you've added greatly to the cost - but won't be able to noteably dimish energy needs without creating a system with a payback time on the order of several decades.
That reply sums up both the problem and the answer. Very few companies or individuals are willing to look beyond next quarters profit statement.
This might be a small aid in producing hydrogen but this could be a HUGE development for producing ethanol fuels. After fermintation, ethanol is separated from the mash/water by distillation. Usually multiple stages are required to get it to nearly pure ethanol so that it can be mixed with gasoline without separating. If this works then much of the energy that currently has to be used for distillation could be eliminated, increasing the net BTU yield per gallon, and dropping the price. This could make E85 viable.
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This might be a small aid in producing hydrogen but this could be a HUGE development for producing ethanol fuels. After fermintation, ethanol is separated from the mash/water by distillation. Usually multiple stages are required to get it to nearly pure ethanol so that it can be mixed with gasoline without separating. If this works then much of the energy that currently has to be used for distillation could be eliminated, increasing the net BTU yield per gallon, and dropping the price. This could make E85 viable.