by "Michael C" <mike@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM
"Athol" <athol_SPIT_SPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1210465743.962088@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I believe that biomass producing methane, then polymerising that methane
> into propane makes a lot more sense. Once it's pure propane, it goes
> into existing infrastructure and technology without any problem at all.
>
> A year or two ago, I even had a letter published in a US magazine
> suggesting exactly that. :-)
In the end I think it will be solar or wind power and batteries. They're
talking about making solar cells that are 30% efficient which is a huge
improvement on crops <1% efficiency. Electricity is easy to trans****t and
all the infrastructure exists already.
Michael