Re:cold fusion deja vu? "Radio frequencies can ignite saltwa...
by alex_c on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @10:35PM
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That's the one thing I wanted to see mentioned in the article - how much energy they managed to get out relative to how much they put in.
Looking forward to the discussion about this on slashdot. :p
Am I missing anything? Hydrocarbons have a positive EROI because the end products (CO2 and H20) have lower energy than the original fuel, and so the excess can be harnessed to do work. But electrolysis/fuel cells have only been proposed for energy storage (and portability) because you can't get out more energy than you put in...