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- inigomntoya, on 12/31/2008, -1/+48My favorite part was the Chevron commercial at the beginning!
- newmanium2001, on 12/31/2008, -0/+32Very interesting concept. It's out there considering current technology, but certainly plausible since plants do it every day.
I'm a little concerned that he said the goal would be to have these membranes produce a burnable hydrocarbon. Why not stop at the point where you have a membrane that can separate water into oxygen and hydrogen? Burning the hydrocarbon will inevitably thrust some of the burned particulate into the atmosphere.
Also, would these membranes be using freshwater? That could pose a problem if you switch the entire country's energy supply over to freshwater. I'm sure they've thought of these questions ... just wondering aloud I guess. - WordsnCollision, on 12/31/2008, -1/+31Chu's a good choice.
- doiveo, on 12/31/2008, -1/+21Big Energy is very interested in any renewable sources that have to be centrally controlled. Their business is delivery of energy and, for them to thrive, they have to control oil replacements. Better (for them) if those sources are expensive and require industrial complexes to manufacture. Hydrogen is more accessible to the average consumer then oil but it really requires a whole infrastructure to be effect. This is where they have expertise and would naturally try to move the economy. Chu is talking about expensive, IP protected processes of artificial photosynthesis. A perfect match for Big Energy business models should they beat everyone to the punch.
- firebhaal, on 01/01/2009, -0/+18Link to the full hour long presentation...
http://fora.tv/2007/09/13/Steve_Chu_A_New_Energy_P ... - evodevo1, on 01/01/2009, -0/+18Yeah, give the guy some major props. He won the Nobel prize in physics for laser cooling. The technique that was an important part in achieving the Bose-Einstein Condensate. I wish he would propose moving away from combustible engines though. I think it's a dead end. They are inefficient and complex compared to a electric motor.
- Nostromo13, on 01/01/2009, -0/+15What chu talkin' 'bout?
- cwilsons, on 01/01/2009, -0/+15Pity we couldn't see his powerpoint.
- Flyman360, on 01/01/2009, -0/+12Artificial photosynthesis? That would be genius. Also, saltwater could always be desalinated if fresh water supplies run short.
- slashdotordigg, on 01/01/2009, -0/+9in case ne1 wonder who Steven Chu is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Chu
looks like great man for the job as well! - inactive, on 01/01/2009, -0/+9Because top priority is forcing their stupid ads, repeatedly, on anyone who comes across them. See Comedy Central's ***** ass excuse for a viewer.
- MacEnvy, on 01/01/2009, -0/+6@smartass007
Yeah, that'll be great for the 5% of people who own acreage to grow their own "biofuels" on. The other 95% of us will need something a little more practical. - inactive, on 01/01/2009, -1/+7I liked the part with the Nobel laureate cabinet nominee discussing America's need to break its addiction to fossil fuels. I also like the part where his boss will listen to him instead of listening to people who make a profit off of oil.
- Kyan, on 01/01/2009, -0/+6Why can't people trying to make their own video players for the web do as good a job as YouTube? Dammit.
- Cglass, on 01/01/2009, -2/+8Perhaps you should have paid more attention in 10th grade Biology. =(
- digid, on 01/01/2009, -0/+6Let's also take 4 minutes with Frank Chu
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1149394286 ... - jgubbe, on 01/01/2009, -0/+6I get his vibes but not much content here for me.
- deema1, on 01/01/2009, -0/+6I could take 4 years with Frank Chu and still not have my thirst for "knowledge" quenched. This guy should be our supreme leader.
- Donotsurf, on 01/01/2009, -0/+5Don't you think the desalination process also requires some sort of energy input? That poses a problem as well.
- Kyan, on 01/01/2009, -0/+5Odd, because it pisses me off when I have to wait for a stupid player with no easily identifiable way to see how far it is loaded to load and then it freezes just before the good stuff. When that happens, the ads I see get tainted by my bad experience and I have no desire to buy those advertised products.
I guess I should start writing to the advertisers...dammit. - inactive, on 01/01/2009, -0/+4The ideal energy source, IMO, has got to involve human sewage + (this may upset the left...) genetically engineered microcritters to create a variety of fuels & byproducts from what is a currently wasted resource. If energy from *****'s possible, I don't see what the problem is with energy from MY *****. But I like this guy's idea, too.
Another good idea would be to use solar heat & ammonia systems for cooling, bypassing the "convert to e-" step everyone assumes when you're talkin' solar. - inactive, on 01/01/2009, -0/+4Exactly. Clearly, the RIGHT way to do an ad has already been seen this election season. Give Steven Colbert a ***** of money & a ***** of Doritos and let his writers take care of the comedy WITHOUT yet-another ***** commercial telling people (who probably have the munchies, anyway) that crunchy Doritos brand corn chips still taste delicious.
