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02-20-2013, 09:39 AM
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Ah interesting concept. I wonder though - what is the energy content and storability compared to other sources of energy? This is what sadly rules out so many alternative ways to store energy - few things are as efficient as gasoline which is a very compact and easily stored energy source. Natural gas or hydrogen needs pressure tanks, electricity needs large and heavy batteries...etc.
This is the famous graph about that: File:Energy density.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (ideal fuels are on the top-right) A back of the envelope calculation gave be about 3 MJ/kg and
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