Comments for Green Thoughts http://terraverde.wordpress.com Sustainability, Renewable Energy and Marketing Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on The Death of Hydrogen? Fuel Cells, Marketing and the Future. by The Renewable Electron Economy XVII: On-Grid and Grid-Optional Transport, ”Parachute” for a $140/Barrel Oil Society « Green Thoughts http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/the-death-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells-marketing-and-the-future/#comment-2490 The Renewable Electron Economy XVII: On-Grid and Grid-Optional Transport, ”Parachute” for a $140/Barrel Oil Society « Green Thoughts Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:22:47 +0000 https://terraverde.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/the-death-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells-marketing-and-the-future/#comment-2490 [...] their short and medium term ability to drive a sustainable transport system. As other analysts and I have already highlighted, these liquid fuel solutions are highly inefficient in converting [...] [...] their short and medium term ability to drive a sustainable transport system. As other analysts and I have already highlighted, these liquid fuel solutions are highly inefficient in converting [...]

]]> Comment on Building the Electron Economy Part V.2: Wind Power, Today and Tomorrow by wind economy http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/building-the-electron-economy-part-v2-wind-power-today-and-tomorrow/#comment-2488 wind economy Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:27:53 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/building-the-electron-economy-part-v2-wind-power-today-and-tomorrow/#comment-2488 [...] another fast-growing renewable energy source with huge potential, wind power. ... wind and the ...http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/building-the-electron-economy-part-v2-wind-power-today-an...Low Carbon Economy - carbon emissions/low carbon/energy ...Your Search: transport + energy [...] [...] another fast-growing renewable energy source with huge potential, wind power. … wind and the …http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/building-the-electron-economy-part-v2-wind-power-today-an…Low Carbon Economy - carbon emissions/low carbon/energy …Your Search: transport + energy [...]

]]> Comment on 4 More Climate Saving Technologies by Eileen M. Smith, M.Arch. http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/4-more-climate-saving-technologies/#comment-2485 Eileen M. Smith, M.Arch. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:19:34 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-2485 Thank you for the informative website. The largest problem we face, today, in bringing renewable energy into mainstream use is the attempt to burden individual consumers with renewable energy choices. If every consumer had to purchase a coal plant or a nuclear plant to get their electricity, many people would be without electricity. The Kansas Solar Electric Co~operatives and The K-SEC Model seeks to lease consumer rooftops by providing battery back-up for fifty years as an equity exchange for using the rooftops of their homes and offices. We have recently issued a million shares of stock at $10 per unit to cover development of the organizational infrastructure for K-SEC's Phase I Demonstration. Phase I has a goal of producing and installing 10.5 MWp Building-Integrated Photovoltaics [BI-PV] Solar Architecture in Kansas by 2010. This is around $45 M program including a fabrication and training center. K-SEC's Phase II Foundation plans to install 1,000 MWp BI-PV Solar Architecture in Kansas by 2020. Consumers do not have to pay for anything except structural modifications to their home or office building in order to accommodate a fully integrated BI-PV solar system and of course they must continue to pay their electric bill. Kansas has a wholesale metering incentive which does not demand venerable fragmented consumers to purchase, install, monitor, maintain and manage interconnection to the grid and related wholesale commerce of the solar resource. Phase II is a $3 billion program. Phase III Management includes computer monitoring of each solar system installed, maintenance and management of the Solar Resource for fifty years. The K-SEC Model naturally increases Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Integrity and BI-PV Solar Technology Expertise. Kansas has a wholesale metering incentive which naturally encourages leading consumers and local leaders to form renewable cooperatives to manage the development of this important renewable resource that will provide 10% of the electricity consumed in Kansas by 2020. The most important management feature of this program is the built-in service industry delivered by local renewable cooperatives which are facilitated and supported by a statewide umbrella organization similar to the Kansas Electric Cooperatives [KEC] and rural electric cooperatives. See website for more information and summary of the books and articles I have written. Thank you for the informative website. The largest problem we face, today, in bringing renewable energy into mainstream use is the attempt to burden individual consumers with renewable energy choices. If every consumer had to purchase a coal plant or a nuclear plant to get their electricity, many people would be without electricity. The Kansas Solar Electric Co~operatives and The K-SEC Model seeks to lease consumer rooftops by providing battery back-up for fifty years as an equity exchange for using the rooftops of their homes and offices.

We have recently issued a million shares of stock at $10 per unit to cover development of the organizational infrastructure for K-SEC’s Phase I Demonstration. Phase I has a goal of producing and installing 10.5 MWp Building-Integrated Photovoltaics [BI-PV] Solar Architecture in Kansas by 2010. This is around $45 M program including a fabrication and training center. K-SEC’s Phase II Foundation plans to install 1,000 MWp BI-PV Solar Architecture in Kansas by 2020.

