subject: Using Chocolate As An Energy Solution - How Is It Possible? [print this page] The search for alternate means of energy has long since stumbled on hydrogen as one of the alternate sources. But how can it be done with very little hydrogen that is usable for energy purposes? Chocolate production may be the answer.
Any scientist, politician or tech geek can describe to you the feeling of elation when hydrogen is bandied around as an alternate fuel source. Simply put, hydrogen is a perfect fuel. Hydrogen can work with oxygen to provide alternate electricity sources. Hydrogen is the most comment element on our planet. It is a clean and safe source of energy. Sounds great, right?
Hydrogen, unfortunately, has a ways to go before realizing its full potential as a source of alternate energy. While hydrogen is the most common element on our planet, it is rarely found in a usable form. The hydrogen in our atmosphere generally sticks to other elements like oxygen, and in this case, would create water. It can be quite a long and hard process to prevent hydrogen from clinging on to other elements.
In the automotive industry, Honda is allowing some American families to test their hydrogen-powered automobiles. Tests have shown positive results. Powering them, however, is the problem. The families tasked to test the car need to take them to specific locations in the Honda plant. It is at the plant where a hydrogen plank and several solar panels can be found. Filling up the hydrogen tank can take quite a long time - think somewhere around two to three weeks. The road is as densely populated with vehicles as ever, so that could pose a major, major problem. Solar power may have met its match in some ways, but creating usable hydrogen is still a problem many in the industry have to deal with.
And to get to the main idea of this article, it IS possible to use chocolate to produce usable hydrogen - according to certain studies in the UK. The waste materials are cured with e.coli. Yes, that e coli. Gas would be produced as a result of processing the waste. No prizes for those who guess what gas is produced. It's hydrogen, duh!
Could it be that chocolate will play a fundamental role in a hydrogen fuel future? Could we really be that lucky?
