Alan, sorry if you got this twice - I think my first reply may have just one to you John ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walshe" To: "Alan King" Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: Hydrogen - making,storage,burning > Thanks for all the warnings guys. You will be glad to know that I haven't > embarked on any development yet - I wish to research it properly first. That > Methane Farm sounded interesting (I live beside two big dairy farms). > I have worked in the Petroleum industry at the delivery station end (design > of the pumps and all the control systems therein - not pump attendant ;-) ), > and have some experience of explosion proof design. > > What I do wish to investigate is the possibility of generating and storing > the hydrogen over the summer period and burning in an gas boiler to heat the > home. We use natural gas extensively in this country so suitable(ish) > storage mechanisms would be available. Solar energy would also be employed > as a backup/preheat for the water etc. However bear in mind that my latitude > near the south coast of Ireland is akin to that of Newfoundland and that > married with the cloud/ moisture from the Atlantic doesn't bode well for > solar heating!. > > What I was hoping for were some ideas for the generating of the > hydrogen -(electrolosys +....). Oh yes by the way I would be intending to > generate it using electricity derived from Photovoltaics and a small wind > generator (wind we have a lot of!). > > It is a bit of a harebrained project - but a challenge is a challenge. > > So comments on electrolosys, gas pumps, compressors, control systems > (especially redundancy stuff - that is interesting), + warnings/anecdotes > are all welcome. > > John > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.