Sep
9
A New Player In Waste Heat Recovery
September 9, 2010 | 5 Comments
According to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s 2008 report (a pdf), more than two-thirds of the fuel used to generate power in the United States is lost as heat. The report claims the U. S. has the lowest energy productivity (a measure of how much raw energy goes into every dollar of GDP) of any […]
Sep
8
A Thorium Overview Update
September 8, 2010 | 16 Comments
With some concept tests thorium used as a nuclear fuel could end energy as a problem issue and shift the economy into a new growth phase. All the conversation in the media, politics and the economy could be moved to building the next centuries energy production with thorium and the various ways to use the […]
Sep
7
New Fuel Efficiency Labels for New Cars
September 7, 2010 | 3 Comments
Last Monday the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation proposed a fuel economy label overhaul to measure how electric and alternative fuel vehicles stack up against gasoline and diesel passenger vehicles. The officials expect the ‘proposed’ new labels to be finalized early next year and used in 2012 model year cars. The published labels […]
Sep
6
Love Your Country Hate Your Government
September 6, 2010 | 5 Comments
It’s Labor Day, a holiday set up for the working folks in the economy. It’s also a hallmark for the labor unions from which much of the past century’s good and bad can be sourced. This writer can count among family and friends those who have benefited from love of country, and those who have […]
Sep
3
A Break in the Lignin Wall
September 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
Lignin is a part of the molecular structure that keeps plants together. In its role it’s quite strong and resistant to breakdown. For producing alcohol products getting past the lignin is a major chemical and cost obstacle. The lignin molecules are clumped around the target sugar molecules, forming a barrier the alcohol producing microbes often […]
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