George W. Bush Speaking to the Knesset on Israel’s 60th Anniversary
President George W. Bush addresses the Knesset on the 60-Year Anniversary of Israel’s Independence. Delivered 15 May 2008, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.
Energy Science
Brigitte Gabriel as Keynote Speaker at UN Anti-Semitism conference
Tom Tamarkin receives a restored Torah Scroll rescued from Eastern Europe during the holocaust from a Denver Rabbi who presented it as a gift to Brigitte Gabriel in appreciation for her work and support of the Jewish community around the world; ceremony in Washington D.C. Sept.8, 2014 Scroll down to watch the video Wearing a … Read more
Does Science Argue for or against God?
Why are we here? Literally. The latest science says we shouldn’t be. It says that the chance life exists at all is less than zero. So, is science the greatest threat to the idea of Intelligent Design or is science its greatest advocate? Best-selling author and lecturer, Eric Metaxas, poses this intriguing question and comes … Read more
Solar Power (Technology and Economics)
By Barrie Lawson, UK The earth receives more energy from the Sun in just one hour than the world’s population uses in a whole year. The total solar energy flux intercepted by the earth on any particular day is 4.2 X 1018 Watt-hours or 1.5 X 1022 Joules (or 6.26 X 1020 Joules per hour). … Read more
Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems
By Barrie Lawson, UK The electricity grid was built in days when electricity could not be economically stored in large quantities and it had to be produced the instant it was needed and consumed just as quickly as it was produced. Energy Storage Versatility Energy storage is a vital tool for accomplishing the seemingly impossible … Read more
Wind Power (Technology and Economics)
By Barrie Lawson, UK Adapted with the permission of the author from Electropaedia.com The wind is a source of free energy which has been used since ancient times in windmills for pumping water or grinding flour. The technology of high power, geared transmissions was developed centuries ago by windmill designers and the fantail wheel for … Read more
Thermodynamics of the Corn-Ethanol Biofuel Cycle
Tad W. Patzek Department Chair & Professor Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #11, The Lois K. and Richard D. Folger Leadership Chair in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Email: patzek@mail.utexas.edu Phone: (512) 232-8368 This Web Version is being periodically updated New: Appendix D on fuel cells, consistent use of fuel HHVs, corrected theoretical yield of ethanol … Read more
2050 Projected Alternative Energy Supply and Demand Study
[php function=7]April 9, 2010 Summary The purpose of this study is to provide a first-pass approximation of world energy needs in 2050, and the ability of alternative energy to meet those needs. We make this approximation according to a specified methodology: We calculate the primary energy consumption per capita of the United States for 2008, … Read more
Why Solar and Wind Energy is Inappropriate for Utility Power Backbone Grid Generation
Reprinted by permission from “The High Cost of Free Power,” Laurence Hecht, et al. Every time someone mentions wind or solar power as the answer to our energy needs (for baseline or power grid generation,) the image that should form in your mind is that of 1 billion or more dying and starving children. If … Read more
A Comparison of Energy Densities of Prevalent Energy Sources in Units of Joules Per Cubic Meter
Bradley E. Layton, Ph.D Assistant Professor, Energy Technology Program Director, Drexel University Abstract Typically, the energy densities of solids or liquids such as coal and oil are measured in dimensions of energy per unit volume or energy per unit mass, whereas solar, wind, and hydroelectric sources are rated in dimensions of power per unit area. … Read more