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Title: Renewable Energy
Url: http://boards.fool.com/Messages.asp?bid=114867
Users activity: 2 posts per thread
Forum activity: 12 active threads during last week
 

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Threads: 12 39 125
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pauleckler
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PD: Biomass is not the answer to...
Published (2009-11-30 12:46:00)
"biochar generated in production of syngas from biomass and burning of biomass for heat generation can be returned to the soil as a type of fertilizer supplement." Most biomass is composed primarily of cellulose or starch, both carbohydrates. As the name implies, they are carbon plus water bound together in a 1:1 ratio. So if you convert them to biochar, you merely drive off the water. This works to make charcoal, but then...
DDHv
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PD: Biomass is not the answer to...
Published (2009-11-30 10:15:00)
My own feeling, fast charging electric cars with renewable electricity production. The current problem with grid enabled vehicles GEV is battery cost, not likely to be solved soon. See: http://seekingalpha.com/article/175607-lithium-ion-batteries... and others in John Peterson's series. It is possible we will find a disruptive technology in this. Search on ("zero pollution motors" AND MDI) for one possibility. Another...
MFOutlier
3
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PD: Biomass is not the answer to...
Published (2009-11-29 22:46:00)
pauleckler: Nothing is static. The carbon continues to recirculate into the air until immobilixed. And burying organics does not do that. But maybe there is an optimum level of organics in the soil. These are complex problems with no simple answers. And can man figure out how to "change" them in a beneficial way? At least two complicating factors come to mind on reading the retired farmer's perspective, Paul. The first...
tim443
2
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Recent solar changes site
Published (2009-11-30 10:19:00)
for anyone interested. ======================================= DDHv, I'm actually very interested at the moment. I live in a 6 year old 50 unit condo building in Halifax with our hot water and heat coming from an oil furnace. The committee has had an evaluation done to install solar panels on the roof for water heating. The numbers came back that after the subsidies from two levels of government we can do it for about $75,000 with a...
joseph714
2
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Speaking of charcoal, this has...
Published (2009-11-30 17:03:00)
I am saving some of my own wood stove generated charcoal, but will likely purchase a couple bags or 14 of this for the vegi garden. This has proved to significantly improve the organic beds vibrant yield. http://store.biocharbrokers.com/all-products/eternagreen-bio...
TMFSmashy
1
user's latest post:
5 Heresies of Energy Tech Investing
Published (2009-11-26 23:02:00)
Hey folks. Here's an interview I did this past week w/ John Moore, CEO/Chairman of Acorn Energy (Nasdaq: ACFN): http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/11/24/5-heresies-... John's a long-time value investor, and his holding company has scooped up some interesting early-stage companies focusing on energy infrastructure. His 4 principles: •Look for proven technologies, not science projects •Bet the jockey, not the racehorse...
jwiest
1
user's latest post:
Fish schools inspire wind...
Published (2009-11-30 16:10:00)
Interesting article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34209634/ns/technology_and_scien... Like the fish, these spinning turbines generate a swirling wake. The energy in this flow can be gathered by neighboring turbines if they are placed close enough together and in the right position. By capturing this wake, two turbines close together can generate more power than each acting alone. They think they can increase the amount of energy produced per...
 

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Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-29 17:00:00)  by tim443
Paul, I'm no farmer but even I could see that. If the corn to ethanol debacle showed us nothing else... a bit of common sense required. My own feeling, fast charging electric cars with renewable electricity production. Tim
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Started 18 hours, 53 minutes ago (2009-12-01 11:55:00)  by pauleckler
Once upon a time, charcoal was an essential raw material for making and processing iron. The techniques for making charcoal are well known. Usually wood is stacked in piles and covered in a way to keep most air out. Then a smokey fire heats it to temperature and cooks off the volatiles. Charcoal production was so important that prior to development of the coal and coke in iron making, ...
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Started 1 day, 20 hours ago (2009-11-30 10:19:00)  by tim443
for anyone interested. ======================================= DDHv, I'm actually very interested at the moment. I live in a 6 year old 50 unit condo building in Halifax with our hot water and heat coming from an oil furnace. The committee has had an evaluation done to install solar panels on the roof for water heating. The numbers came back that after the subsidies from two levels of ...
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Started 3 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-28 11:51:00)  by pauleckler
It will be interesting to see if this technology proves practical to apply. Yes, chemicals absorb energy at certain wavelengths. That is how you get those spectroscopic charts from various forms of electromagnetic radiation. Ultraviolet and infrared are most often used analytically to determine the structure of pure chemicals. Microwave ovens are most often tuned to heat water. ...
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Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-11-18 09:22:00)  by tim443
Meant to add this. http://watch.bnn.ca/tuesday/#clip236444 SqueezePlay : November 17, 2009 : Volvo Natural Gas Guzzler Deal [11-17-09 5:20 PM] November 17, 2009 November 2009 SqueezePlay Oilman T. Boone Pickens wants to move American big rigs towards natural gas. He's a major shareholder of Canadian company Westport Innovations, which inked a deal with Volvo to manufacture natural...
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Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-29 17:00:00)  by tim443
Paul, I'm no farmer but even I could see that. If the corn to ethanol debacle showed us nothing else... a bit of common sense required. My own feeling, fast charging electric cars with renewable electricity production. Tim
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Started 3 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-28 11:51:00)  by pauleckler
It will be interesting to see if this technology proves practical to apply. Yes, chemicals absorb energy at certain wavelengths. That is how you get those spectroscopic charts from various forms of electromagnetic radiation. Ultraviolet and infrared are most often used analytically to determine the structure of pure chemicals. Microwave ovens are most often tuned to heat water. ...
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Started 18 hours, 53 minutes ago (2009-12-01 11:55:00)  by pauleckler
Once upon a time, charcoal was an essential raw material for making and processing iron. The techniques for making charcoal are well known. Usually wood is stacked in piles and covered in a way to keep most air out. Then a smokey fire heats it to temperature and cooks off the volatiles. Charcoal production was so important that prior to development of the coal and coke in iron making, ...
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Started 1 day, 20 hours ago (2009-11-30 10:19:00)  by tim443
for anyone interested. ======================================= DDHv, I'm actually very interested at the moment. I live in a 6 year old 50 unit condo building in Halifax with our hot water and heat coming from an oil furnace. The committee has had an evaluation done to install solar panels on the roof for water heating. The numbers came back that after the subsidies from two levels of ...
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