Trains have been running diesel motors to power electric motors for years. Caterpillar is now building a D7 bulldozer that works on the same principal. No batteries. Raser has also built a H3 hummer using the same tech and claims 100 mpg. http://www.rasertech.com/media/videos/the-electric-h3...
I feel pretty intelligent when I talk to friends and peers but I get a bit intimidated on when I put some ideas out there for others to see.
In reference to the generator I have found there is a small dam about 100 yards doinw the creek. I can lower the water by removing it. This will get me...
I was searching my Electric bill yesterday and found they off Real Time Pricing for electricity.
I found a few articles on the subject and they say a 10% drop in peak consumption is common when this is implemented.
I looked back at some of the past high cost days and during the day prices...
Thank you I had not thought about wiki
I went to the creek again this morning. I was expecting some rain according to the radar but nothing and I am trying to decide how tall to make the new dam for overflow water.
The tiles though where in fact still flowing I would say 80% max. So I think it...
Are you calling me an amateur? I know I am. But I am trying to learn and I find this site very helpful. Should I just keep my comments to myself or...
If you were talking about yourself being an amateur I enjoy all points of view.
I have found a micro hydro calculator and I according to...
So 2 minutes of research made me redo my assumptions.
As far as the 1 ft of work that is about how far the tile are from the concrete floor. maybe 18 inches but its under water so its hard to see and remember from yesterday.
I did edit my first post so if you could reread it with the new...
Over the past few years I have like many of you become interested in renewable energy.
Over the past few months we have gotten a lot of rain.
We also have a small creek in our pasture and it begins with 2-12 inch field tiles. The end (beginning i guess) has been filling with silt over the...
Over the past few years we saw gas prices soar. What happened i think was, people did not stop driving because it has become a necessity. Instead people stopped doing everything else.
I would imagine electricity prices rising dramatically would do the same.
Also the energy prices do not...
I am truly impressed by all the discussion going on in this one single thread. I feel a a little wiser after reading the responses every day.
If you take Mackay"s general numbers into account it is obvious our domestic energy policy is a large animal. I would think the best way to tame such a...
Here is a portion of David Mackay's article from CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/13/mackay.energy/
As a thought-experiment, let's imagine that technology switches and lifestyle changes manage to halve American energy consumption to 125 kWh per day per person. How big would the...
I recently read a great book by David Mackay. Energy without the hot air.http://www.withouthotair.com/
He says if we wanted to stop using fossil fuels we would need to build 5 times the current level of nuclear plants plus cover California in windmills plus each person would have to install...
Eventually we will have to use renewable resources to power the planet. All others (nuclear, fossil fuels etc.) will run out.
Large solar and wind plants will be needed to power the more dense population areas.
In the areas where people live in single family homes though these people could...
I was thinking of something like this. I did not think of 2 (boilers) I was thinking of reversing the flow.
I will put some thought into your suggestion. It definitely sounds like it has some potential.
I only need to decide on the pump and I a boiler design and I am ready for test 1. I...
I am looking for a pump (possibly hand driven) that will move R134a from one collector to another. The inlet will be 60 psi liquid and the second chamber will be 120 psi gas.
For now I don't need a lot of volume I am just building a small model. Appx 16 ounces of R134a will be the working...