On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 7:39 AM Jerry Barrington <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Jeffrey Schwartz <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
I think you have AC and DC reversed in part of that - you don't rectify DC

I'm not sure on diesel - yeah, they'd use it if available, but you're
still lugging around trainloads of fuel or lugging trainloads of
batteries. Yeah, diesel is more concentrated power storage by weight
and volume, but in this case solar would be cheaper

Or use the solar to synthesize something to use as
If the dark side has volcanoes there is probably a good source of methane. There is process to convert water and carbon dioxide into kerosene, to be used by the navy for jet fuel. Either could be used in internal combustion engines or fuel cells. 
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