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No easy substitutes for fossil fuels
There's a new report from The Climate Institute telling us that Australians overwhelmingly support renewable energy but don’t understand how carbon pricing will work. Not surprisingly, they are also sceptical about the political motivations behind its introduction. I think their scepticism is misdirected. Their target should be the carbon tax itself.[read more]
As Wyoming goes, so goes the nation? - WY commission votes to disclose fracking chemicals
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted unanimously last week to approve new rules that require oil and gas companies in the state to disclose the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing of underground formations during drilling. The vote is particularly notable in a state where fossil fuels rule, and suggests...[read more]
Methodology for Assessing the Sustainability of Hydrogen Production from Solid Fuels
Nirmal V. Gnanapragasam, Bale V. Reddy and Marc A. Rosen of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology have published a new paper titled „A Methodology for Assessing the Sustainability of Hydrogen Production from Solid Fuels.“ This paper introduces a methodology for for assessing...[read more]
Counting Our Energy Blessings
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to reflect on the many energy blessings the US enjoys. While we tend to focus on our problems, which seem numerous and overwhelming at times, there are a number of positives we should also recognize. Here's a short list of them to contemplate over tomorrow's turkey dinner:The US still produces roughly...[read more]
Debunking the Numbers
Individuals who oppose U.S. oil and natural gas development often cite the following sentence: "The United States represents 5 percent of the world's population but uses 25 percent of the world's energy."Ouch. That sentence makes all of us appear to be wasteful,...[read more]
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“It is going to take longer than 2 years to phase in any major extra supply to the grid.I'm sure in the longer term that solar, even by itself, could meet 100% of UK power. Several American company have started commercially converting sun light, water and CO2 into methanol with cyanobacterium, the methanol fuel can then be easily stored for use at 6PM on 12 of December.”
“I very much agree with you on the potential that computer driven cars afford, but I suspect they may be a slower sell here in the US. I've mentioned them to a good number of people and many react with something to the effect that they would never trust a computer to navigate their vehicle.I think the basis for this reaction is two-fold. First, they are reacting to their experience of ...”