[BIKE: Natural Gas (continued)]

[Jeff Thorne]

In related news, recently announced is that a new reactor has been developed
for getting hydrogen easily out of ethanol for fuel cells--and it's small
enough for cars or homes.

Trouble is, I'd say, that it takes so much fossil fuel energy to get the
ethanol in the first place.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1076636513394_54/?hub=SciTech


Andrew Wimsatt <awimsatt> wrote:

Granted, natural gas may not be ideal for fueling vehicles.  However,  
the Houston Chronicle article mentions transport costs, storage, etc.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2399179

Quotes of interest:

"In the case of LNG, better technology has led to sharp decreases in 
the cost of liquefying gas and moving it around the globe.

The unit construction costs of a new LNG plant have fallen by 
two-thirds over the past 30 years, he said, while LNG shipping costs 
have been cut by more than half since 1990."

"There has been relatively little drilling for natural gas, with much 
of the reserves found accidentally by people looking for oil. Four 
times as many wells have been drilled for oil as for gas worldwide in 
the past decade, Brinded said."

"There's growing hope that natural gas can also be turned into valuable 
liquids, like diesel fuel, which can be shipped in conventional 
tankers."


Andrew

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