What is the most economically-viable carbon-neutral/positive fuel...

[Howard]

...for the transportation industry today? Cellulosic ethanol? Sugarcane ethanol? Jatropha-derived biodiesel?

 

[Patranus]

Electricity/Nuclear.

 

[Texashiker]

Electricity/Nuclear.

For some reason, I dont think the people that died after Chernobyl would agree with nuclear.

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Wind or wave powered electricity

 

[BudAshes]

gasoline

 

[Howard]

Electricity/Nuclear.

Doesn't answer the question.

 

[Howard]

gasoline

What form of production?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

For some reason, I dont think the people that died after Chernobyl would agree with nuclear.

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Wind or wave powered electricity

Nuclear energy is safe as hell. Chernobyl happened because the dudes turned off a dozen warning signals and safeties that said "STOP THE DAMN REACTOR"

Economically viability wise, not sure as they are pretty expensive to make and need government subsidies. And just wanting to use that electricity of transportation? A massive waste.

Overall, a slow transition to a multitude of alternative energies would work the best. Hedging our bets on a single thing is a terrible idea.

But, current methods are already pretty damn efficient. Sure they burn thousands upon thousands of gallons of gasoline in ships, but they transport a staggering amount of cargo that is more efficient then most everything else

 

[Schadenfroh]

For some reason, I dont think the people that died after Chernobyl would agree with nuclear.

Properly managed nuclear power plants are very safe, take a look at France, South Korea, etc.

Modern reactor designs can even handle quite a bit of stupidity on part of their operators.

 

[silverpig]

Doesn't answer the question.

Sure it does.

 

[rudeguy]

steam

I still don't understand why automobile manufacturers don't put more effort into this.

 

[rudeguy]

Properly managed nuclear power plants are very safe, take a look at France, South Korea, etc.

Modern reactor designs can even handle quite a bit of stupidity on part of their operators.

there's a VERY easy insult available....

I won't make it though

 

[zinfamous]

if only Fleabag were here to answer this question for us!

 

[Turin39789]

Solar -> Food -> Pick it up and carry it.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

For some reason, I dont think the people that died after Chernobyl would agree with nuclear.

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Wind or wave powered electricity

As a victim for this catastrophe, leading to a loss of my right kidney, I still agree that Nuclear is the way to go. Build breeder reactors too.

 

[Howard]

Sure it does.

You can't tell me nuclear is a fuel for the transportation industry without giving extra information. How is the stored energy converted from nuclear energy going to be the most economically viable of all fossil alternatives?

 

[Patranus]

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[SphinxnihpS]

Unobtainium?

 

[ebaycj]

...for the transportation industry today? Cellulosic ethanol? Sugarcane ethanol? Jatropha-derived biodiesel?

Butanol would be by far the easiest transition. Drop in replacement for Gasoline.

 

[sandorski]

You can't tell me nuclear is a fuel for the transportation industry without giving extra information. How is the stored energy converted from nuclear energy going to be the most economically viable of all fossil alternatives?

He meant(85% certainty)use Nuclear to produce Electricity, use Electricity for vehicles.

 

[sandorski]

Unobtainium?

We must obtain some!

 

[Texashiker]

Nuclear energy is safe as hell.

Safe or not, we are still producing nuclear waste that will take tens of thousands of years to break down. After the human race has gone extinct, our nuclear waste will still be around.

Not only do we have to think of ourselves, we have to think of those that will follow us.

Overall, a slow transition to a multitude of alternative energies would work the best. Hedging our bets on a single thing is a terrible idea.

Probably the best answer so far.

In the long run, I think solar, wave and wind will be the best solutions.

 

[zinfamous]

He meant(85% certainty)use Nuclear to produce Electricity, use Electricity for vehicles.

yeah, this is how I interpreted it.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Horse fodder.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Safe or not, we are still producing nuclear waste that will take tens of thousands of years to break down. After the human race has gone extinct, our nuclear waste will still be around.

Not only do we have to think of ourselves, we have to think of those that will follow us.

Probably the best answer so far.

In the long run, I think solar, wave and wind will be the best solutions.

US gov pressured nuke plants to use uranium so they could weaponize the results.

there are other non-weaponizable elements that have lower half-life. like thorium. but too many ignorant people like you to really make any progress on developing nuclear technology

 

[Analog]

compressed air