Consumers do not have to pay for anything except structural modifications to their home or office building in order to accommodate a fully integrated BI-PV solar system and of course they must continue to pay their electric bill. Kansas has a wholesale metering incentive which does not demand venerable fragmented consumers to purchase, install, monitor, maintain and manage interconnection to the grid and related wholesale commerce of the solar resource. Phase II is a $3 billion program. Phase III Management includes computer monitoring of each solar system installed, maintenance and management of the Solar Resource for fifty years.

The K-SEC Model naturally increases Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Integrity and BI-PV Solar Technology Expertise. Kansas has a wholesale metering incentive which naturally encourages leading consumers and local leaders to form renewable cooperatives to manage the development of this important renewable resource that will provide 10% of the electricity consumed in Kansas by 2020. The most important management feature of this program is the built-in service industry delivered by local renewable cooperatives which are facilitated and supported by a statewide umbrella organization similar to the Kansas Electric Cooperatives [KEC] and rural electric cooperatives. See website for more information and summary of the books and articles I have written.

]]> Comment on The Electron Economy: the Energy Future is nearer than you think… by The Renewable Electron Economy Part XV: Is the EV Revolution Already Here? « Green Thoughts http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-electron-economy-the-energy-future-is-nearer-than-you-think/#comment-2484 The Renewable Electron Economy Part XV: Is the EV Revolution Already Here? « Green Thoughts Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:17:30 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/the-electron-economy-the-energy-future-is-nearer-than-you-think/#comment-2484 [...] most transport uses, with a few modifications in technology and some large infrastructure projects, electric motors will drive most on-land transport and machine tools, with biofuels and hydrogen generated from clean electricity used for some specialty [...] [...] most transport uses, with a few modifications in technology and some large infrastructure projects, electric motors will drive most on-land transport and machine tools, with biofuels and hydrogen generated from clean electricity used for some specialty [...]

]]> Comment on The Death of Hydrogen? Fuel Cells, Marketing and the Future. by Hydrogen Bull Shi* - Page 4 - Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/the-death-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells-marketing-and-the-future/#comment-2482 Hydrogen Bull Shi* - Page 4 - Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:09:25 +0000 https://terraverde.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/the-death-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells-marketing-and-the-future/#comment-2482 [...] Cell Forum in 1994 has been declaring in the summer of 2006 that hydrogen is “dead”. The Death of Hydrogen? Fuel Cells, Marketing and the Future. Green Thoughts There you have it. BloodPhart, you can find plenty of pro hydrogen websites but trust me it's [...] [...] Cell Forum in 1994 has been declaring in the summer of 2006 that hydrogen is “dead”. The Death of Hydrogen? Fuel Cells, Marketing and the Future. Green Thoughts There you have it. BloodPhart, you can find plenty of pro hydrogen websites but trust me it’s [...]

]]> Comment on 4 More Climate Saving Technologies by Bill James http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/4-more-climate-saving-technologies/#comment-2480 Bill James Fri, 30 May 2008 22:10:24 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-2480 Have you seen CSX's television commercial where they show a Prius being loaded on a rail car and state they can "move a ton 423 miles on a gallon of fuel." Ultra-light-rail, Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) networks can achieve the electrical equivalent of 200-400 vehicle miles per gallon of fuel. In response to the 1973 Oil Embargo the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment study PB-244854 sketched oil-independent urban transport using PRT. Morgantown's PRT system was built and has since delivered 110 million injury-free, oil-free passenger miles. The networks are efficient enough that solar collectors mounted over the rails 6-foot wide gather enough power in a typical day to power 12,500 vehicle-miles per mile of rail. Instead of large solar array in remote deserts, build them as an integral part of a zero-emission network of on-demand Horizontal-Elevators. The service of a chauffeured car at the cost to operate of an elevator. Bill James 612.414.4211 www.jpods.com Have you seen CSX’s television commercial where they show a Prius being loaded on a rail car and state they can “move a ton 423 miles on a gallon of fuel.”

Ultra-light-rail, Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) networks can achieve the electrical equivalent of 200-400 vehicle miles per gallon of fuel.

In response to the 1973 Oil Embargo the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment study PB-244854 sketched oil-independent urban transport using PRT. Morgantown’s PRT system was built and has since delivered 110 million injury-free, oil-free passenger miles.

The networks are efficient enough that solar collectors mounted over the rails 6-foot wide gather enough power in a typical day to power 12,500 vehicle-miles per mile of rail.

