"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:18:58 +0100, Broadback

wrote:

Martin wrote:
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 14:04:45 +0100, "David Hill"
wrote:


And just when I have been notified of a third price rise in the
last
few
months for the bulk gas I use for heating.
The price has now gone up by about 45% this year.


All over Europe, the price of natural gas is linked to the
price of
crude oil.
A plus to these price rises is that it make alternative sources
of
energy more likely. I can't wait for the hydrogen era to come
in.
Looks like the Canadians are getting on top of it!

Hydrogen is created using electricity, which is generated using
fossil
or nuclear fuel.
--
Martin

Not in Canada's case they even call it Hydro :~)

The amount of hydroelectric power available on a global scale makes no
more than a tiny dent in the total fossil fuel requirements. And the
essence of the matter is that it is already being used. Utilising it
to make hydrogen will sinply make further demands on fossil fuel to
make up for the fact that the hydroelectric power will be diverted to
doing something other than what it is doing today.

Hydrogen simply is not an alternative fuel. It is simply an
alternative method of storing conventional fuels.

The real truth of the matter is that there is simply no way out other
than building nuclear stations as fast as possible.

Franz