Post your “energy” topical homework here:
- Note any important points from your book reading that connect with or inform your research topic.
- Post a link or citation for at least one article per week on your topic (you should have actually read it, and it will help your teammates if you add some comment as to what interested you).
Folks on other topic teams are welcome to make comments, suggest links, or anything else that would be helpful to this team.
October 20, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Everybody, does energy in the form of electricity made from random or sporadic sustainable sources such as wind, photo voltaic, or perhaps tide pool energy directly charge batteries or service a utility with one to One efficiency?
I think the batteries require a steady charge voltage and current and resistance in order to successfully charge.
Any way, what if we lifted and suspended a series of weights made of cement and using pullies and ratchet assemblies to turn alternators at a controllable rate?
I think weights released with control could be used to efficiently dis-ratchet and charge a battery with I believe the required one to one efficiency.
What do you guy’s think?
October 14, 2008 at 10:25 pm
the federal government on its web site has all kinds of energy saving and efficientcy advice for everything from around your house to big business. it also offers ideas of was to save energy in transportation, from your personal car or main mode of trans. to public transportation. http://www.energy.gov/energyefficiency/index.htm its good to see that the energy usage thing is making people relize that everything doesnt have to revolve around oil. there are so many other options and without support form ou gov. the majority of close minded people out there dont even relize that theres are alterrnatives that need to continualy be developed and used.
October 14, 2008 at 12:28 am
Everybody, doesenergy in the form of electricity made from random or sporatic sustainable sources such as wind, photo valtaic, or perhaps tide pool energy directly charge batteries or service a utility with one: to One efficiency? I think the batteries require a steady charge voltage and current and resistance in order to successfully charge. Any way, what if we lifted and suspended a series of weights made of cement and using pullies and ratchet assemblies to turn alternators at a controlable rate? I think weights released with control could be used to efficiently disratchet and charge a battery with the I beleive the required one to one efficiency. What do you guy’s think?
October 13, 2008 at 8:50 am
I,m siting here freezing in my living room. All bundled I don,t want to turn on the heater. My wife and I are having a contest how long we can go into winter without turn on the heater.
Last year we recieved a rebate for reducing our energy use by 20%. That seems like a big reduction in use, but I don,t remember any big changes in our lifestyle or comfortable level. I was looking for the same program and was unable to find it ,but I did find some good evergy saving tips.
Check out the pg&e web site and challenge yourself to conserve.
http:www.PG&E.com
I am also following the presidental very closly and found The Leauge of Conservative
Voters web site. Good comparasions of the presidental postion on energy.
http:www.lcv.org
October 13, 2008 at 7:36 am
Locally speaking:
Here is City of Santa Cruz website for environmental programs citywide:
http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/environmental/clean.html
There are already many programs and measures in place here in SC.
October 12, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I’ve read some great blogs and it is encourageing to read them. I have been seriously considering a career change to solar, but I would have to take big cut in pay. My wife and I discussed it and we are going to have to make some finanical cut backs, but we are going to take a leap of faith.I’m going to start applying to solar companies as soon as I finish my solar class!
I was looking around the internet trying to find some thing interesting on energy to Blog about and came acrossed Earth Share’s web site.
http://www.earthshare.org
They have some good ideas on conserving energy and they also encourage drinking orgainic beer and wine. I never consider how my favorite beer maybe contributing more to global warming than other brands. Here in California were lucky, there are lots of local breweries that make great beer.
October 12, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Locally speaking:
I’m impressed with Don Lane for City Council. He has 35 years of community involvement in many areas. He hosted and produced a T.V. series called “Sustainable Santa Cruz” that explored creating a more sustainable city.
Check out his website:
http://www.LaneForCouncil.com