2007-03-15 00:31:37 · 8 answers · asked by Ratheesh vL 2 in Environment
you mean cheap energy...water can be a means of almost infinite supply of energy at this era, some cars & engines are using water as means of fuel. this is done by separating hydrogen from water & turn it to fuel.
2007-03-15 00:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Urban Hermit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question is not only of cheap oil, it is also of increasing efficiency and looking at alternative sources of energy.
Look at the watches and cell phones - application and other things are bound to change with time.
Coal fired or steam engines were very inefficient - some had efficiencies as low as 35 to 40%, bu the electric motors used in the locomotives today can have efficiencies in excess of 90 to 95%.
2007-03-15 14:28:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well technology for producing biodesiel from vegetable oils and even animal fats is getting cheaper all the time. However I wouldnt want to rely on biodesiel as the sole source of fuel. There is also a limited amount of fresh water in the aquafers.
I should think that people should be more conserned with running out of water than oil. After we NEED water to survive.
2007-03-15 07:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by beano007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we can.
Bio-Diesel has already been identified by our government as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Currently, the price per litre diesel costs about 25 rupees. This needs to be used as a mixture (20%) with diesel to run automobiles. However, this can be used directly in motors, generators etc.. To use bio-diesel directly in vehicles, the engines have to be modified slightly.
Also, our President Dr.Kalam has discussed in various fora about the suitability and viability of Bio-diesel for India. The plants that produce bio-diesel (eg. Jatropha) grow virtually on any types of land thus does not take away the agricultural land. Railways and some state owned Transport Departments have already started using Bio-diesel and Indian Railways started growing few lakhs of Bio-Diesel plants on its land adjacent to railway tracks.
2007-03-15 08:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by Laveti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the future, hopefully we won't need to be pulling old dinosaurs out of the ground. Perhaps we as a species will come up with a more ecologically sound way to get around. Won't it be a great day when mineral rights won't be worth any more than Confederate money !
2007-03-15 07:36:42 · answer #5 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you consider cheap.
2007-03-15 07:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by Ellen T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This globing warming hype is raising the price . This hype is bad for us and good for our enemy.
2007-03-15 10:24:54 · answer #7 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think no. it might be more costlier than it is today.
2007-03-15 07:35:20 · answer #8 · answered by cool girl 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