Jenny asks…
Whats the best way to raise £500 Million Pounds for a renewable energy Project with £100 BILLION IN REVENUE?
BY 2015 THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST PROJECT IN THE WORLD SPACE ISLAND CHECK IT OUT
The Expert answers:
Richard Branson has put a reward up for a solution to reduce global warming/ reverse effect of carbon emmissions.
If you’re REALLY serious and you’ve got a REALLY good plan;
1) protect the idea (before someone else takes the credit)
2) contact Mr Branson (only cos he seems to have the money AND care And be a bit daring) with an outline
and
3)see what happens
4) email me if you need any help 🙂
Laura asks…
Should the next US President launch a national renewable energy research program…?
A program similar to JFKs successful race to the moon space program in the 1960s.
We all know that domestic drilling will not make any significant difference in the world‘s oil supply (and price).
The Expert answers:
Yes! Absolutely! But we still GOTTA drill for oil here. Like it not, a HUGE part of our economy is tied to it. Not just in gas and heating oil but all of the products that are petro-chemical dependent.
I disagree that domestic drilling will not make an impact. It has to be a component in the entire energy solution. I concede there will be no short term impact but we CAN NOT ignore it. China is going to drill right off of the coast of Florida. If someone is going to be drilling there, it should be us.
Robert asks…
Why can’t all the world’s energy problems be solved by hooking excersise bikes up to the national grid?
That’s always been my answer when people say “Well what would YOU do about emissions from power stations and non-renewable fuel and efficient energy and the ever-approaching energy crisis?”
But two cyclists pedalling is enough to power three microphones, two electric guitars, a PA system etc. Apparently, bicycles are 90% efficient.
Well think of the millions of people across britain pedalling on excersise bikes/step machines in the gym or at home, and think of all that energy going to waste!
The Expert answers:
The average person who is in shape (I am not in shape) can produce about 200 watts of power. If that person spent one hour a day working out on a generator bike, he could could generate 6 kWh of electricity per month. (200 watts times 30 hours a month = 6000 watt-hours = 6 kilowatt hours). Now look at your electric bill and tell me how many kWh you used last month. The average household uses over 800 kWh per month.
Sharon asks…
Why is Japan not doing enough to produce more renewable energy?
I spent 2 years living and working in Taiwan. Taiwan is a way smaller country in size than Japan, and yet they have countless numbers of wind turbines in the west cost and in some high mountains in Taiwan. But here in Japan, I have never seen any wind farms at all. Here in Kanto I have seen only one wind turbine.
From what I have read, Japanese utility companies are reluctant to using renewable energy sources to produce heating and electricity. In fact, this whole damned country is so dependent on electricity to run the trains, heat houses in winter and keep places cool in the summer. There is too much dependence on electricity, and worst of all it is too damned expensive. Not to mention how Japan has proven to be behind the rest of the industrialized world with producing wind energy.
Also I think that it is time that Japan needs to come up with something more innovative. Japan is sitting on a major plate tectonic hot spot on the Pacific ring of fire (it burns burns burns). If you go to a place like Beppu, the ground there is so hot, that you can even boil eggs in the Beppu Hells hot springs. There is a possibility to use volcanic ground heating as a source of renewable energy to heat millions of homes in Japan. I do not recommend sifening hot springs waters for hot water heating.
Is there any possibility to use volcanic ground heating to replace electrical heating? Why has Japan not moved forward with that? Why is Japan not moving forward with using wind powered energy either?
The Expert answers:
Because the power companies in Japan have a monopoly over production and distribution and they have decided that they make more money from nuclear generation. Until these companies are broken up, nothing will improve.
Nancy asks…
Power Plant With Renewable Energy?
Okay, so you know how there is like solar power, wind power, etc. Well, is it possible for power plants to generate it’s power by solar pannels or wind turbines then getting that electrical current and sending it out to houses around the world? Rather than having every house individually switch to solar power, wouldn’t it be easier and more cost effective to have power plants make the switch?
Oh, so every house would have to get one itself, that’s a bummer.
The Expert answers:
Renewables are a diffused form of energy and require a large footprint. It would not be possible for one power plant to make power for the grid because that would require the plant to be very large and transmissin cost would be high too. Also renewables are intermittent, meaning they are not always available. A typical windmill is only available 28% of the time during the year. If one plant was making power for the grid that would mean it would be dark everywhere. It will not talk about the economics of the renewables here. Have a nice day
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