06-11-2008, 03:23 AM
I remember in 1959, Werner Von Braun on Disneyland tv program talking about throwig away our electric meters,as Atomic energy is here, the only little problem is storing the spent rods.
A few years ago Fuel Cells were going to save the day.
Google "Mahogany Project", where Shell oil is trying to melt oil shale on site(in the ground) to pump out as oil. Been working on it for at least 5 years in Colorado or Utah.
The only problem with the algae is water, which it mostly is, seperating the two is the trick, don't hold your breath. Although I'd like to see it happen.
All kinds of pie in the sky projects, costing us a pile, but here we sit on a proven, operating expandable source which could power the island by itself. Geothermal, but we're ready for any new fad project even if Helco would charge us full price anyway.
A few years ago Fuel Cells were going to save the day.
Google "Mahogany Project", where Shell oil is trying to melt oil shale on site(in the ground) to pump out as oil. Been working on it for at least 5 years in Colorado or Utah.
The only problem with the algae is water, which it mostly is, seperating the two is the trick, don't hold your breath. Although I'd like to see it happen.
All kinds of pie in the sky projects, costing us a pile, but here we sit on a proven, operating expandable source which could power the island by itself. Geothermal, but we're ready for any new fad project even if Helco would charge us full price anyway.
Gordon J Tilley