/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/doctoral-student-looks-to-power-the-future-with-solar-hydrogen(Left) Erik Koepf (Right) Professor Ajay Prasad standing over the solar reactor Using hydrogen refined from natural gas for use as a power source has a fundamental flaw, the process of extraction produces carbon dioxide. This isn’t good for the ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/doctoral-student-looks-to-power-the-future-with-solar-hydrogenMon, 09 Apr 2012 20:41:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1d04c128-acfe-490c-9690-5a9b5ccd4ddfDAB0<p>HI Cabe,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good post.&nbsp; I like that this student has realized that CO2 is an element to be used.&nbsp; Not stored or hated.&nbsp; Mixing CO2 with other hydro-carbon elements can yield ethanol, methane, complex plastics.</p><p>Hydrogen is a clean fuel, but it has more energy when mixed with other hydrocarbons.</p><p>Hopefully this experiment will encourage others to start thinking of CO2 as a resource.&nbsp; We have lots of it and each atom could yeild O2, which we kind of need to live.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am glad people are looking beyond the obvious and are focusing on the true uses of abundant resources.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=14361&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">