[ExI] Name for carbon project

[BillK]

On 12/19/09, Keith Henson wrote:
>  Bill, the problem is not the high school chemistry, but the energy
>  source to make the hydrogen.
>  The US uses about 20 million bbls of oil a day.  To make that much
>  synthetic fuel would take a dedicated 2 TW.
>
>  Nothing wrong with "pop sci" but you need to apply better tests than
>  the reporter or for that matter, the people who funded this work.
>
>

Hmmm. Do you think the Sandia scientists would be pleased to know that
they are just doing 'high school chemistry'?

Sandia press release here:
<http://www.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2007/sunshine.html>

They don't intend to replace *all* the oil production with this
device. Their idea is that in say, 15 years, every coal power station
could have one of these devices attached, taking all the CO2 thrown
out by the power station and using sunlight to produce fuel.

Every 'green power' device extends the lifetime of the remaining oil supplies.

BillK