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   From: mzenier@eskimo.com   
      
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   Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)  wrote:   
      
   >	Solar power has come a **LONG** way in the last 20 years, and the ONLY   
   >real hurdle it has left is storage. If someone figures out a   
   >high-density storage medium, or is willing to install 2-3x base capacity   
   >so that the "storage medium" is synthesized hydrocarbon fuel of some   
   >sort, the energy issue would be settled pretty well.   
      
   One of many science programs I listen to from broadcasters around the   
   world had an segment about an organic chemistry, (instead of some fancy   
   metal like Vanadium), for fuel batteries that back of the envelope numbers   
   said could get a storage cost down to 1/4 UScent per kilowatt hour.   
   Quinone/Hydro-Quinone or something like that.   
      
      
   Mark Zenier  mzenier@eskimo.com   
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