Nov
30
The Weekend Link List
November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
First up is milestone news from Hawaii. The Kaheawa Wind Power project has 6 windmills operating that generate an average of 9% of the Hawaiian Island Maui’s power. With 14 more to go, the total average power should get to 17%. Reported by National Wind Watch on November 28th, the article covers [...]
Nov
29
Global Warming, Is it a Real Issue or a Political Business?
November 29, 2007 | 5 Comments
One of the great pushers for alternate fuel and energy sources is the drive known as global warming or climate change. Although I appreciate the added impetus to my favorite field, I certainly do not wish progress to come from a falsehood and the many strident calls for action that will simply distort our [...]
Nov
28
The Wedding is Over, The Battery Marries The Supercapacitor
November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment
It had to happen, joy, congratulations and celebrations. The Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization, Australia’s national science agency and Cleantech Ventures, a nearly worldwide consortium of venture capital and other businesses, announced the formation and startup of Smart Storage Pty, Ltd. to develop and commercialize a marriage of lead acid battery technology and supercapacitors. [...]
Nov
27
Another Huge, Huge Wind Power Improvement
November 27, 2007 | 2 Comments
Today the American Meteorological Society has circulated its paper ”The Power of Multiples: Connecting Wind Farms Can Make A More Reliable and Cheaper Power Source.” The authors, Cristina L. Archer and Mark Jacobson at Stanford University have a concisely prepared the report for the AMS to make available for us.
Whether you are an investor, site [...]
Nov
26
A New Uranium Fueled Reactor Goes On Sale
November 26, 2007 | 6 Comments
Hyperion Power Generation of Los Alamos New Mexico has announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos Laboratory for commercial production of a uranium-fueled reactor. Assembled, fueled and encased in concrete the reactor is reported to be light enough to transport by truck. Output is quoted to be 27 [...]
Nov
23
Reasons Why I’m Not Spooked, But Oil Speculators Should Be or The Biggest Discovery of Oil Was This Year In the U.S.
November 23, 2007 | 2 Comments
In the U.S. there is a large body of research and development underway in the U.S. and around the world to enhance oil and gas production. The number of projects and the success rates are a little unnerving for knowledgeable speculators. To offset “declining” recovery and oil field “depletion” it’s alleged that “new” [...]
Nov
22
The Weekend Link List
November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The list is getting much more traffic with each passing week. New folks can look over to the Categories in The Weekend Link Lists for the back reports.
First up is a site that reports on the anhydrous ammonia for fuel group’s meeting. Now before you go all “Huh? How can that be?” here [...]
Nov
21
Technology Reality Check For Thanksgiving Day
November 21, 2007 | 5 Comments
Thoughts and prayers are in store for the family get-togethers Thanksgiving Day and with energy and fuels such as gasoline and home heating oil prices damaging the standard of living of so very many, here are some things to be thankful for and give hope for the future.
Right now the wind industry is in a [...]
Nov
20
99.999% Pure (Black Ink) Gold
November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Once in a while you can see really good work in the mass media. Probably the world leader is and remains the Wall Street Journal. Today on the front page is the most succinct and informative piece I’ve seen done to date on the oil supply situation.
Sorry folks, Dow Jones, in their lust [...]
Nov
20
Here Hillary, A Softball For You
November 20, 2007 | 4 Comments
Today Joseph B. White at the Wall Street Journal posted his Eyes On The Road column with the subtitle “Sen. Clinton’s Push to Double Autos’ Average Fuel Economy Is Possible But Complicated.”
Mr. White is one of my more admired writers in the mainstream press. The Wall Street Journal is far from being a mass media [...]
