As part of the research for my research paper “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age“, I conducted a survey in order to find out how “prepared” people are for the transition to a new age of energy generation and use as well as to gather opinions on current trends in energy issues.
In the [...]
Who can save us from climate disaster? Well, probably those whom you’d the least suspect to care about climate change.
Even if one in ten Americans turned into a tree-hugger, sold their car, moved downtown and commuted to work on a bicycle, that wouldn’t have any impressive, lasting impact on global emissions of greenhouse gases.
American oil consumption [...]
Can politicians lead a global transition to a low-carbon economy of the future? I have my doubts.
More than 12 years after the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol on December 11, 1997, no measures have been implemented to effectively reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases. Despite the perceptible surge of green enthusiasm among world leaders. It [...]
You want to learn more about the smart grid? I’ve just come across a funny way to do this.
1.) Go to http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality
2.) Print out their Solar Panel Marker
3.) Wave it in front of your webcam and see a smart grid simulation pop out of your screen
4.) If you chose the wind turbine simulation, try blowing into [...]
I’m pretty sure that by mid-century, China will be a developed country with an efficient economy generating a huge share of its energy needs of renewable energy sources. That’s my prediction.
Next to China, there are two other prospective candidates: Indonesia and Brazil. These three countries are growing fast despite the aftermath of the Great Recession [...]
Currently I’m working on a research paper with the title “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age - America’s shift towards renewable energy as a consequence of the energy crisis and climate change” and as part of my research, I conducted a poll to find out how prepared people are for the New Energy [...]
According to the CIA World Factbook, the United States of America has a population of roughly 307.2 million. (July 2009 estimate) (1)
The total population of the world is estimated to be around 6.7 billion based on calculations of the World Bank. (data from 2008) (2)
This means Americans constitue 4.5% of the world’s population.
The U.S. Energy Information [...]
Currently I’m working on a research paper with the title
“On the Threshold to a New Energy Age - America’s shift towards renewable energy as a consequence of the energy crisis and climate change”.
Therefore I created two graphics, illustrating the total and per capita oil consumption of the ten largest oil consumers: The United States, China, Japan, [...]
Egyptians had worshipped the sun for several millennia. In Ancient Egypt, Ra was worshipped as the God of the Sun. Now Egyptians are starting to harness the sun’s energy. According to the International Energy Outlook 2009 (available at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/world.html) world energy consumption is going to increase by 44% until 2030. Even if Peak Oil were [...]
New York’s mayor Michael Bloomberg is envisioning a gigantic wind park off the shore of Long Island. At this point, a group of utilities and developers is making plans for a 350-megawatt wind farm comprising of more than 100 wind turbines. The cost for construction is estimated to be at around $ 1 billion.
The power generating [...]
