Whats next?? (solar power, recycling, gas, alternative energy) - Green Living -Sustainable living, ecology, conservation, local agriculture - City-Data Forum

JoCo freak · 07-01-2009, 09:53 AM

Anybody now heard of the crazy things that some cars can run on, like chocolate, alcohol, electricity, biomass, LPG, ethanol, solar power, hydrogen, fuel cells, and many more. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE NEXT???

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my54ford · 07-01-2009, 05:57 PM

As long as it can go 400 miles on a tank of fuel pulling my boat or camper down the highway at 70 mph and cost me no more then 20k. I don't care what it burns

vec101 · 07-05-2009, 03:46 AM

I vote for using garbage for fuel.
We have TONS of that and it's "renewable" - we'll always have a lot of it.

JoCo freak · 07-05-2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by vec101

I vote for using garbage for fuel.
We have TONS of that and it's "renewable" - we'll always have a lot of it.

That would be interesting but energy efficient, so its good.

thecoalman · 07-05-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by vec101

I vote for using garbage for fuel.
We have TONS of that and it's "renewable" - we'll always have a lot of it.

Landfills we'll be the hottest real estate on the market 50 years from now.

my54ford · 07-05-2009, 05:21 PM

never fly.....
A landfill produces Methane GAS which has a very poor BTU content as well as being full of containiments that cause damage to an ICE.

thecoalman · 07-05-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by my54ford

never fly.....
A landfill produces Methane GAS which has a very poor BTU content as well as being full of containiments that cause damage to an ICE.

Well I wasn't referring to the methane which they are recovering and using now.

They even recover it from some mines.

I was referring to all the metal, plastic, chemicals and everything else that is in a landfill. There's gold in "them thar" landfills, literally. The older ones would have the most value as they would contain the most metal and plastics. . They will be mined for those resources in the future. The ultimate in recycling so to speak.

B'ichela · 07-05-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by my54ford

never fly.....
A landfill produces Methane GAS which has a very poor BTU content as well as being full of containiments that cause damage to an ICE.

Perhaps its time to reinvestigate an EXTERNAL Combustion Engine. Steam technoligy has improved quite a bit in the last 30 years. The British are already designing new high performace steam driven vehicle prototypes.