I found this article while perusing my favorite personal finances blogs and although it does relate to finance, I decided to post it here for a few reasons. First, I think it's a great article and I love the fact that some guy just decided to make his home and vehicle completely free of greenhouse gas emissions. I think this embodies the true American spirit, and I find it ironic that he has gotten so much criticism for doing what nobody thinks can be done simple because...it cost him a lot of money. I mean, if the U.S. government had done the same research for half a mil, we'd be praising that lab to the stars. But some guy does it and suddenly everyone breaks out the "not practical" phrases. Whatever.Mr. Strizki's monthly utility bill is zero – he's off the power grid – and his system creates no carbon-dioxide emissions. Neither does the fuel-cell car parked in his garage, which runs off the hydrogen his system creates.
It sounds promising, even utopian: homemade, storable energy that doesn't contribute to global warming. But does Strizki's method – converting electricity generated from renewable sources into hydrogen – make sense for widespread adoption?
Secondly, I don't really know if anyone reads my PF blog and I don't actually care. It is more there for me to track my own finances and as a neutral place for Marti and I to communicate. So, since I want my readers to actually see the the article, I am posting it here.
Also, it's been an age since I posted, and I apologize; my world has been a bit crazy. But I should be back on track soon. Stay tuned.
