If you see some question about what the future holds the ideas outlined in the WFS Outlook 2013 will stimulate. Even if you have found teh answer it will still feed you brain. Enjoy it. http://www.wfs.org/futurist/november-december-2012-vol-46-no-6/outlook-2013 Outlook 2013 INTRODUCTION Human actions could become more accurately predictable, thanks to neuroscience. Nano-sized robots will deliver cancer-fighting …
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Energy Portal – Wikipedia
A good place to learn about Hubbert’s Peak, TOE and more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Energy
How big is your TOE?
A useful benchmark for consumption is Tonnes of Oil Equivalent. Mineral oil (petrol, diesel, gasoline and friends) has a very high energy content per volume. That means less weight per joule which is important if you’ve got to move or carry fuel, eg in a car fuel tank. This comparison list from Wikipedia shows the …
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Dearman engine prototypes high tech eco-steam power.
The BBC headline this morning Liquid air ‘offers energy storage hope’ looked interesting. I usually start looking at “new solutions” cynically because so often they are misconceived with a “command and control nature” mentality. But this looks interesting. The oil companies might not like it. Though car companies should be ok with it. The idea …
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Why is oil so expensive?
Oil probably should be as expensive as it is, whether you buy gasoline, petrol or diesel. But the price should be paying for the pollution and opportunity cost, not profits of executives working for big oil. So, this article from REpedia caught my eye: The Oil Industry’s Monopoly on Transportation Once again, high gas prices …
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Energy Basics – a tonne of rain
I was trying to work out how much energy is stored in the rain falling on the roof and dripping down the gutters. Say a tonne of water for every 10 mm of rain. We had 65mm last week and it’s raining hard now. A tonne falling a metre gives about 10,000 joules or 7.8 …
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Nuclear meltdown in your back yard.
This is not funny nor trivial. Nuclear reactions are highly toxic. The failure to clean up the reactor in Japan is leaving us open to a far greater spread of nuclear fallout. I had forgotten about the whole tragedy. A warning in my inbox this morning changed my day. It has always been known that …
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$ 1 trillion in subsidies to big oil
Maybe this time action will be taken. Maybe you too think that subsidising oil is the wrong way to reduce pollution and increase fuel efficiency. Here’s a petition to sign. At the G8 Obama and others intend to finally sign in to effect agreements to stop subsidising fossil fuel companies like Exxon, BP, Texaco, Chevron, …
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Energy-Geek.com
Alternative Energy,Green Technologies & Home economics. Energy-Geek.com is a site dedicated in alternative Green Energy, Products, Information as well as Home Economics and alternative (safe) Investing practices. The main goal is to lower ones cost of living while being a good stewart to the earth. And the 2010 documentary Gasholes.
Energy prices peaking and still rising.
They say that the peak in oil prices is caused by the unrest in the Middle East. The data doesn’t necessarily support that. In fact some might say that what is happening in the middle east is good for trade and efficient pricing because oil producing countries will become more democratic and transparent rather than …
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