Originally Posted by Solarfire
Hey guys,
I know I may be a bit biased, but oil really is on it's way out (finally). I got into my industry back in the 70's precisely because of the gas crisis'. I've been telling myself and my employees that our time will come in about 5 yrs.....about every 5 yrs! Well, it's here now..... What with what I do and what some of America's best minds have come up with we will be seeing a hydrogen economy easily within our lifetimes! It's starting now!
We will need our oil for 1 or 2 more decades and then Arabia and Russia can kiss our *ss. I just hope I'll be able to get a hydrogen conversion kit for my Xfire!!!!!
There are still some serious issues w/ hydrogen though. One, the stuff slowly corrodes most of the metals currently used in cars. Two, it's very light & will seep through most metals so we'll have to be using polymer or ceramic gas tanks eventually or we'll fill up one day & have it gone the next! Three, there is no infrastructure yet in place to deliver hydrogen nor is there likely to be within the next several years. Four, no giant lobbying groups exist or should I say, no groups as large as the farmers! Five, it takes a bunch of energy to obtain the hydrogen in the first place because it doesn't occur naturally.
Now solar, that's a whole different thread & I've expressed my opinions on that subject enough already!