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09-01-2005, 06:34 PM
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i tend to agree with your analysis ....but am holding out hope that carbon nano tube technology will come to the rescue in both electrical storage and in producing a material thats stronger than steel and produce a car that will weigh 1/10th of a modern day vehicle.....
from what i've been reading . But that technology is still only in its infancy stage right now.
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as far as the energy required to produce a bio-diesel product...yes it requires energy to produce it...our country is oil poor but rich in land (acreage)but our tax dollars which required our human energy origionally
to create the surplus money the government uses to pay farmers not to grow crops like tobacco is a huge waste. anything that utilizes solar power ie sunlight to create something else is doing it because of the origional fusion of hydrogen which we havent figured out how to do yet -cost effectively.
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09-01-2005, 08:06 PM
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Which Way Did They Go
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Blackstone, MA
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Right on Tinman...right on...
And I agree, nano technologies might hold the key to many issues -- including our energy crisis.
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"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give"
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09-01-2005, 08:13 PM
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one other point
"Solar even at 100% efficiency is not going to do it. It might help charge a battery but it is not reliable and has such a low energy density it will be impossible to power much of anything."
one thing about solar power is loss of electricity in the conversion process...
but with carbon nano tube technology there is almost zero loss and the material is perfect for electrical transmission which is why i remain hopeful.
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09-01-2005, 09:39 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
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%$%$%$%$ these %$%$%$%$ing gas prices
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Pro Tool Club....
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09-02-2005, 11:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: its an easy guess
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Prices must be brutal on the Cape, most here were at 2.99 last night when I came home tho one station still had gas at 2.87. Im hearing that it will be at least 3.20 by sunday in this area.
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09-02-2005, 11:29 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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I was at the pumps at Cumby's getting gas when the attendant came out with a 4 in his hand. (Gas was $3.11 when I was filling up) I asked him if it was going up to $3.14, he said no...$3.41  |
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09-02-2005, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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got to look around, if ya can, saw it as "low" as $2.99, and as high as $3.55, both for regular, this AM, in Orleans/Eastham area
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