As a farmer, I am planning that somewhere down the road, I will grow an oil crop, press the oil and use the left over meal for my sheep and cow. There is...
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Charles L. Seaman
seamancl@...
Dec 3, 2002 9:34 pm
That is the problem with ethanol and hydrogen. It takes more energy to produce the ethanol than the ethanol produces, which is also the case for hydrogen. ...
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Robert Bruce Warburton
warbur2@...
Dec 5, 2002 5:18 am
Check out the webmaster@... site. If this is true, I am wondering what would prevent someone developing a device that works sort of like an...
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jclem412@...
Dec 5, 2002 5:37 pm
WSU partnership with Makah's on an alternative energy project nominated for "Fast 50" newcomer businesses in this month's "Fast company Magazine". . horray! ...
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Steven Shepard
sbtdesigns
Dec 5, 2002 6:05 pm
You may want to tell everyone what this file is and verify that it is not infected before you should expect anyone to open it. SBT Designs 25840 IH-10 West #1 ...
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Robert Bruce Warburton
warbur2@...
Dec 5, 2002 7:52 pm
This is a commercial site from Coleman. I inquired about a device of theirs that would use pure hydrogen to produce electricity. Supposedly, this new device...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Dec 5, 2002 9:33 pm
I opened the file no problem and Norton Antivirus raised no flags. It is a brief article about a company that is doing projects in ocean wave energy. I'm not...
1754
jclem412@...
Dec 6, 2002 6:46 pm
Hi, Diane Clemens here, and I forward the e-mail to HREG because it is a fascinating chapter in alternative, and possibly renewable energy. I received this...
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Elisabeth Rareshide
erareshide
Dec 7, 2002 10:35 pm
Dear HREG, My name is Elisabeth Rareshide and I am interested in a career in renewable energy, especially wind energy. I graduated from Rice University this...
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Nubia Perez
nubiaperez@...
Dec 7, 2002 11:59 pm
Hi Elisabeth, I feel your pain! I actually graduated from college two years ago, with a strong interest in renewables as well, especially solar. My dream is to...
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chasmauch@...
charlesleemauch
Dec 8, 2002 7:30 pm
Amazing how our dependence on fossil fuels is at the heart of so many problems regarding war and peace, the environment, and a sustainable world. This article...
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Roxanne Boyer
rox1@...
Dec 9, 2002 4:32 am
Dear HREG, A few thoughts. First, in response to Kim's e-mail, how much biodiesel can we make from an acre of land. Does anyone know this answer? Second, in...
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chasmauch@...
charlesleemauch
Dec 9, 2002 5:24 am
Second, in response to R.Redford's message, we have to think about how to finance the capital costs of renewable energy projects. Like the San Francisco...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Dec 9, 2002 5:52 am
A couple thoughts on Charles and Roxanne's posts: 1. It would be interesting to know if the return is 3.85% annually. It is a plus that the rate is apparently...
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Kim & Garth Travis
airdriel
Dec 9, 2002 1:43 pm
The amount of usable fuel that one can grow on a acre is very hard to state for the following reasons: 1. There are many different plants that can be used...
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Ryan McMullan
ryan_mcmullan
Dec 9, 2002 2:36 pm
Here's an article on a basic R&D development that has a great potential to improve PVs in the future: ...
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deviant <deviant@....
gpcarrier
Dec 9, 2002 5:36 pm
That's fantastic news. If their two layer cell can achieve 50%, and we actually get 40% in real world use, then most homes could be powered entirely by about ...
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Kevin L. Conlin
kconlin@...
Dec 9, 2002 7:16 pm
I think we are looking at this problem in the way we have always looked at investments in renewables - payback. What is the payback on the convention center...
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rod dixon
cceenn
Dec 9, 2002 8:00 pm
Hi Nubia, Elizabeth, et alia: I've seen on Zilkha Renewable Energy's website that they offer an internship with their wind project program. According to...
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Steven Shepard
sbtdesigns
Dec 9, 2002 10:40 pm
Not to get involved in a bunch of useless rhetoric but the term "payback" is more than obsolete. SBT Designs 25840 IH-10 West #1 Boerne, Texas 78006 ...
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dan
txrocket1955
Dec 9, 2002 11:30 pm
Sounds like this could be the Manhaton Project for Solar that we so badly need in this country as well as the rest of the world. I just only hope that the...
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dan
txrocket1955
Dec 10, 2002 12:14 am
Getting involved is something that everyone should do and not be continued led around like sheep. People need to start taking control of their own lives when...
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Robert Bruce Warburton
warbur2@...
Dec 10, 2002 2:14 am
Get the latest addition of Scientific American. I was attracted by the article on Antarctic ice melting. In this magazine, are articles about the Renewable...
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chasmauch@...
charlesleemauch
Dec 10, 2002 3:34 am
It would be interesting to know if the return is 3.85% annually. It is a plus that the ... Actually in today's Chronicle I read that in the Houston area money...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Dec 10, 2002 5:20 am
Something must be wrong. Charlie and I are in too much agreement today! ;-) Maybe I should have talked my wife into voting for him too! <ggggg> I'll say a...
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Robert Bruce Warburton
warbur2@...
Dec 10, 2002 4:55 pm
Actually an automotive design company called Rinspeed has a project in Switzerland, the country where they are based, in which "kitchen and yard waste" is...
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Robert Bruce Warburton
warbur2@...
Dec 10, 2002 5:21 pm
I might recommend to a parent, who is so cautious about investing, the method for buying Treasury securities using the Farm Bureau Card. Actually, I am glad...
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Robert Bruce Warburton
warbur2@...
Dec 10, 2002 5:42 pm
The problem with requiring a 40 mile per gallon fuel efficiency standard is that it goes against what so many American consumers want. Monday I parked next to...
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Kevin L. Conlin
kconlin@...
Dec 10, 2002 8:30 pm
Sorry, Steve, we're not all as enlightened as you, but if you took a moment to jab, why not share the new term with us ignorant folk? ... From: Steven Shepard ...
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deviant <deviant@....
gpcarrier
Dec 12, 2002 6:58 pm
I agree that "payback" or "financial prudence" is not something to be ignored, just because we may not like it. The use of alternative energy generally...
