United States Patent Application: 0130075250

We regret the tedium, but, we feel obligated to continue documenting the now-irrefutable fact, that, we can use environmental energy to efficiently extract elemental, molecular Hydrogen, H2, from Water.

Not that we think it wise to use Hydrogen as a vehicle fuel, and go sailing down the Turnpike at Interstate speeds in a pressurized mini-Hindenberg disguised as a Ford Explorer.

http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/cctc/topicalreports/pdfs/topical21.pdf

We've presented you with quite a few reports by now, documenting the fact that our very own United States Department of Energy recognizes the value of Coal; and understands that Coal could, without doubt, if used fully and completely, not only put an end to our outrageously detrimental national reliance on OPEC oil, but, provide us with follow-on benefits of related manufacturing industries and vastly increased opportunities for employment and individual prosperity.

United States Patent: 4735706

As we've been occasionally documenting, most recently in:

West Virginia Coal Association | General Electric 2010 Hydrogen from Sunlight and Water | Research & Development; concerning: "United States Patent 7,820,022 - Photoelectrochemical Cell and Method of Manufacture; 2010; General Electric Company; Background and Field: This invention relates generally to an apparatus for producing hydrogen directly from solar energy. More particularly, this invention relates to hydrogen production using a photoelectrochemical cell";

United States Patent: 4423155

The Mobil Oil Coal-to-Hydrocarbon conversion process disclosed herein can "result in from 30% to 40% overall reduction in processing costs", relative to other, prior art indirect Coal conversion processes, with the end result being a liquid hydrocarbon fuel.

It achieves those savings in a way which, though not directly stated or specified, also likely reduces the amount of Carbon Dioxide co-generated by the system, both in the Coal gasifier and in the catalytic reactor where the product synthesis gas is chemically condensed into liquid hydrocarbons.