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Monthly Archives: July 2011
2011 David Hughes: Will Natural Gas fuel America in the 21st century?
Hughes, David J. May 2011. Will Natural Gas fuel America in the 21st century? PostCarbon. 66 pages Excerpts: Without shale gas, U.S. domestic gas production is projected to fall by 20% through 2035. Shale gas is characterized by high-cost, rapidly … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Gas, Other Experts
Tagged fracked, natural gas
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Other: human fat, playground power, sugar, tornadoes, garbage
Liposuction fat Mr. Buthune thinks the use of human fat as an energy source has some potential. “There’s an interesting business model: link a biodiesel plant with the cosmetic surgeons,” says Mr. Bethune. “In Auckland we produce about 330 pounds … Continue reading
Posted in Far Out
Tagged energy, human fat, liposuction, playground power, sugar
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Solar Power Overview
Solar generation is about .06 percent — six hundredths of 1 percent (.0006) — of renewable energy consumption in the United States. EIA. June 2006. Renewable Energy Annual. It will be hard to scale solar up to anything meaningful in … Continue reading
Hydrogen, the Homeopathic Energy Crisis Remedy
[ Since fossil fuels are finite, and biomass doesn’t scale up, transportation in the future will need to be electrified, especially trucks, which are the most essential and important part of civilization, responsible for supply chains, agriculture, mining, construction, logging … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Electric trucks impossible, Energy, Hydrogen
Tagged alternative energy, electric truck, fuel cell, hydrogen
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Hydropower is temporary. Dams silt up, limited rivers, long permitting process
1) Ultimately dams silt up, usually within 25 to 200 years, so hydro-power is not a renewable source of power. 2) We’ve already dammed up the best rivers. There are now more than 45,000 dams around the world, affecting more … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, dams, permits
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Natural Gas pros and cons
Natural gas is the ideal electricity generating source: No sulfur or mercury like coal No particulates like diesel fuels Isn’t radioactive like uranium It’s always “on” unlike intermittent sources such as wind and solar Natural gas power plants are essential … Continue reading
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Shale oil
Articles about shale oil This is the best overview of shale “oil“: Oct 3, 2005. Randy Udall. The Illusive Bonanza: Oil Shale in Colorado “Pulling the Sword from the Stone”. Cleveland, Cutler, J., et al. June 2010. An Assessment of … Continue reading
Why Oilsands (a.k.a. tarsands) can’t replace oil
Tar sand excavation images: trucks landscape tarsand refineries overhead video: Beautiful Destruction – Alberta Tar Sands Aerial Photographs The problems with oilsands (tarsands) are: 1) In the tar sands open-pit mines, to produce one barrel of synthetic crude it takes … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Hazardous Waste, Oil (Tar) Sands, Pollution
Tagged energy, hazardous waste, oilsand, oilsands, pollution, problems with oilsands, problems with tarsands, tarsand, tarsands
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Flow Rate Posts
Interview of Richard G. Miller by Steve Andrews in Peak Oil Review. Feb 2014. Q: You refer to the widely used phrase—“it’s not so much the size of the tank as it is the size of the tap.” Care to comment … Continue reading
Depletion Rate Articles and Posts
Articles 2005. Matt Simmons. THE WORLD’S GIANT OILFIELDS How Many Exist? How Much Do They Produce? How Fast Are They Declining? Posts July 13, 2005. “Powerswitch” Clive Smith What seems to be happening…is that our new oil extraction technology, … Continue reading
