[funzone36]

This pdf below:

www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_EN ... 079095.pdf

States that we can use silicon as an energy carrier. Is it feasible? I think it is since silicon is the second more abundant element on Earth.

What I don't like is that it can produce carbon dioxide since it uses carbon to seperate oxygen from silicon dioxide which is sand.

It's 30% efficient but hydrogen is 22% efficient.

Basically, it's feasible but, IMO, it's not efficient enough and contributes to global warming.

[bartholland]

Hmm, quit a technical document.(to me anyway)
But it sounds pretty positive.

So we'll be building solar parks in the dessert to convert sand into sillicon right?

A breaktrough on the storage of hydrogen was claimed in this article as well btw:

hydrogen-storage-technology