Category Archives: Energy

the posts in this category used to be in “Energy in A Nutshell” at my former web site.

NG vehicles: 15 million world-wide, up to $1.7 million per NG filling station

Posted on July 16, 2013 by energyskeptic

14 July 2013. Energy Burrito. 10 Points To Consider In The Natural-Gas-Vehicle Debate. oilprice.com The perception of natural gas as a mainstream fuel for vehicles runs the gamut, dependent upon where you live: from the improbable… to the viable… to … Continue reading →

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Grid has too many owners, forget about increasing the size and strength

Posted on July 15, 2013 by energyskeptic

Summary of The New York Times article below: There are too many commercial and government players. with too many conflicting interests, plus regulatory hurdles, as well as too much money required to maintain, improve, or expand the grid. What this … Continue reading →

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Peak fossil fuels means global warming less than projected

Posted on July 15, 2013 by energyskeptic

This Science article states we could emit CO2 at the same rate we are now for another 50 years before going over the 2 degrees Celsius level we need to avoid a runaway greenhouse. Since we are at peak world fossil … Continue reading →

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Whirlwind Power

Posted on July 11, 2013 by energyskeptic

Sounds great — but will it scale up? That’s been the downfall of many projects that work small scale, like biofuels from algae & cellulosic, etc. And as I say at the top of many of these posts, this is … Continue reading →

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EROI downward spiral

Posted on June 7, 2013 by energyskeptic

Stephen Leeb. June 2013. Dangerous times as energy sources get costlier to extract. Forbes. Remember the term “peak oil”? With all the oil now available from oil shale, tar sands, and other new sources, many analysts assume that the old … Continue reading →

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Oil can never be replaced with alternative energy

Posted on April 28, 2013 by energyskeptic

People who think that wind, solar, biofuels, hydrogen, batteries, and so on will save us simply don’t understand how much energy is contained in oil and other fossil fuels, how much we rely on it, how it is at the … Continue reading →

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Natural Gas and Trucking

Posted on April 26, 2013 by energyskeptic

What we are facing is a liquids fuels crisis, since 97% of transportation depends on oil (especially to plant, harvest, and distribute food, long-haul trucking, trains, etc). To the extent that natural gas can fill in for oil, that will … Continue reading →

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Peak Oil Acknowledged by Middle Eastern countries — they’re scared

Posted on April 16, 2013 by energyskeptic

Very interesting reflections on a peak oil conference in the Middle east of the countries that export oil. I think it must mean we’re past peak, don’t believe “the near future”. Peak Oil as seen through the eyes of Arab … Continue reading →

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We are over the edge of the Energy Cliff

Posted on March 29, 2013 by energyskeptic

Figure 1. Conventional Oil Production vs. Conventional Oil Discoveries. NOTE: These conventional oil reserves DO NOT include Heavy oil or Oil Sands. Preface. I don’t know who wrote what follows, I was on the end of a chain of many forwarded … Continue reading →

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Oil Statistics

Posted on March 15, 2013 by energyskeptic

Source: 6 Aug 2012. Lou Gagliardi. Energy Stock for the Short Term. Cabot Wealth Advisory. Major oilfields in decline Around 70,000 oil fields are currently in production, according to the UK’s Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES). … Continue reading →