Check this out

[Murphy]

Impressive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070314-15285200-bc-us-biomassfuels.xml

[baker2acre]

Boy, that sure is a hope builder..... I'd love to both be environmentally friendly AND get off this "merry-go-round" of foreign energy sources. Don't get me wrong, Saudi-Arabi and else where has bills too and I don't like taking spoons out of peoples mouths, but I like monopolies evan less. :mad:

I'm curious to know if this "new" process is economically "do-able." Obviously they're getting more fuel from less (3X more per Murphy's link), but they're taking an additional step of adding hydrogen at a key point in the process which would come (according to Murphy's link) from a none existing "0-Carbon emitting" source such as solar or nuclear facilities that would require massive construction expenses and a mountain of red-tape for the Nuclear option for sure!!! Naturally that cost would be "rolled over" to the consumers. :rolleyes:

The flip side is that it could benefit the economy by giving farmers a lot more options putting more dollars into their pockets to be spread around making us less dependant on government subsidies. :D

[bbbear]

Impressive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070314-15285200-bc-us-biomassfuels.xml

`Hope everyone reads about this before Shell or some other oil giant buys the process and burys it.