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Alternative Energy Sources
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“Overcoming the intractable supply
and pollution problems of fossil fuels while meeting
growing energy demands will require the development
of power sources that are abundant, renewable, and
non-polluting.
Fortunately, these sources do exist, and
some have even been used in limited forms for
thousands of years. However, great breakthroughs in
technology, efficiency, scalability, storage, and
transport are necessary before alternative energy
sources can begin to meaningfully replace fossil
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NON RENEWABLE ENERGY
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
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Coal |
Oil
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Nuclear
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Companies that solve these problems, and those
individuals wise enough to have invested in them, will be
richly rewarded.”
EuroPacific Capital Inc -
We have found a
group of companies who are addressing these issues
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ENERGY - A CHANGE IN
THINKING NEEDED!
What does it mean? How can it be done? What
will it cost?
Explore this website we may answer some of the
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PEAK OIL -
HOW DO WE REPLACE THE ENERGY?
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The
paradigm shift needed is a shift from thinking in terms of
Million barrels of oil per day and
very low net energy technologies
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to
Megawatts per
square kilometre of solar energy
and high net energy technologies.
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The latter means point-of-use energy
harvesting, matching the grades of energy sources and energy
use (e.g. use low grade energy sources for low grade heating
requirements), storing small amounts of energy in highly
distributed fashion and non-hierarchical, networks of
networks, mesh communication and energy networking.
Is it energy efficient to pump oil in
Middle East, transport it, refine it, distribute it -
I don't think so. To harness solar energy in the area you
use it would be much more cost effective. This can only
happen went we begin to change from the current hierarchical
to non-hierarchical
(no central point of control), in other words make cars where they
will be used, not ship them half way around the world.
Use new sophisticated networks and generate power at point
of use and sell excess back to grid instead of.
see
nGen Systems
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COAL IN
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
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Coal
in Electricity Generation |
| South Africa
94% |
Kazakhstan
70% |
Morocco
57% |
| Poland 93% |
Israel 71% |
Greece
55% |
| PR China
81% |
India
68% |
USA
49% |
| Australia
76% |
Czech Rep
62% |
Germany
49%
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Blackout
goes to the heart of the tough ENERGY questions
that will dominate
every sphere of public policy throughout the first half of this century, |
 Coal currently looks like a solution to many of our fast-growing
energy problems. However, while coal advocates are urging full steam
ahead, increasing reliance on the dirtiest of all fossil fuels
has crucial implications for climate science, energy policy, the world
economy, and geopolitics.
Drawbacks to a coal-based energy strategy
include:
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Scarcity--new studies prove
that the peak of usable coal production may actually be less
than two decades away. |
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Cost--the quality of
produced coal is declining, while the expense of transport is
rising, leading to spiraling costs and potential shortages.
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Climate impacts--our ability
to deal with the historic challenge of climate change may hinge
on reducing our coal consumption in future years. |
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY in the form of Solar based
nGen
Systems
(Compressed Air, Power
Generation Systems +) could be the answer. |
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Power Generation plus +
recycling of waste heat for hot water production, air conditioning,
heating, refrigeration, grey water recycling,
then expand to new classes of land vehicles, as well as marine and
aircraft applications of nGen
Systems. |
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