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Your Questions About Renewable Energy Content
William asks…
Instead of suspending the gas tax for the summer, what if the FEDs give a tax break for renewable energy?
And take the fed gas tax and put the entire amount toward research for alternative fuels sources. That way there would be funding for research for renewable energy, and rebates for folks who actually save the environment and use less gas. Currently we have no incentive to save gas, other than the pocket book, and as soon as the price of gas goes below $3 everyone will be buying Hummers again.
When demand goes down, so will the price….
admin answers:
Demand for gas is down in the U.S.A. By 17% compared to the same time last year.
In 2006 I carried a petition for just 3 cents of every dollar of the oil producers profit to go to “alternative energy development” and it was defeated by the Oil Producers advertising campaign warning that the cost of gas would jump dramatically if it passed. Well-I knew that it was going to anyways. Without funds to produce alternative energy the Oil Producers are safe to gouge us to their hearts content.
Our tax dollars are in part going to “subsidize” those poor Oil Producers still regardless of their record breaking profits. That money could be better used towards alternative energy. But then Bush doesn’t want to hurt his rich supporters.
Donna asks…
I want to know more about renewable energy in Singapore.?
I am researching on renewable energy.
So far I know Singapore has implemented biomass, solar energy and fuel cells.
The problem that I am facing is that when I search the net for renewable energy, all the information given are not within Singapore region. I need someone to tell me where can I find more information on renewable energy in Singapore.
Do anyone know which companies uses renewable energy? Who can I find to know more about the topic?
Is there any other students doing major project on renewable energy? If yes, email me. I hope to work together to produce good results.
Thanks a Lot!
admin answers:
Not sure if this will help but you can do a search on the Singapore Yahoo search engine: http://sg.yahoo.com/ , Type in ‘renewable energy Singapore’ click on ‘Singapore’ and it should turn up a few websites for you. You can go to the National Environmental Agency (NEA) at http://app.nea.gov.sg/ or visit the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) at: http://www.seas.org.sg/
Other sites you may wish to check out:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Singapore/Background.html
http://www.serayaenergy.com.sg/energy/generated/SEContent/content/energyinformation/energyeducation.html
http://www.rsi.sg/english/ecowatch/view/20050203215113/1/.html
http://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/MEM/dissertation/4.%20Ong%20Hwee%20Fang%20Amanda.pdf
http://www.nccc.gov.sg/renewables/renewables.shtm
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Helen asks…
Is the carbon tax really for preventing climate change?
So here’s what currently baffles me; if climate change is being used as an excuse to implant a new taxation on carbon, why oh why did the Bush administration try to deny its existence for so long?
Surely big oil, which has substantial influence in world governance, would be afraid of carbon taxing, and indeed the ensuing encouragement of renewable energy, over which they would have much less control (read; money). Or will they simply make sure to take over the emerging “renewables” sector too?
admin answers:
No it is not for preventing climate change. 1. We cannot prevent climate change. 2. It is to punish industrial nations and to lower the standard of living around the globe.
Here is a good article that discusses the science behind point 1.
Http://www.nationscrier.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63%3Aclimate-change-natural-or-man-made&Itemid=62
John asks…
Do business leaders in renewable energy lack vision?
I the panel session at a conference yesterday I asked the chairman of a new bio-diesel plant how he saw the industry developing over the next 30-40 years to take the market share of renewable transport fuels from insignificant to 95%+ to replace fossil fuels when they run out. The response showed no interest at all in expanding beyond a small regional market. Is this a common attribute, or are there visionary business leaders that are thinking big picture and have plans to replace fossil fuels?
admin answers:
30-40 years is to far ahead.
Peak oil will come within this decade.
When that happens, the energy industry will be turned on it’s head.
It’s not impossible that in 20 years, hydrogen fusion will become available.
That would completely upset the apple cart.
In a good way, mind you.
Any alternative source today needs to focus on making a profit in order to not go under.
Once they’ve reached that, then they can look farther ahead.
Also, i’m just not sure about bio-fuel.
I have seen estimates that would indicate that it would be possible to be a significant part of our energy.
But it just doesn’t seem to me that we’d be able to get that energy content from plants, in a reasonable acreage, and still produce the food that we’ll need.
Jet planes will likely need something like that.
Long haul trucks would as well.
Maybe trains in sparsely populated areas of the country.
But i’m not sure about most other transportation.
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Donna asks…
How are government and NGOs confronting climate change?
So far, I have that they demand the world move to renewable energy resources, what are two other ways the government and NGOs are confronting climate change? Thanks.
admin answers:
No Government, nor NGO is actually doing anything that would alter the course of the climate. There are some efforts to produce less CO2, http://www.rense.com/general88/cap.htm
but CO2 is not what drives the climate. Http://www.john-daly.com/forcing/moderr.htm
Many of their CO2 reduction efforts are really not to reduce CO2, but to use Global warming as an excuse for other policies ostensibly to reduce CO2 production. Http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiBvlwbwfJDBnLyqssvEh_Tty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100427155928AAb6Dwg&show=7#profile-info-A6qoNVxJaa
Obama is currently pushing a climate bill proposed by Sens. Kerry and Lieberman that restricts CO2 production in only certain sectors of the economy, and subsidizes off shore drilling and nuclear power.
