Feb
19
Why the Pure Hydrogen Economy Is Dying
February 19, 2008 | 6 Comments
Man has been moving to carbon enriched with hydrogen for a couple of centuries now. One could say we’re decarbonizing, because since the dawn of the fire until the discovery of coal we burned primarily wood. Wood has a carbon to hydrogen (C:H) ratio of 10 to 1 or wood has 10 carbon atoms for [...]
Feb
18
Fact Checking the Air to Fuel Concept From Los Alamos
February 18, 2008 | 4 Comments
Los Alamos National Laboratory sent out its press release last week and has a link to a pdf that describes their new concept called “Green Freedom” for catching CO2 out of the air and sending the CO2 on to existing processes that can make fuels such as gasoline and diesel. The concept it seems is [...]
Feb
15
Hopeful Signals About Bussard’s and Other Fusion Projects
February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
Some time back another fusion view was offered by Karl Schroeder, more famed for his science fiction work than his noticeable knowledge about technology. But the fiction guys have a long and distinguished history of getting the future plotted for us and when one of the better insight makers offers his thoughts, they are well [...]
Feb
14
An Assembly of Magnets That’s Worthy of an Adrenaline Rush
February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
Hold that thought, we’re in for a rush whether it’s a guffaw of derision, the wonder of amazement or a simple jolt of curiosity – this is a significant post. Thane Heins of Almonte, Canada, a former student of electronics found himself pondering now magnets could be used to improve generators. Twenty-one years and a [...]
Feb
13
A Look At Another Carbon Cycle Sink
February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment
While the screaming goes on about CO2 and global warming there are hard science efforts underway that will benefit sound thinking about the future of fuels. As many readers know, the most useful and “safe” fuels are carbon based, and they harbor a lot of hydrogen in their content. Hydrogen enriched carbon is for the [...]
Feb
12
How to be Productively Afraid
February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments
The paradox that the independent oil company faces about finding new reserves is much the same as what the economy faces in bringing alternatives to oil on the market. As the thinking in the major oil companies is getting the light of day now, we can see what may be coming in the alternative fuel [...]
Feb
11
Why Isn’t There A Lot Of Geothermal Work?
February 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
Not enough people. The drilling for oil has sucked up every qualified drilling person worldwide. Most of the best and easy or shallow locations are working or spoken for leaving the great mass of the available locations deeper than the short depth guys and their equipment can go. As an example, Exxon Mobil has completed [...]
Feb
8
Can You Get A Good Electric Car Now?
February 8, 2008 | 6 Comments
There are a few compelling reasons to be thinking about just how one will get around if the price of fossil fuels rockets up again, be it because of any one or a combination of causes. Transportation is critical to work, food, and nearly any other modern endeavor. That makes looking into what can be [...]
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