Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Plastic Micro Wind Turbines Available for Sale
April 21st, 2007Excellent option for low wind areas. Man, the price is right! 20 micro turbines with generator rated 170W for 10m/s of wind: US$250!? Via: PESN: Two of the biggest hurdles for using wind power have been cost and the need for strong winds. A Hong Kong businessman/inventor has found a way to overcome those problems […]
China to Raise Oil Imports by 14%, Sinopec Group Says
April 18th, 2007Sure, and I’ll flap my wings and fly around like a bird. Could happen, right? Via: Bloomberg: China, the world’s largest energy user after the U.S., may increase crude oil imports by as much as 14 percent this year to meet surging domestic demand, said an official with the nation’s largest oil refiner. The nation […]
KIWI SOLAR PANEL BREAKTHROUGH
April 6th, 2007Full text follows, because I expect to never hear about this again. Via: stuff.co.nz: Friday, 06 Apr 2007 Solar power breakthrough at Massey New solar cells developed by Massey University don’t need direct sunlight to operate and use a patented range of dyes that can be impregnated in roofs, window glass and eventually even clothing […]
47 Large Core Columns, More Than a Dozen of Which Retained Dimensions of 54 x 22 Inches Through the 66th Floor
March 29th, 2007For the most part, I stopped thinking about the demolition of the WTC towers about three years ago. I filed that one away right next to my JFK folder. While it’s not intellectually rigorous to be content with, “The usual suspects did it. I don’t know exactly how. But They did it,” I sleep well […]
Oil Jitters
March 28th, 2007Via: Bloomberg: Oil rose for a seventh day in New York, climbing close to $65 a barrel, on concern a dispute over Iran’s capture of British servicemen would escalate, disrupting supplies from the Middle East. Oil surged $5 in seven minutes late yesterday on speculation the U.K. would mount a rescue attempt, and rose today […]
China Shifts to Euros for Iran Oil
March 28th, 2007Via: Intel Daily: China’s state-run Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp, the biggest buyer of Iranian crude worldwide, began paying for its oil in euros late last year as Tehran moves to diversify its foreign reserves away from U.S. dollars.
Canary Island to be Powered Solely by Renewables
March 21st, 2007It’s not rocket science, folks, as I’ve been saying for years… The “water battery” is a great way to go. If I could build any system I wanted for my own property, that’s what I would do. Some of the time, my “battery” would be charged for free, when it rains. The rest of the […]
His Energy Bill Is $0.00
March 19th, 2007Let’s look at another bitter Red Pill lesson on the opportunity cost of the war in Iraq. While this solar hydrogen system doesn’t seem like a good idea for mainstream deployment, Mike Strizki, the man behind the project accurately notes, “No one has said what I’m doing doesn’t work.” So, why isn’t this a good […]
Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming
March 3rd, 2007That humans are causing global warming is one of the most pervasive memes in the world at the moment. I pretty much believed it, as much as I believe anything establishment science says, which is to say that I consider it along with all other perspectives. Then I met Andrew, a friend of Becky’s. Andrew […]
Textron Employee Searches for Information on Modified Bedini Cole Window Motor
February 27th, 2007The Textron user (host: srv5-1.dc1.textron.com, ip: 216.148.248.31) conducted the following Google search: modified bedini cole window motor Hmm. Someone from Textron, a company that received a U.S. Department of Defense grant to build a 100kW battlefield laser by 2009, is doing Google searches for information related to free energy machines… I know. It’s just a […]
