But it's still a carbon based fuel releasing carbon back into the
atmosphere with all the inherent problems associated with that.
On Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 03:47  PM, Automatic digest
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> Date:    Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:58:01 -0500
> From:    "Thomas, Geoffrey" <Geoffrey.Thomas1@DEFENCE.GOV.AU>
> Subject: unclas gas prices..  and what they'll be this summer
>
> Or this.  Depends what your feed stocks are. Lots of coal out there.
>
>> From the New Zealand Press Association Feb04
>    ASSOCIATE ENERGY MINISTER LAUNCHES 'HYDROGEN TO ELECTRICITY' PROJECT
>
>    Associate Energy Minister, Harry Duynhoven, will today launch the
> first
> step in a multi-million New Zealand research project designed to
> produce
> hydrogen from coal for electricity generation, via fuel cells.
>    The Minister will feed the first coal into a pilot gasifer which
> generates hydrogen gas for use in an alkaline fuel cell for electricity
> production.
>    Hydrogen can be produced from water (using electricity) and from
> coal or
> natural gas. With more than 10 billion tonnes of coal reserves, the
> equivalent of 50 original Maui gasfields and almost all ideal for
> hydrogen
> production, New Zealand is positioned to be a leader in the
> development of
> the hydrogen energy economy.