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Overall I'm not too thrilled Mike's solution is driven by solar and wind power, but (and I mean a big but) Mike has taken the battery problem out of the equation with his Hydrogen fuel cells. What this translates to is storage capacity. Just add another Hydride filled cylinder and you effectively double the energy you can collect on a good solar day. Once you have matched your average collection and storage capability to your average energy usage, you have effectively completed your first "free energy" transformation. If you get this far, then the next step is to accumulate enough extra to feed your transportation needs. So it looks to me you need only two things to be successful: resources to purchase the needed equipment and enough land to deploy it. This won't eliminate your property taxes, food requirements, clothing needs, etc. , but is surely a step in the "being independent" direction.
By investing in this "ready now" technology, should the day come when we figure out a device to replace the solar/wind input, much of the leg-work will already be done. By that I mean you have the Hydrogen stove/oven, furnace, electric car and home with Hydrogen fuel cell, inverters, etc. , implemented. Plus you get a few bonuses, like using the exhaust from your furnace to process pure drinking water. I cannot see any major flaws in adopting this technology immediately if you can scrape up the resources and place some equipment orders. The proper name to apply to this "ready now" technology is transitional technology and I think it's coming whether the economics is ready for it or not.
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