CO2 Sequestration Will Not Work Long Term.
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Mar 23, 2010 |
| OK, let's just cut right through it. Carbon sequestration as it currently stands will not work long term.
Why? In the CO2 molecule, we don't breathe this bit "C", but we do breathe this bit "O2", and we know politicians, all things being equal, will not respond quickly enough to stop putting the O2 under the ground.
Solution? Simple, we bubble the smoke stack outputs through algae and then put the algae as a slurry under the ground. We need to make sure we use a benign algae as we do not want a toxic one seeping into our ground water.
This algae can be acclimatized to smoke from the smoke stacks. And to reduce the impact on our water supplies, it can probably be acclimated to to salt water as well. We have a lot of it underground here in Australia. This would allow us to deliver the carbon as a slurry underground and keep the precious oxygen above ground.
The thing that makes this solution so viable is it doesn't change our economy. Everything can go on as normal.
The people at MIT were talking a 40% reduction in GHG emissions, conceivably adding a light in the tubes could increase sequestration by 60 to 80% for now, with better results as the technology evolves. I think the slurry is a better use of the resulting algae production, though there is still merit in t's production as a biofuel.
There is also the possibility of using algae in paper production as well, reducing the need for wood chipping. Something I'd be quite happy about.
Labels: efficiency, emission reductions, greenhouse gas |
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Reaching Carbon Balance Through Reduction
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Mar 4, 2009 |
One of the key things to realise about reducing carbon emissions is we need to be on the negative side of the emissions equation.
I.E. For balance we need to reach a 1-1=0.
To reduce the current glut of carbon in our atmosphere we need to reduce it below balance to say, 1-5=-5. For example, by sequestering 5 times our normal carbon output we can reduce our carbon footprint to balance in about 15 years.
Are governments around the world going to do this? On their current performance I would say "No!"
I would say we are going to have to be the ones who do it ourselves or convince them they are actually going to have to stop talking and get it done.. Labels: carbon sequestration, emission reductions |
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Is It Possible To Run Your Car On Water?
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Jan 23, 2008 |
Well, water is supplemental to gasoline. However it is possible and VERY EASY to extract energy from water to run your car on water too.
I have a water-to-energy converters running in my cars since 2006. YOU CAN TOO. I'm about to tell you about a SIMPLE technology you can have right now, called . It's one of the most PRACTICAL free-energy devices, marked by extraordinary simplicity and effectiveness.
We have developed devices that use a little electricity out of your car's battery, to separate water into a gas called HHO (2 Hydrogen + 1 Oxygen). HHO, also called Brown's Gas or Hydroxy, burns beautifully and provides TONS of energy - while the end product is just WATER!
Mobile Magazine says "HHO provides the atomic power of Hydrogen, while maintaining the chemical stability of water."
Pound for pound HHO GAS IS 3 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN GASOLINE!!! HHO is a fast growing trend for boosting performance and MPG.
For the full skinny on his amazing technology, just click here. Labels: emission reductions, water power |
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British MPs fear effects of biofuels
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Jan 21, 2008 |
Better off with oil? : Producing some biofuels could emit more gases than fossil fuels, some critics warn, and lead to the demise of rainforests to make room for crops THE OBSERVER, LONDON Monday, Jan 21, 2008, Page 6
Controversial plans to make cars greener by using fuel made from crops and animal fat will be thrown into doubt this week when British members of parliament are expected to question whether they will do more harm than good.
Biofuels have been hailed as a green alternative to oil by some, but in the US, where there are massive plants converting corn, it has been criticized for making food more expensive and being environmentally unfriendly.
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We Need More Initiatives Like Lunar Power
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A drama is unfolding in New York City's East River. This summer the Popsicles at a Gristedes supermarket on Roosevelt Island, midstream between Manhattan and Queens, will be kept icy by power generated just a stone's throw from the riverbank.
Anchored 30 feet down, six underwater turbines will turn day and night, driven by the tidal flows in the channel.
At a fish-friendly 35 rpm, the propellers will crank out up to 200 kilowatts of clean power, or roughly half the peak needs of the supermarket.
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Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions With Seven Key Techniques
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These seven opportunities outlined in the report, "Towards a High-Bandwidth, Low-Carbon Future: Telecommunications-based Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions" are:
Networked demand-side management to increase renewable energy use.
Integrated personalised public transport.
In-person high-definition videoconferencing to improve business productivity.
Presence-detecting services that turn off devices that are “on” but not being used.
Real-time freight allocation systems to fill empty freight vehicles.
Remote power management for appliances not in use or on “stand-by”.
Teleworking.
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posted by speedquill @ 1:56 AM  |
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North Sea Efficient Sink For CO2?
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Jan 8, 2008 |
A relatively large number of algae grow in the North Sea. These form the basis for a much richer food chain than that found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Dutch-sponsored researcher Yann Bozec calculated that coastal seas such as the North Sea remove about three times as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than would be expected on the basis of their small surface area. Labels: carbon sequestration, emission reductions |
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Could This Fix For Global Warming?
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Engineers have designed a simple, sustainable and natural carbon sequestration solution using algae. A team at Ohio University created a photo bioreactor that uses photosynthesis to grow algae, passing carbon dioxide over large membranes, placed vertically to save space.
The algae can be harvested and made into biodiesel fuel and feed for animals. A reactor with 1.25 million square meters of algae screens could be up and running by 2010.
Labels: algae, carbon sequestration, emission reductions |
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