- palehorse864, on 01/01/2009, -0/+4Ultimate fuel? Sounds like a brand of weight gain powder, or an energy drink.
- inactive, on 01/01/2009, -1/+5@MacEnvy
you're not going to need acreage any more than you need a printing press and lots of money to produce a full color brochure...only a cheap computer / software / printer.
once people like craig venter get a firmer handle on which gene sequences can produce a bacterium that eats sunlight and ***** octane, we'll be well on our way towards producing fuels in our own garage.
here's a vid you might like to check out:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/9dd5sc
cheers - KJSatz, on 01/01/2009, -1/+5No they're ***** ideas :P.
- acetv, on 01/01/2009, -0/+4Not sure why that would upset the left, really.
- JayD16, on 01/01/2009, -0/+4There are fresh water fish...
- Cglass, on 01/01/2009, -2/+5That's what she said.
- BrendanSheehan, on 01/01/2009, -0/+3Every president should have at least one good one.
- inactive, on 01/02/2009, -0/+3Amonia is far too noxious and deadly to be used domestically. If a supermarkets cooler system leaked, the entire supermarket would become a death trap quite rapidly which is why the compressor rooms have big emergency ventilation ducts. (Or they should!)
You can achieve similar results using normal inert gases or Methanol and a high efficiency reciprocal compressor. At least this way you have a reversible heat pump and not just a one way ticket. You don't need much to drive this, around 300 watts will actually do it. Refrigeration / heat pumps are really efficient (around 70%) when you remove the fans and heavy duty compressors that a passive system would entail.
As for sewer energy, totally agree with 100%. The amount of usable "product" in sewers is quite high. - Cglass, on 01/01/2009, -0/+3Thank you sir!
- 1337d00d, on 01/01/2009, -0/+3pretty damn interesting
- inactive, on 01/01/2009, -3/+5gods plan, atheists laugh.
big energy can craft whatever biz models they want to try and dominate new energy paradigms. fact is, they are dinosaurs on their way to extinction.
as biotech becomes cheaper and more ubiquitous, there will be more and more people who are able to 'grow' their own fuels at home, cheaply and easily. - TedTschopp, on 01/01/2009, -0/+2just download the video...
- UselessTrivia, on 01/01/2009, -1/+3Shocking...Big Oil is promoting a guy who wants to create more hydrocarbon-based fuel.
- deema1, on 01/01/2009, -0/+2It is. They cut out the before and after photos in this clip.
- deema1, on 01/01/2009, -2/+3Yeah, but I don't like my drinking water to have fish poop in it.
- inactive, on 01/02/2009, -0/+1The political left gets hysterical about the idea of genetically modifying critters, even if the purpose is to efficiently use *****. Don't worry, plenty of my ideas also turn the political right hysterical (to the point that they've tried, without much success, to silence me before) so I'm an equal opportunity offender.
- inactive, on 01/02/2009, -0/+1ne2
- digginmygrave, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1Steve Chu actually criticize Chevron (and lobbyists) in this hour long presentation. Calling them out for portraying a brighter pictures through commercials, than what they really stand for.
Check part 20 : Big oil - acetv, on 01/03/2009, -0/+1Again I'm not sure why the left in particular would be upset. Doesn't really matter I guess.
One reason we should be careful about that kind of thing though is if they're released into the wild it's very likely they won't have any natural predators in the short term. The outcomes of these types of situations are... predictable. - deema1, on 01/01/2009, -1/+2The ocean has much more sea-life-poop per square inch than fresh water does.
Why do you think they call it fresh water? - Groller, on 01/08/2009, -0/+1Yeah the whole thing about the left is confusing. I thought it was the religious right that were against cloning, genetically engineered produce, stem cell research, etc..
- inactive, on 01/02/2009, -0/+1Nice mate, cheers! :)
- afruff23, on 01/03/2009, -0/+1@smartass007
The issue isn't the ability to produce biofuels, it's the permission to do it. Just as IP-protected pills can be manufactured cheaply by lots of people but are disallowed by IP laws, biofuels will probably work out to be the same way. - UWSA, on 02/05/2009, -0/+1Yet he fails to look at the most abundant form of energy on earth. Water to create hydrogen. ASU has an entire fleet of hydrogen fueled cars and they work very well, convert cheaply and can create hydrogen from the sun. The CEO of Ovonics has a converted hydrogen Toyota. Hydrogenics even make hydrogen converters that will fit in your garage and you can fuel your own vehicle up from converting water to hydrogen with solar panels.
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