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Over 65% of the oil used, is used for Diesel, Gasoline, and Jet fuel.
Diesel and jet fuel can be made from coal which we have plenty of, actually very low sulfur. This process can be used as a co-gen operation where the waste heat is then used to generate power. You can expect to see this in the future as oil prices go up, the only reason it is not used now is because of the volatile oil market, it has to maintain at least a $40 to $50 a barrel price.
Such as? I've seen this mentioned in the news too such as the one guy suggesting we build wind mills instead of drilling but that won't replace energy generated from fossil fuel. If you eliminate oil that would mean we need electric cars, wind and solar can't meet power needs let alone needs for transportation.
Diesel and jet fuel can be made from coal which we have plenty of, actually very low sulfur. This process can be used as a co-gen operation where the waste heat is then used to generate power. You can expect to see this in the future as oil prices go up, the only reason it is not used now is because of the volatile oil market, it has to maintain at least a $40 to $50 a barrel price.
Hey, I'm all for coal production. Its local, and we are the Saudi Arabia of coal to the world.
Last I heard though, it requires large amounts of energy to convert coal to fuel though, or has that changed? I remember the military has plans to be 50% on coal supplied fuels within the next 10 years or so. However, that was fairly small scale, and for security over cost.
Last I heard though, it requires large amounts of energy to convert coal to fuel though, or has that changed? I remember the military has plans to be 50% on coal supplied fuels within the next 10 years or so. However, that was fairly small scale, and for security over cost.
I wouldn't call it small scale, the military uses a tremendous amount of fuel. That project was canceled after the oil prices bottomed out.
You need a lot of heat yes but you use it in a co-gen plant to maximize efficiency, the excess heat is used for power generation. You make fuel and electric at the same time.
Such as? I've seen this mentioned in the news too such as the one guy suggesting we build wind mills instead of drilling but that won't replace energy generated from fossil fuel. If you eliminate oil that would mean we need electric cars, wind and solar can't meet power needs let alone needs for transportation.
Sure they can. The amount of renewable energy that is untapped is several times what our consumption is.
The solution for liquid fuels will eventually be algae based fuels, but that's still in the lab.
Diesel has got a bad rap in this country. Its cheaper to make , should cost less, but does not. gets better mileage, and does not produce carbon Monoxide. The Germans came out with the Diesel Mercedes in 1935,...still using almost the same design.Diesels can run on veggie oil,and other less volatile fuels. Its safer and with today's tech. can be quiet and produce less smoke.( low sulfur fuel). I drive a Dodge Cummins Diesel,have more power than I will ever need,yet can pull my 10,000 lb. trailer, requires less tune ups , and should last longer than the body or chassis...I will see , I plan on keeping it for a long time.
Diesel cars have met with mixed results in this country. Most in the past were poorly designed and built from gasoline engine conversions., junk today. Gm was the worst builder,all in the name of saving money. We can do it, the Germans led the way, now Japan makes some great engines...we need to do the same in this country, along with getting off gasoline altogether, its not needed at all. natural gas also works,and we have lots of it. The Gasoline thing is just a big profit for the oil cos. cause they can squeeze a lot out of one barrel of oil which means more income for them. Its time to do something about this , only the People via the Government can do it....the oil folks...are too big to fail. Mark my words, We the People will bail out the disaster in the Gulf, one way or the other, once again.
I'm a huge fan of diesels, have two myself. A Cummins and a VW TDI.. love them both. 22mpg in a 6500# truck and 48mpg in a 4 door sedan ..
Sure they can. The amount of renewable energy that is untapped is several times what our consumption is.
They can't for a variety of reasons such as storage capacity and intermittent production, they can only be supplementary sources and that is besides the exorbitant cost.
I forgot about the algae and it certainly sounds interesting, I know they were talking about using it to capture the CO2 from power plants. While you'll still be releasing it into the atmosphere when it's burned as fuel in a vehicle you're halving the emissions overall. Having said that my understanding is the amount of land required is quite a bit.
Sure they can. The amount of renewable energy that is untapped is several times what our consumption is.
The solution for liquid fuels will eventually be algae based fuels, but that's still in the lab.
The so called "Renewable" energy has social, financial, and environmental costs associated in the same way our current energy sources do.
It will be about power and control, regardless of what the green hippies like to say.
The energy source will never be cheap/free to the end user, nor will it make the world a better place to live. Wars will still happen over the energy needs of a world economy.
Mops is only used by the far left loons!
Sometimes i wonder to if the far left are the most uneducated
people on the planet!
Are we suppose to continue rely on the middle east for oil?????????????
We are trying our best here in the states , but accidents do happen.
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