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Topic: Ultracapacitors/EESTOR |
JRP3
Replies: 44
Views: 7210
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:47 pm Subject: Re: Ultracapacitors/EESTOR |
Cheap, light, long lasting storage is a game changer.
Still need to burn/nuke whatever to create the stuff you store!
Not wind and solar, the big problem with both being that they are intermittent ... |
Topic: Ultracapacitors/EESTOR |
JRP3
Replies: 44
Views: 7210
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:53 am Subject: Re: Ultracapacitors/EESTOR |
| Cheap, light, long lasting storage is a game changer. |
Topic: European population declining fast - very good |
JRP3
Replies: 49
Views: 2652
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:23 pm Subject: Re: European population declining fast - very good |
| One problem with your little scenario is if you actually do end up raising the standard of living for those immigrants and their families you've also ended up raising their consumption of resources, n ... |
Topic: Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy |
JRP3
Replies: 20
Views: 1070
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:20 pm Subject: Re: Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy |
| 85% and greater seems fairly common for lead acid chargers. I'm sure that could be much better for SLA and lithium chargers since those batteries don't need to bubble for complete charging. |
Topic: Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy |
JRP3
Replies: 20
Views: 1070
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:19 pm Subject: Re: Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy |
Your charging efficiency number is off as well. Flooded lead comes in around 70%, sealed lead AGM types even higher above 90%
[url=http://www.powerstream.com/SLA.htm]Charging
Lithium even better ne ... |
Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
JRP3
Replies: 330
Views: 125735
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:50 am Subject: Re: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
I can certainly understand how almost dying could get one stirred up, no need to apologize. While I appreciate the offer of a free trip with a cash bonus all I'd really like to see is a true ind ... |
Topic: Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy |
JRP3
Replies: 20
Views: 1070
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:15 am Subject: Re: Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy |
| wakeupman needs to wake up himself and do some research before posting. His numbers are completely off. EV's are more efficient than gas. Better battery technology is coming down in price and allow ... |
Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
JRP3
Replies: 330
Views: 125735
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:49 am Subject: Re: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
| So he tried to kill you, then stopped afterwards to swap insurance cards? And the motivation for killing you is that you claim to have some device, as many others have claimed, that gives you 50-70mp ... |
Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
JRP3
Replies: 330
Views: 125735
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:57 pm Subject: Re: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
10 amps times 12 volts gives you 120 watts of power.
30 amps times 4 volts gives you 120 watts of power.
How does the converter save you any power since the alternator has to put out the same amount ... |
Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
JRP3
Replies: 330
Views: 125735
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:21 pm Subject: Re: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
Seems to me that the DC/DC converter will introduce further inefficiencies into the mix, the converter will have losses.
The link even shows you lose 30% of the input power, how is that going to he ... |
Topic: compressed air car |
JRP3
Replies: 55
Views: 8132
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:16 pm Subject: Re: compressed air car |
Range: 848 miles (8 gal tank)
I seriously doubt that. |
Topic: compressed air car |
JRP3
Replies: 55
Views: 8132
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:06 am Subject: Re: compressed air car |
| Compressed air is an inefficient use of electricity. Most of the "positive" arguments presented are even more positive for BEV's. The self discharge "issue" for batteries is a non issue. How many v ... |
Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
JRP3
Replies: 330
Views: 125735
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:31 pm Subject: Re: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
| Possibly. |
Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
JRP3
Replies: 330
Views: 125735
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:32 am Subject: Re: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
And on a different note, what is your personal opinion as to why the naysayers are so doggoned... pissy!
Maybe because the initial claims for this technology were outrageous, (Run your car on w ... |
Topic: Klein/Brown's/HHO Gas |
JRP3
Replies: 330
Views: 125735
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:00 am Subject: Re: Klein/HHO Gas |
Hey, bumble bees cannot fly according to the math
Of course that is not true:
It is believed that the calculations which purported to show that bumblebees cannot fly are based upon a simplified lin ... |
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