Archive for the 'Energy' Category
It Is Largely About Oil Pipelines
August 12th, 2008Via: Globe and Mail: The Russian assault has very little to do with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s ill-advised decision to send troops into that troubled region, and owes much more to Moscow’s determination to control energy supplies in the Caucasus and strengthen its position as a near-monopoly supplier to Europe. Georgia is a crucial transit […]
Energy Pipeline That Supplies West Threatened by Georgia Conflict
August 9th, 2008Via: Times: The conflict that has erupted in the Caucasus has set alarm bells ringing because of Georgia’s pivotal role in the global energy market. Georgia has no significant oil or gas reserves of its own but it is a key transit point for oil from the Caspian and central Asia destined for Europe and […]
PROFESSOR NOCERA CLAIMS “ALMOST 100%” CONVERSION EFFICIENCY
August 2nd, 2008I wonder what the phrase, “highly efficient process” means? —‘Major Discovery’ from MIT Claims to Efficiently Store Energy Generated from Intermittent Sources Such as Solar and Wind Holy crap! I had no idea they were thinking that it was that efficient. Via: EETimes: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have combined a liquid catalyst […]
‘Major Discovery’ from MIT Claims to Efficiently Store Energy Generated from Intermittent Sources Such as Solar and Wind
August 1st, 2008I wonder what the phrase, “highly efficient process” means? Also, take a look at this paragraph: Nocera hopes that within 10 years, homeowners will be able to power their homes in daylight through photovoltaic cells, while using excess solar energy to produce hydrogen and oxygen to power their own household fuel cell. Electricity-by-wire from a […]
Why We Don’t Have Viable Alternative Fuels and Electric Vehicles: Ask the Sheikh Who Flew His Lamborghini 6,500 Miles to Britain for an Oil Change
July 31st, 2008If this is what the Sheihk spends on an oil change, I wonder how many politicians he owns, outright??? As the oil begins to run out, the alternative solutions that have existed for decades—and others—will emerge. Of course, you’ll be tracked, traced and chipped to within an inch of your life, but, hey, that’s for […]
1978: Jack Nicholson’s Car
July 31st, 2008Related: His Energy Bill Is $0.00
EEStor Announces Independent Certification of Chemical Purification Process
July 30th, 2008Closer. Via: MarketWatch: Edward D. Golla, PhD, Laboratory Director for Texas Research International (acting as an independent agent) has certified that EEStor, Inc. test equipment, procedures, and techniques are capable of providing the EEStor, Inc. required testing accuracy for EEStor’s chemicals and powder production processing analyses. Since the beginning of 2007, EEStor, Inc. has been […]
£37 Billion Plan to Power EU with the Saharan Sun
July 24th, 2008Imagine my shock. Via: Guardian: Vast farms of solar panels in the Sahara could provide clean electricity for the whole of Europe, according to EU scientists working on a plan to pool the region’s renewable energy. Harnessing the power of the desert sun is at the centre of an ambitious scheme to build a €45bn […]
EEstor Blogger
July 23rd, 2008I have alerts set up for EEstor news, none of which I post anymore on Cryptogon. However, I know that several of you are also interested in EEstor, so I thought I’d mention that someone has set up a blog dedicated exclusively to EEstor related information: bariumtitanate.blogspot.com.
China’s Expansion Into Africa
July 20th, 2008I wasn’t aware of the extent of China’s interest in Africa. I thought it was much more piecemeal. Their grand strategy makes perfect sense, given the dire problems China is facing. There are some howlers in this article, though, such as, “Despite Britain’s commendable colonial legacy of a network of roads, railways and schools, the […]