Instead of large solar array in remote deserts, build them as an integral part of a zero-emission network of on-demand Horizontal-Elevators. The service of a chauffeured car at the cost to operate of an elevator.

Bill James
612.414.4211
http://www.jpods.com

]]> Comment on The Renewable Electron Economy Part V.6: Marine Renewable Energy by martin t sherman http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-renewable-electron-economy-part-v6-marine-renewable-energy/#comment-2479 martin t sherman Mon, 26 May 2008 21:17:47 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/the-renewable-electron-economy-part-v6-marine-renewable-energy/#comment-2479 this is a very good summing up of marine resources. There are many advantages of mutiple use structures for instance combining a tidal stream turbine with a wind turbine. I have invented a combined tidal barrage with an otec. The system also has a wet biomass and generation and capture potential. Please take a look at www.seavc.org this is a very good summing up of marine resources. There are many advantages of mutiple use structures for instance combining a tidal stream turbine with a wind turbine. I have invented a combined tidal barrage with an otec. The system also has a wet biomass and generation and capture potential. Please take a look at http://www.seavc.org

]]> Comment on 4 More Climate Saving Technologies by Laurent GUERBY http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/4-more-climate-saving-technologies/#comment-2476 Laurent GUERBY Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:25:27 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-2476 Michael, thanks for your detailed answer. On the availability of more economical batteries I still think that they will go first in cars and then once you have your car(s)-battery may be investing in an additional home battery will make sense or may be not but that will be second (depending on climate, number of cars, ...). The Tesla consumes 160 Wh per kilometer, so once you've choosen a reasonable car range it's easy to convert to battery size independantly of battery cost. When you multiply by a reasonable number of cars and percent of time on parking I think you get your national electricity storage infrastructure for free :). Michael, thanks for your detailed answer.

On the availability of more economical batteries I still think that they will go first in cars and then once you have your car(s)-battery may be investing in an additional home battery will make sense or may be not but that will be second (depending on climate, number of cars, …).

The Tesla consumes 160 Wh per kilometer, so once you’ve choosen a reasonable car range it’s easy to convert to battery size independantly of battery cost. When you multiply by a reasonable number of cars and percent of time on parking I think you get your national electricity storage infrastructure for free :).

]]> Comment on The Renewable Electron Economy Part VIII.1: The Electric Farm by Looking for Dead Engine Tractor(s) - TractorByNet.com http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/the-renewable-electron-economy-part-viii1-the-electric-farm/#comment-2475 Looking for Dead Engine Tractor(s) - TractorByNet.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:55:02 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/the-renewable-electron-economy-part-viii1-the-electric-farm/#comment-2475 [...] a model "Electric Farm." Sample info and discussion on that concept >>> The Renewable Electron Economy Part VIII.1: The Electric Farm Green Thoughts The Renewable Electron Economy Part VIII.2: The Electric Farm - 2 Green [...] [...] a model "Electric Farm." Sample info and discussion on that concept >>> The Renewable Electron Economy Part VIII.1: The Electric Farm Green Thoughts The Renewable Electron Economy Part VIII.2: The Electric Farm - 2 Green [...]

]]> Comment on 4 More Climate Saving Technologies by Michael Hoexter http://terraverde.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/4-more-climate-saving-technologies/#comment-2474 Michael Hoexter Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:42:08 +0000 http://terraverde.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-2474 Laurent, You’re right that distributed storage from electric vehicles (I believe also electric farm equipment) will enable higher penetration of intermittent renewables on the grid. The V2G technology is promising though, as I am trying to keep this list manageable in length, I am assuming its emergence as a outgrowth of the availability of more economical batteries with an energy density of 200 Wh/kg or greater. I included batteries with this energy density as part of the original 20 from the previous post. More plentiful batteries/ultracaps with this energy density or greater will enable numbers of different energy services to emerge onto the market. For one, the size of the Tesla’s battery pack could be reduced or its range could be increased. Or for PHEVs, their all-electric range could be expanded to cover both local and regional travel for most vehicle owners. Laurent,
You’re right that distributed storage from electric vehicles (I believe also electric farm equipment) will enable higher penetration of intermittent renewables on the grid. The V2G technology is promising though, as I am trying to keep this list manageable in length, I am assuming its emergence as a outgrowth of the availability of more economical batteries with an energy density of 200 Wh/kg or greater. I included batteries with this energy density as part of the original 20 from the previous post.

More plentiful batteries/ultracaps with this energy density or greater will enable numbers of different energy services to emerge onto the market. For one, the size of the Tesla’s battery pack could be reduced or its range could be increased. Or for PHEVs, their all-electric range could be expanded to cover both local and regional travel for most vehicle owners.

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