A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Friday, October 30, 2009
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Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power
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| GE Technology Selected for IGCC Project in Southern California | ||
| FACTBOX: Obama signs energy, water spending bill into law | ||
Green Energy, Green Growth |
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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Blue Hawaii getting greener every day | ||
| David Adams, Las Vegas | ||
New Provost Discusses Present, Future of USC |
How SunNight's Solar Light's Work...
...Courtesy of DenverSolarGuy ( http://twitter.com/denversolarguy ) & Viking M Services blog:
http://vikingmservices.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-sunnight-solars-lights-work.html
http://vikingmservices.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-sunnight-solars-lights-work.html
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A Solar Energy Bill Of Rights? Renewables Lobby Takes The Gloves Off...
It has always baffled me as to why the renewable energy industry has never really pushed back on the fossil fuel sector's major lobby and misinformation efforts; but by the looks of a speech to be delivered tomorrow by the head of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the gloves are finally coming off.
Full Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/solar-power-boss-to-annou_b_334906.html
Full Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/solar-power-boss-to-annou_b_334906.html
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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| Globo-renewables all electric future touted again | ||
| Fifth Conference on Clean Energy Panels to Focus on Hot Topics Including ... | ||
| Distinguished Chemical Industry Veteran William F. Mason Joins Critical ... | ||
| Royal guest broke new ground during park visit | ||
INL scientist is harnessing the power of plasma | ||
| New funding boost for university research |
Monday, October 26, 2009
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| What hydrogen funding means for SC |
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Report: Experts Show Why 'Global Cooling' Is Bunk:
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Algae may be secret weapon in climate change war
MIAMI (AFP) – Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum.
As it turns out, algae -- slimy, fast-growing and full of fat -- is gaining ground as a potential renewable energy source.
Experts say it is intriguing for its ability to gobble up carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, while living happily in places that aren't needed for food crops.
Algae likes mosquito-infested swamps, for example, filthy pools, and even waste water. And while no one has found a way to mass produce cheap fuel from algae yet, the race is on.
University labs and start-up companies across the country are getting involved. Over the summer, the first mega-corporation joined in, when ExxonMobil said it would sink 600 million dollars into algae research in a partnership with a California biotechnology company.
If the research pans out...FULL STORY
As it turns out, algae -- slimy, fast-growing and full of fat -- is gaining ground as a potential renewable energy source.
Experts say it is intriguing for its ability to gobble up carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, while living happily in places that aren't needed for food crops.
Algae likes mosquito-infested swamps, for example, filthy pools, and even waste water. And while no one has found a way to mass produce cheap fuel from algae yet, the race is on.
University labs and start-up companies across the country are getting involved. Over the summer, the first mega-corporation joined in, when ExxonMobil said it would sink 600 million dollars into algae research in a partnership with a California biotechnology company.
If the research pans out...FULL STORY
EPA to limit mercury emissions from power plants by 2011 -
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency will put controls on the emissions of hazardous pollutants such as mercury from coal-fired power plants for the first time by...FULL STORY
EPA information on mercury in domestic fish: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/
EPA information on mercury in domestic fish: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/
I have to wonder why gravity isn't used as a power storage method...
...because to me, it seems a simple idea.
Whenever I look at large above-ground water tanks or water towers, I wonder why wind and solar powered electricity isn't used to pump the water up into them, and hydro-electric plants put on the downspout side.
It should be a simple matter to build large elevated tank farms or a large above-ground water reservoir that stores massive amounts of energy in the form of elevated water - and converts it back into a steady flow of electricity from hydro-turbines on the release ducts. No batteries or fancy chemicals required, no hydrogen, nada. Just water, pipes, turbines, wind, and sun.
For that matter - why have batteries in cars? Why not induction circuits that pick up power from embedded circuits in the roadways? There would be no need for right-of-way for additional power lines, you already have it with existing highways. Let the power be in the roads - and the cars pick it up. if that won't work, put electromagnets in the roads and electromagnets in cars, small gas engines keep the magnets in the cars energized, but the magnets in the roadways provide most of the energy.
On top of that, why not use highway right-of-way to bury new transmission lines for the national power grid? We're always worried about how to implement grid connections from sparsely-populated but windy Western states to the Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast areas where real power demand is. Why not bury the lines under highways? They wouldn't be susceptible to weather, and you have to replace the highways every so often anyway. Why not dig a little deeper and put power-line tunnels under the highways? The Earth would shield a good bit from EMF leakage for those concerned about the health risks of EMF exposure. It'd be a win-win situation all around.
We need to re-think a lot about the way we handle power and transportation in this country. the concepts we're currently using date back over a century, after all.
Thanks for thinking about it,
Dan Stafford
Whenever I look at large above-ground water tanks or water towers, I wonder why wind and solar powered electricity isn't used to pump the water up into them, and hydro-electric plants put on the downspout side.
It should be a simple matter to build large elevated tank farms or a large above-ground water reservoir that stores massive amounts of energy in the form of elevated water - and converts it back into a steady flow of electricity from hydro-turbines on the release ducts. No batteries or fancy chemicals required, no hydrogen, nada. Just water, pipes, turbines, wind, and sun.
For that matter - why have batteries in cars? Why not induction circuits that pick up power from embedded circuits in the roadways? There would be no need for right-of-way for additional power lines, you already have it with existing highways. Let the power be in the roads - and the cars pick it up. if that won't work, put electromagnets in the roads and electromagnets in cars, small gas engines keep the magnets in the cars energized, but the magnets in the roadways provide most of the energy.
On top of that, why not use highway right-of-way to bury new transmission lines for the national power grid? We're always worried about how to implement grid connections from sparsely-populated but windy Western states to the Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast areas where real power demand is. Why not bury the lines under highways? They wouldn't be susceptible to weather, and you have to replace the highways every so often anyway. Why not dig a little deeper and put power-line tunnels under the highways? The Earth would shield a good bit from EMF leakage for those concerned about the health risks of EMF exposure. It'd be a win-win situation all around.
We need to re-think a lot about the way we handle power and transportation in this country. the concepts we're currently using date back over a century, after all.
Thanks for thinking about it,
Dan Stafford
Friday, October 23, 2009
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| Modi inaugurates GACL unit in Dahej |
| Comments on: Toshiba launches first domestic fuel-cell charger |
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Betting Against Hydrogen | ||
| Hempstead Town, NYSERDA and National Grid Launch Long Island's First Hydrogen ... | ||
| PSEG Announces Environmental Education Grant Winners | ||
| A Money Morning Interview: The Future of Energy | ||
| ITM Power and Revolve ready for hydrogen future |
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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| PSEG Announces Environmental Education Grant Winners |
| Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Incentives in Selected States |
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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| As green as it gets |
| Shifting the world to 100 percent clean, renewable energy as early as 2030 ... |
| New material may make fuel cells cheaper |
| GVSU Lake Michigan wind energy test project gets $1.4 million federal grant |
| Funding helps seal hydrogen partnerships |