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Idea for Improved Solar-

Unread postby Kylon » Thu 08 Nov 2007, 01:49:01

What if you made a plastic magnifying glass, that projected solar energy in a concentrated fashion onto a black piece of metal.

Water would be flowing around the black piece of metal, so as the energy as concentrated, it could reach 2,000 degrees, and break the hydrogen bonds.

The hydrogen could be siphoned off, and the oxygen let go.

This would be a cheap solar cell that could be mass produced by robots in a factory due to it's limited size, and the generally uniform nature.

This would ultimately produce hydrogen, which could be used for a clean fuel.


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Re: Idea for Improved Solar-

Unread postby Opies » Thu 08 Nov 2007, 13:23:31

water will vaporize before that... you need electrical current not thermal energy. it will split into gasses, so I hope you know how to separate the hydrogen and oxygen gases from each other. second... hydrogen can be used as a fuel, but not on a mass level, nor is it even really available on a personal level.
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Re: Idea for Improved Solar-

Unread postby Plantagenet » Thu 08 Nov 2007, 13:30:10

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Opies', '.') hydrogen can be used as a fuel, but not on a mass level, nor is it even really available on a personal level.


Obviously. That's why Kylon is trying to think of a way to cheaply make lots of hydrogen so it will become more readily available on a personal level in the future. :roll:
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Re: Idea for Improved Solar-

Unread postby Plantagenet » Thu 08 Nov 2007, 13:36:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Opies', 'w')ater ...will split into gasses, so I hope you know how to separate the hydrogen and oxygen gases from each other.


Time to catch up with the modern world. Chemists have known how to separate gases from one-another for almost 150 years. It's pretty simple. :roll:

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