Project turns wind into hydrogen (for farm equipment)

[jpak]

http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=164971§ion=News&forumcomm_check_return&freebie_check&CFID=33150112&CFTOKEN=73220544&jsessionid=8830a47f21db34641758

The first hint that this yellow Caterpillar tractor isn’t your ordinary mechanized farm workhorse is the fiberglass-wrapped aluminum tank mounted on the front end.

The tank will carry hydrogen, which will be blended with diesel fuel as part of a broader experiment in converting wind power to other energy forms.

Three teams of engineering students at North Dakota State University are collaborating to alter the tractor – made available by Butler Machinery – to run on the hydrogen fuel blend.

The tricky part of the modification: to regulate the timing and flow of hydrogen in order to maintain a 10 percent fuel blend to operate the 110-horsepower engine.

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[havocmom]

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[jpak]

3. oops - sorry

I opened it with no log in when I posted :shrug: - thanks.

[Dogmudgeon]

5. I got in with Bug-Me-Not

Link at havocmom's post.

Interesting idea -- maybe there is a primary source at North Dakota State University.

Props, too, to Byron Dargan (D-ND)

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[Dogmudgeon]

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It's RealCities -- a spam and malware trap that demands membership.

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[jpak]

4. No and I don't know why I didn't get the log-in page when I first opened it.

I look though...

[Dogmudgeon]

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[havocmom]

7. Wind to make hydrogen- A good plan. Lots of wind in MT and the Dakotas

Methane from manure is also good. Lots of that creating problems because of factory farming of animals in close quarters.

Food gets planted, tended, harvested, and shipped via devices run on diesel. Prices are going up much too fast for the average consumer (whose wages are NOT keeping up) to be able to deal comfortably. There HAS to be some alternatives to diesel put into use PDQ.

“It behooves us in the research world to develop alternate fuels,” he said. “Agriculture is a huge consumer of energy. They also can be a huge provider of energy.”

amen!

[jpak]

8. Try this...

google up the title of the OP...

Project turns wind into hydrogen

...and it will open without a log in page.