Physicists Find Energy Efficiency

A convergence of factors contributed to a stable per capita energy demand over the past 30 years in California, as compared to dramatic increases nationwide. What does the future hold? Series: The Roots of Energy Efficiency [12/2008] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 15588]

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• energy
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• conservation
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[sugarpuddin88]

Gimme a Break!

Sponsored by Chevron Oil!?

I bet there is no talk of enzymes that can be used to convert water into its constituents, Oxygen & Hydrogen gas!

This is Joseph Goebels propaganda that government is actually doing something ecologically helpful; rather than helping oil barrons stay rich

[hypnofan35]

Right now there is a Hoopla economy or bizarro factors of preference seems to rule all.  Basically the economy is all about getting more money to be able to propagandize self image or idiotically demonstrate status. The people in charge are helping the money people try to bury us in garbage. People are all about the pinnacle or apex. Too bad it is the apex of garbage mountain.

[hypnofan35]

Methane can be stored as a gas in depleted methane wells, or as a precursor to digestion, where methane (CH4) is generated. I understand that there are plans to build methane tankers for Methane export. CH4 is likely the first compound in the universe. If given enough oxygen will burn without soot or carbon monoxide. It give off free CO2 impregnated air for more algae based fuel.

[hypnofan35]

This would require a way of saving the heat. Happily water is good for save both heat and relative heat deficit as ice. This means keeping extra water that can be heated to save heat and turned to ice to preserve cold or cool. So you have reserves of water in the form of hot water and frozen water. Does methane work well in internal combustion engines? Only better than any other fuel for both power and clean with usable waste products. There is some diffculty with storing compressed methane.

[hypnofan35]

There is a thing that could be done with a simple liquid cooled engine powered with methane. You could turn it into an electric power plant an power your home while saving all the heat. This would give efficiency in the 90% range. If they put it in hybrids, people would being to start building their own heating and power systems with a small engine and alternator. It is a very simple idea that would probably work perfectly and give everyone clean water and no O2 high CO2 mix of gases as waste

[jehnubis]

Global Climate change is real, and these big oil, and big energy companies are doing NOTHING about it.

They spend all their profits to build more pollution and oil fields, instead of spending profits, on "reasearch & development" of alternative energy sources.