Monthly Archives: July 2011

2011 David Hughes: Will Natural Gas fuel America in the 21st century?

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

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 →

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Other: human fat, playground power, sugar, tornadoes, garbage

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

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 →

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Solar Power Overview

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

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 →

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Hydrogen, the Homeopathic Energy Crisis Remedy

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

[ 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 →

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Hydropower is temporary. Dams silt up, limited rivers, long permitting process

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

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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Natural Gas pros and cons

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

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

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

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 →

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Why Oilsands (a.k.a. tarsands) can’t replace oil

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

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 →

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Flow Rate Posts

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

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 →

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Depletion Rate Articles and Posts

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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 →

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