 years in future for the last 15 years. And, unfortunately, it needs pure hydrogen, which you can't get anywhere on Earth. Unless, of course, you split water using electricity, which requires more energy than you get from released hydrogen (read elementary chemistry course, for Pete's sake!). Or, again, you can produce hydrogen from natural gas or oil, and produce a lot of CO2 in process.

On Mar 14 08:44 PM Michael Fitzsimmons wrote:

> alex filonov: "including hydrogen into the table of energy sources
> is total bullshit". that has to be the most idiotic assertion i have
> ever seen. actually, it was the first good laugh of my day. alex
> - do you realize how the sun heats the earth? do you have any idea
> why NGVs work? no, you don't, so i'll tell you: it's the energy released
> from ***hydrogen***. you just don't get it do you? as far as BS goes,
> your comment (which unfortunately for you cannot be deleted) documents
> just exactly who is full of it (clue: it ain't me). by the way, it's
> fuel "cell".
>
> User283977: thank you for giving it back to poor "alex" who apparently
> needs to read the book more than anyone else. that said, i am very
> glad you got to read it! i wish more people would...i am very dissapointed
> at the general response on here..i hope hefner doesn't hold it against
> me! did you read it because of my review, or did you already hear
> about the book? just curious.
>
> Vancouverite: we may well all be screwed, but i don't see how your
> vitriolic post is helpful in the least. there is a saying from the
> old west: "a weak neighbor weakens me". so, before you continue hoping
> for a US collapse, you might want to consider what effects such a
> collapse may have on canada and on yourself.

Book Review: Robert Hefner's 'The Grand Energy Transition'

One comment on the energy transition:

Including hydrogen into the table of energy sources is total bullshit. There are no known natural sources of pure hydrogen on our planet. Everything written about "hydrogen energetics" is actually about making hydrogen intermediate energy carrier. Energy supposed to be made on electric plants (i.e. 80% from coal, in case of US), then used to split water to oxygen and hydrogen by electolysis, hydrogen then is liquified and used in fuel sell or combustion engines. BTW, currently the cheapest way to produce hydrogen is from natural gas, producing a lot of CO2 in process.

I'm afraid one bullshit in the source might make it all bullshit.