Re: [GBlist] house thoughts

["Kostas LIAPIS" <kostas@liapis.com>]

 MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH 2002!!!



PLEASE SUPPORT AND INVEST IN SOLAR ENERGY

As we start  the 21st century, deregulation of energy monopolies in
developed countries, economic liberalization in  developing countries and a
global  emphasis on cleaner, renewable energy sources, are beginning to
change what was once a fairly stable industry.  As these trends evolve and
alter traditional energy industries structures,  energy companies like Lion
Energy that take an early lead in identifying these changes and significant
opportunities are poised to experience significant growth.


Electrochemical Thermal Convertor

The electrochemical thermal convertor is a revolutionary technology for the
direct conversion of low  temperature heat  into  electricity based on a
continuous regeneration of an electrolyte using the thermal energy of the
heat source with an efficiency in the conversion of thermal to electrical
energy of  75% - 85% depending on the temperature of the heat source.
(temperature ranges: 40 - 100EC).

A large part of the converter could be made out of recycled plastic and
rubber scrap (based on another proprietary technology) which leads to a low
equipment costs.   The economic life of the system is estimated to at least
20 years. The modular structure allows the fast replacements, which together
with the low cost components leads accordingly to a low cost operation.  The
specific cost of the convertor (assuming a stabilized production in an East
European plant) is projected to be under USD 200/KW.

Energy Storage

Currently, the only viable energy  storage solution is pumping water into
reservoirs (high cost, environmentally complex and limited geographically).
Experiments involving  compressed air  in subterranean deposits, super
magnets, super electrochemical capacitors, or high RPM  flywheels (200,000
rpm) are not  yet close to industrial applications. Some existing metal
hydride alloys based technologies (hydrogen as storage agent) have a low
energy/volume  ratio and a prohibitive cost.

The new energy storage technology secured by Lion Enegy allows  the long
term and low cost storage of energy using hydrogen as storage agent.  The
process consists of the catalytic hydrogenation of an aromatic compound used
as support substance.

The storage takes place at normal  temperature and pressure and is extremely
stable with an energy density of approx.  2,200 KWh/m3 of support substance.
The hydrogenation and then de-hydrogenation (for the release of hydrogen)
have a combined  energy efficiency of approx. 75%.  (if heat released by the
de-hydrogenation process is recovered, efficiency could be higher).   A
hydrogenation reactor with a volume of 1m3 can generate a flow of  approx.
780 Nm3/h (2.7MWh).  The cost of the equipment produced in Eastern Europe
(not including the storage tank for the support substance) is under USD
100/kW. (that is caloric energy released by combusting  the hydrogen for 1
hour).

The support substance (together with the hydrogen and the energy contained)
could be stored indefinitely at normal temperature and pressure or
transported using components of the extensive infrastructure created by the
oil industry, available in most geographical areas (tanks, pipes, oil
terminals, rail or ocean tankers).

IF YOU ARE INTEREST TO INVEST PLEASE CONTACT.


Kostas Liapis
Lion energy
Athens Greece
TEL  +30 106848882
FAX  +30 106848849
MOBILE +30936074909

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