Whenever I read critics who are concerned that the cost of transitioning to renewable energy will place an unfair financial burden on consumers (See Mike Thomas) I look for their references to the source of the costs. The mining, transporting and processing costs of natural gas, coal, oil and uranium plus the market speculating and [...]
Archive for October, 2008
High Cost of Waiting For Solar
Posted in solar on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
St. Johns County Producing Biodiesel Fuel
Posted in biodiesel on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last year I read that Lee County, Florida was thinking about making biodiesel but St. Johns County appears to be the first in the state to make their own. At the biodiesel workshop in early October we heard from Ray Inman, who is the one-man Biodiesel Department at St. Johns County. St. Johns is now [...]
INCREASE PRODUCTION OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS or create a robust Florida ethanol industry?
Posted in biomass on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What’s your response? Before you answer listen to Professor Lonnie Ingram’s talk at the University of Florida. Ingram and staff did the research and developed a process to make ethanol fuel (the tequila process) from woody biomass, yard waste and the inedible portions of agricultural crops. He says 20-30% of transportation fuel can be produced [...]
Gainesville Solar Tour October 18
Posted in Events on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The American Solar Energy Society at University of Florida, Gainesville will sponsor a tour of solar homes on October 18, 2008. This is being billed as the largest solar event in the nation. You’ll get to visit the largest commercial solar installation in the city and a zero energy home. Alternative energy vehicles will also [...]
