Archive for October, 2009
Is there an energy consumption sweet spot? Yes.
People tend to argue about energy demand by saying “X is inevitable, therefore we should do Y.” Backed up with technical analyses and some historical facts, perhaps a curve or two, it sure seems convincing. One of the best energy lessons from the past is that people are tremendously bad at predicting Xs, and so [...]
links for 2009-10-10
The Force that is U.S. Geothermal
"Once all geothermal energy projects currently under development are on line, as much as 10 GW of renewable energy could be available to American homes. How many homes will that power? Try 7 million."
(tags: geothermal)
links for 2009-10-08
1929 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big year, eh?
links for 2009-10-02
The Natural Gas Market: Sixty Years of Regulation and Deregulation | Book Reviews | EH.Net
"The FPC acquired authority to regulate the prices at which producers sold natural gas to interstate gas pipelines for resale. Previously, the FPC regulated the prices at which interstate pipelines sold gas but not the price at which they purchased that [...]
The Nucleon, Ford’s Reactor-Powered Concept Car
Wow. Take a look at The Ford Nucleon, the fission-powered concept car from a future that really never came to be. As it’s more mockup than anything else, there isn’t much information available about it. But, man, what a symbol of the nuclear craze that swept America during the 50s. You could drive it right [...]
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