An inventor in the UK has come up with a device that is:(The Herald) the first off-the-shelf water wheel system which can generate a good supply of electricity from a waterfall as little as 20cm in height. That good supply? About 1 to 2KW … or 24-28KWh per day. Now my household uses around 42KWh …
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How to prepare communities for Peak Oil
I’m seriously thinking of putting together a small presentation for my City Council. In it, I will introduce the possibility of Peak Oil and it’s worst case scenarios for our City. I don’t believe scare tactics will ever work to really make people understand just how serious Peak Oil and the subsequent Decline will be… …
Nobody wants an Electric Car….. unless it goes like stink!
Tesla Motors of Santa Monica, California announced a major milestone today. Their initial production run of Tesla Roadsters (the “Signature 100 Series”) has been sold out. The predictable cadre of Movie Stars (Clooney), IT Big Wigs (EBay), and other people with too much money are the guinea pigs. But don’t get me wrong I AM …
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