Nice, but....
What I see so far, is a more efficient way to convert
Natural Gas into electricity. If it turns out to be
less polluting, so much the better. There are a few
questions though.
How long does it last? In other words, is the only
thing being consumed the fuel, which would be
fantastic, or does each unit last a very long time?
If your unit needs to be frequently replaced, it would
not be so great. Also, if it gets popular enough then
Natural gas use will rise and along with it the price
of it. The problem with natural gas is there is a
limited pipeline for delivery and that has been used
in the past to manipulate the prices. Further, as
usage rises, Oil will drop, which in turn will make
that a more competitive alternative. Oil producers
"like" $80 a barrel, but they will take $20 instead of
getting nothing at all. Look for terrorists targeting
the pipe lines after a while for this very reason,
even though the oil producers will claim to have
nothing to do with it.
Still, even if this tech simply results in the gas
turbines being replaced with more efficient versions
it will be better overall.
I would expect that we would eventually see CNG cars
that use the fuel cells since at double the level of
efficiency it actually makes sense since you will be
able to get a car with sufficient range to be
practical.
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