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  How does the US produce electricity?

  10.09.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on How does the US produce electricity?

  The answer is pretty straightforward, Coal, Liquid Petroleum, Petroleum Gases, Nuclear, Other, and Renewable (water, wind, sun, and biomass.) Of the renewable, water, or hydroelectric, is large enough to rate its own category. The reality of the situation is that in 1992 about 70% of our power was generated using fossil fuels, about 20% was […]

• Energy, Innovation

  US Electricity Consumption

  10.06.06 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  Do you think, over the next 10 years, that US electricity consumption will increase or decrease? An interesting question, there are constant conservation programs and there is ever improving technology (like Sun’s Ultra T1 processor,) but do you think that’s enough to offset any increase in demand? Sometimes a historical look can be illuminating when […]

• Energy, Innovation

  What is green and fast?

  10.04.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on What is green and fast?

  Audi R10 Racing Diesel When Rudolf Diesel patented his compression engine (air is compressed, the temperature rises, fuel is injected and ignites without a spark) I doubt he ever envisioned cars like the Audi above. The current generation of diesels are powerful and increasingly green as their emissions are treated. Combine that with Biodiesel fuel, […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Tidal Barrage

  10.02.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Tidal Barrage

  No, it’s not the next disaster, it’s a way to harnass the power of the ocean’s tides to generate power. Rance river barrage in France generates 240 Megawatts (MW) What is a barrage you ask? Effectively, it is a barrier is built across a cove or inlet that provides a dam effect either keeping the […]

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  Hidden Asset: Space

  09.28.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Hidden Asset: Space

  Image from the US Census Bureau: one dot = 7,500 people At one point, I was able to drive for nearly 6 hours without seeing another car, person, or sign of human activity. If you live east of the Mississippi River, I can understand you might have a different experience, but west of the river, […]

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