Dec
31
The Good Bets for ‘08
December 31, 2007 | 3 Comments
It’s a tradition at year end, and at the beginning of the new year to prognosticate on what the new year will show us. For the new energy and fuel area there are some obvious and not so obvious ideas all tainted by my bias and prejudices. Forward looking is fun, fraught with [...]
Dec
28
The Top Energy Stories of 2007
December 28, 2007 | 1 Comment
The Top Energy Stories of 2007
Thanks to Robert Rapier of R-Squared Energy Blog who asked his readers to offer what they thought the top stories in the energy field were for 2007. In contrast to newenergyandfuel.com is the position he’s taken shared by his visitor group that has a much dimmer view of the situation [...]
Dec
27
Sir, How Would You Like Your Energy?
December 27, 2007 | 2 Comments
For most of us, we’re being asked just what the source of power will be for the devices we use. In the home, we’re likely using electricity, natural gas, heating oil, propane and other choices. For travel, we are offered gasoline, diesel, jet and electricity and others soon. Without a lot of thought, we’re choosing [...]
Dec
26
Where are the Hybrid Trucks and SUVs?
December 26, 2007 | 3 Comments
To really do something about oil imports, gasoline and diesel consumption (and CO2 emissions) America will have to get a grip on the light truck issue. They make up the largest share and have the poorest fuel economy of the U.S. fleet. For some owners the light truck is a tool that pulls [...]
Dec
25
A Christmas Wish For You
December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Today is Christmas in the western part of Christendom, next month in the east. So I’m sending you the greeting of Merry Christmas, and all the good cheer that the holiday represents to you and your loved ones.
That might not seem to be on point for some, but please consider that the greeting is [...]
Dec
24
The Guide to Energy Articles Using “EROEI”
December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
With gasoline and heating oil prices making pain for so many, the press is full of articles written by those who understand the issue well and those who seem to understand not at all. The “Energy Bill” was passed by the congress and was signed into law last week. You might be able to find [...]
Dec
21
Gasoline From Coal – Deals Are Done
December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
DKRW has announced that it has signed a deal with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company for the methanol to gasoline segment of technology to complete the Medicine Bow facility conversion to gasoline from diesel production.
The Medicine Bow facility will convert the coal first to synthetic gas, then on to methanol and finish by converting the [...]
Dec
20
New Innovations Could Equal Energy and Fuel Savings
December 20, 2007 | 2 Comments
I always learn when I read Geoffrey Styles page, Energy Outlook. On Wednesday December 19th he opens an issue that I want to link with, comment on and add some things that were overlooked.
The post is titled “Rethinking Fuel Economy,” and starts by reflecting on the so-called “Energy Bill” that was signed into law late [...]
Dec
19
Nano Flake Solar Collector Checked Out
December 19, 2007 | 3 Comments
The University of Copenhagen’s Martin Aagesen has discovered a nano-sized crystalline structure said to absorb all incoming light. The University of Copenhagen issued a press release of five paragraphs that has been picked up and republished dozens of not hundreds of times worldwide. The interesting thing is while there is a hope that [...]
Dec
18
Two Biology Studies Look Into Extracting and Replacing Oil
December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
First up is a study that uses microbes to free heavy oil and change it into natural gas. An international team centered at the University of Calgary, which is close to the Canadian heavy oil deposits in Alberta is showing how crude oil deposits are naturally broken down by microbes in the reservoir. The discovery [...]
