“Another unexpected discovery was the large quantity of hydrogen gas, with the mud flowing out of the hole described as “boiling” with hydrogen.”

now it takes 60 days to do a 12 km borehole.

“The Odoptu OP-11 well reached a measured total depth of 12,345 m (40,502 ft) and a horizontal displacement of 11,475 m (37,648 ft). Exxon Neftegas completed the well in 60 days.”

A) decommissioning of older nuclear power plants worldwide and construction of new plants with much better designed and therefore safer cooling systems, and

B) developing less dangerous but efficient sources of energy, i.e. Hydrogen power, hopefully utilizing it also in cars.

I can’t help feeling that such developments are being stifled by the car industry and all those countries which profit from existing fuel supplies like oil and gas, coal, nuclear fuel materials and bio fuel, the latter one depriving large numbers of people in the third world from food supplies. Just imagine what would happen to some of the Arab countries if they couldn’t flog their oil any longer. Back on their camels?

http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/turbines/refshelf/igcc-h2-sygas/Using%20H2%20as%20a%20GT%20Fuel.pdf

Using Hydrogen in a gas turbine is great! but you still get NOx emissions that need to be handled properly.

Could anyone enlighten the green power community how viable is the extraction of Hydrogen from Ehylene and the overall costs of such a power plant as compared to the conventional power plants and the safety issue?

Francisco