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 Topic: Why is 72 degrees considered comfortable room temperature? |
Brandon
Replies: 20
Views: 7363
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 Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:30 pm Subject: Re: Why is 72 degrees considered comfortable room temperatur |
| I find 72 to be bone chilling cold. I work in an office where it is set to 72, and thus I wear long underwear year round, plus a sweater in the winter. At home, comfortable is 80 degrees. As I'm in Fl ... |
| Topic: Geteroelectric "Star Battery" solar technology |
Brandon
Replies: 1
Views: 638
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:51 pm Subject: Geteroelectric "Star Battery" solar technology |
Anyone know any more about this?
From the pesn page:
Geteroelectric is a geterogen substance, consisting of a carrier and an active element - a nanoparticle of matter - which is different from the ... |
| Topic: Direct carbon conversion fuel cells |
Brandon
Replies: 2
Views: 562
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:33 pm Subject: Direct carbon conversion fuel cells |
Direct coal to electricity, trash to electricity, etc. 70% conversion possible. If this works, it could be huge. Any comments?
Fuel Up With Banana Peels:
http://www.wired.com/news/planet/0,2782,69 ... |
| Topic: THE Hydrogen Thread (merged) Part 1 |
Brandon
Replies: 1060
Views: 10492
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:21 pm Subject: Re: Hydrogen when? |
| Why does anyone even care about hydrogen when lithium-ion and lithium-polymer are ready to go for a fraction of the cost? |
| Topic: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
Brandon
Replies: 16
Views: 3256
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:08 pm Subject: Re: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
Found some more on the idea:
Fun with fusion: Freshman's nuclear fusion reactor has USU physics faculty in awe:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,510054502,00.html
Slashdot article on the s ... |
| Topic: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
Brandon
Replies: 16
Views: 3256
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:06 pm Subject: Re: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
Yeah the video looks like it might have been taken by the interviewer's kid.. 
This page has an explanation of how it works:
http://focusfusion.org/what/plasmafocus.html
The thing looks sim ... |
| Topic: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
Brandon
Replies: 16
Views: 3256
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 2:43 pm Subject: Re: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
More links and stuff:
Business Plan for the Focus Fusion 2 MW Electricity Generation Facility Development
http://users.erols.com/iri/FocusFusion-Ver6.htm
Video:
http://stream.osen.org/videos/TOK ... |
| Topic: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
Brandon
Replies: 16
Views: 3256
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:58 am Subject: Focus Fusion - alternative to the Tokamak |
Doesn't appear to have been discussed here yet. I'm still digesting the stories:
Focus Fusion poses overwhelming competition to Tokamak:
http://www.opensourceenergy.org/txtlstvw.aspx?LstID=95defd1 ... |
| Topic: COMPACT FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS |
Brandon
Replies: 34
Views: 5868
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:04 pm Subject: Re: COMPACT FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS |
| I've replaced most with the squiggly bulbs. They save energy, but most importantly they last a long time. I hate changing bulbs.. |
| Topic: Zero Point Energy |
Brandon
Replies: 183
Views: 21699
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:46 pm Subject: Re: Zero Point Energy |
"The Hoover dam doesn't consume"
Well technically it does consume a little bit due to absorbtion into the earth behind the dam and through evaporation. Don't know how much, but I'm sure it's measur ... |
| Topic: THE Energy Efficiency & Appliance Thread (merged) |
Brandon
Replies: 322
Views: 6656
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Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:14 pm Subject: Re: Electricity consumption in my house - need some advice |
"It's $40"
Bah.. After replacing my ancient heatpump with a 17 SEER unit my monthly average has gone from $180 to $140.
$40! Never heard of a bill so low... |
| Topic: Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett's Energy Conference |
Brandon
Replies: 10
Views: 1754
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 3:35 pm Subject: Re: Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett's Energy Conference |
Appears Bartlett is an alumni.
http://dynopt.cheme.cmu.edu/roscoe/resume/bartlett_roscoe.html
Wrong fellow. That resume is for Roscoe A. Bartlett. Look at his pic..  |
| Topic: World's Largest Solar Array to use Stirling Engines! |
Brandon
Replies: 48
Views: 5217
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:50 pm Subject: Re: World's Largest Solar Array to use Stirling Engines! |
Wow! Excellent news!  |
| Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
Brandon
Replies: 332
Views: 132108
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:44 pm Subject: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
Read my comments about it here:
http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic10405.html
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| Topic: Geo thermal energy |
Brandon
Replies: 22
Views: 4425
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:11 pm Subject: Geo thermal energy |
Thanks Graeme!
Yeah, I was totally off base.. 
I didn't realize one of the big issues with drilling is the well walls collapsing and liquids seeping in. Kind of kills my idea a drilling a ... |
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