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Fuels from Sunlight, Water and Carbon Dioxide?

Fuels from Sunlight, Water and Carbon Dioxide?. Problems with energy as we practice it today. gas prices. Fukushima accident. coral bleaching. hydrolic fracking. peak oil. BP Gulf Coast oil spill. Millions barrels per day. Canadian tar sands. Year. 1 yr energy consumption. =. 1 hr.

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Fuels from Sunlight, Water and Carbon Dioxide?

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  1. Fuels from Sunlight, Water and Carbon Dioxide?

  2. Problems with energy as we practice it today gas prices Fukushima accident coral bleaching hydrolic fracking peak oil BP Gulf Coast oil spill Millions barrels per day Canadian tar sands Year

  3. 1 yr energy consumption = 1 hr

  4. 150 million km

  5. Storing Energy gasoline batteries 8 times the volume 16 times the weight

  6. Chemical energy (liquid fuel) is high density

  7. chemistry heat sun

  8. Just a pinch of chemistry

  9. The magic ingredient cerium dioxide hot warm CeO2 exhales oxygen inhales oxygen

  10. H2 Hot Warm O2 H2O O Ce inhalation releases fuel exhalation

  11. Solar energy is abundant Chemical fuels store energy well Solar heat uses all wavelengths of light Designer materials use heat to make fuels

  12. Image credits gas prices: http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/oct/05/calif-gas-prices-shock-drivers/ peak oil: http://www.paulchefurka.ca/Population.html CO2 levels: Indermühle A., T.F. Stocker, F. Joos, H. Fischer, H.J. Smith, M. Wahlen, B. Deck, D. Mastroianni, J. Tschumi, T. Blunier, R. Meyer, B. Stauffer. 1999. Nature 398:121-126; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001 (http://www.ipcc.ch); Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA/ESRL (www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/) and Dr. Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/). fukushima daiichi: http://journeys4good.com/on-location/fukushima-50-japans-volunteer-heroes-and-the-international-volunteers-they-inspire/ coral reefs: http://fooyoh.com/menknowpause_lifestyle_living/5141673 oil spill: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/photogalleries/100608-gulf-oil-spill-environment-birds-animals-pictures/ fracking: http://thejackalman.blogspot.com/2011/06/nationals-fracking-response.html solar energy map: http://www.alternative-energy-resources.net/solarenergydisadvantages.html the sun: http://haysvillelibrary.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/the-song-of-the-sun/ magnifying lens: http://www.tutorvista.com/physics/magnifying-glass-lens Canadian tar sands: National Geographic Magazine “Scraping Bottom” March 2009, photo Peter Essick human respiration: http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookRESPSYS.html solar collection field: http://kawngroup.com/solar-thermal-energy-systems/

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