U.S. Energy Future: Transportation Fuels

September 30, 2009 - Michael Ramage, former executive vice president of ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, and James Sweeney, professor of economics at Stanford University, discuss the conclusions of the National Academy of Sciences report entitled America's Energy Future with a focus on the sections dealing with liquid transportation fuels.

Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu

ExxonMobil Energy Resources Engineering
http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/energy.aspx

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

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[agapitoflores001]

Stanford videos are really very informative. Videos uploaded in YT should be as relevant as their videos.

[switchgrassfuel]

Ethanol is easy to make and can be made from many different things. i am backing ethanol 100% and believe in its future. I noticed that Industrial HEMP wasn't in any if the models. if industrial HEMP has as much cellulose material in it as i think it does it should be taken seriously. I see no reason industrial HEMP shouldn't be legalised for paper, plastics,cloth,rope,fuel,ect. their are many other countries that grow it. I am talking about HEMP not Marijuana if their is a difference.

[profwcampos]

No, biomass is an important alternative, no doubt. The only problem I see in the lecture is the mention of Global Warming, a very controversial and unverified hypothesis. In my opinion, lecturers, politicians, executives, should avoid this concept, at least until it is more thoroughly investigated by REAL and SERIOUS scientists. Watch the video "Global Warming Hoax" for an initial introduction to the subject and, also, videos about Professor "Molion" investigations on this subject.

[Brulluhman]

I only saw this vid for 20 minutes. First of all I'm not fond of biofuel. Why because bio is food. With the growing population on earth, food prices will rise and there might be other alternatives for energy, but not for food. The rest is just marketing. Demand and supply. A lot of cars running on electricity now. The cheapest and cleanest way to get that energy is nuclear. There is the sun. That leaves the question who's first and innovates. That needs a change of cultural behaviour.

[xxlimpyleg]

funny ending