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RE: OM Energy

Are you talking about this: “OM Energy Limited, pioneers of an on-demand hydrogen generating process from water”.

RE: OM Energy

Cracking H2 from water is very old, either by steam cracking or electrolysis.  I've not sean a decription that gives any insight on the OM process.  One report suggested they actually use some petroleum.  A thermo electric generator placed in the exhaust could be used to make H2 from water, but as researched in other threads, it's not very good.

RE: OM Energy

It requires more energy to get hydrogen from water than you can get burning it back to water, especially if you burn it in internal combustion engine with 20% efficiency. Converting thermal energy of exhaust gas into electric energy is useless process itself, but even if it works why wouldn’t that energy simply power electric motor with 98% efficiency? This thing is scam just like most of new hydrogen technologies. I just wonder if governments around the world do not have any scientists on their site, or they like to “waste” money.

RE: OM Energy

"In the UK, scientists have developed a new technology, said to be the first of its kind, where vehicles would use water as the main fuel supply and need only a small amount of petrol.

The vehicle would have a generator that extracts hydrogen from tap water to mix it with a normal petrol supply,
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UK government sources say that if commercially viable, the technology - discovered by Russian experts who have established a UK company called OM Energy Ltd - could eventually develop to enable ships to use seawater for fuel."
 
22 February 2006
http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/59/0C03C059.asp

These Russian 'experts' used to send me phishing emails; it seems they've found considerably deeper pockets!
Ken

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