Http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/12/AR2010051202913.html
Donald asks…
Why nuclear energy is our best option?
1. Its renewable, the spent nuclear fuel still has 95% of its energy content
2. Coal-fired plant is 100 times more radioactive than an equivalent nuclear reactor
3. It is very expensive to build but coal power plants spend 3 times of that each year
4. Our technology can prevent another Three mile island incident
if we have the strictest safety regulations and the most cleverly engineered plants Nuclear energy is the best option, any objections?
admin answers:
You just answered your own question. There is actually up to 98% Uranium/ fissile Pu in spent nuclear fuel. With advance reactors, we can eliminate longer lived/heavier fission products.
Well, duh the public doesn’t accept it. Yes, it is expensive, but the US government provides a lot of subsidies to make it competitive to fossil fuels. Recently, the US has streamlined it’s approval process, but not much. They are giving companies big tax breaks if they start building their reactors around 2012 give or take a year. I would need to look that up.
France and other countries… It is hard to evaluate them economically because their goverments own reactors.
Those reports the other guy stated, I would think are minority compared to the reports and recently form organizations to develop the next generation of nuclear reactors. Look up GNEP
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Thomas asks…
How can the use of alternative sources of energy be encouraged?
“US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that his administration will hand out nearly $2 billion (£1.3bn) for new solar plants that will create thousands of jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources.”
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/92353
admin answers:
Yes anything that reduces western democracys dependency on oil should be encouraged
Charles asks…
What are some advantages and disadvantages of using Chocolate as a alternative fuel?
So I am doing a essay on Alternative fuels. I came up with chocolate but, what are some advantages and disadvantages with using chocolate? For a advantage I came up with we are using renewable energy or in other words recycling and I can’t seem to find a disadvantage! Is there a issue with air pollution with this Alternative fuel as well?
admin answers:
The disadvantages are that the amount of chocolate needed to fuel a vehicle is too heavy to transport. Plus using chocolate for fuel would cause the price of chocolate to rise.
The advantages are that chocolate is a renewable fuel since it comes from coco beans. Chocolate might also smell bad when it is burnt as fuel.
If it is to be used a s a fuel you have to find out the BTU content.
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Mandy asks…
Nearly same or exact same content on different domains effect seo?
My company manufacturer different renewable energy and power electronics product so i’m having different domain names for different products, but some time few domains i have are for different product section for example..
solar hybrid inverter is a product and solar hybrid inverter kits is also a product now i have one domain is like solarhybridinverter.com one solarhybridinvertercards.com both having nearly same content. does this effect search engine ranking of my domains?
what is PLR? and different content means article and pictures..means site structure design can remain same but content has to be different? and if they are differnt then what affect on seo? does it help company?
admin answers:
Anshuman Chandel,
As everyone else here has said, duplicate content is a killer. Don’t use PLR services or anyone else though. Most of them will create poorly spun content that Google will hate anyway. Spin your content yourself using a a free article spinner and make sure it is 60% or more unique AND readable. Then you can use the same article over and over.
Joseph asks…
What is the current energy demand in the UK?
What is the current energy demand in the UK?- I need a graph or something.
How is the energy demand currently satisfied?- I can’t find a up to date graph. (Something like coal, gas, renewable energy…)
How long are existing supplies expected to last?
Thank you.
admin answers:
Http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/Data/Realtime/Demand/demand24.htm
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/publications/ecuk/ecuk.aspx
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James asks…
What is renewable energy content?
I live in Texas and am looking for a new energy provider. I was looking through the options and it can be filtered by “renewable energy content” ranging from 2% to 100%. What do I want here? I don’t know what it means.
So do I want one that is 100%? Or less? Or the least?
admin answers:
That’s the percentage of the energy you receive that comes from renewable sources and not fossil fuels.
For instance:
Company A provides energy to house B. Company A sends house B electricity that is 65% from coal-fired facilities, 25% from wind turbines, and 10% from solar panels. Company A has a renewable energy content of 35%.
Nancy asks…
Compare traditional methods of making electricity versus renewable energy sources. Is one method better & why?
I believe that renewable energy sources is a better method, but it is more expensive. If you could also provide statistics/facts I would appreciate it!
admin answers:
Wind power is actually very cheap, but the only problem is it can’t provide baseload power. It only provides power when the wind is blowing. However, it can provide power at 7-10 cents per kWh, competetive with coal.
Http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/17/wind-power-a-core-climate-solution/
Geothermal is also looking extremely promising, and can also potentially provide affordable power. It can provide power 24/7 as well (baseload power).
Http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2199/76/
http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/27/us-geothermal-is-hot/
Concentrated solar thermal is another great option, and can store energy to be used as baseload. It can be potentially as cheap as coal.
Http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2205/83/
http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/28/solar-baseload-update/
There are others like solar photovoltaic, tidal, etc.
There’s no question that renewable energy is preferable to traditional (mainly coal) energy, because it’s clean and the fuel source will never run out.
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