TameBear: Sustainable WorldAppropriate science and technology for sustainable life on planet Earth. A TameBear weblog.(Untitled)- May 31, 2006 Affordable Energy Can Solve Water Shortages: Some very interesting back-of-the-envelope calculations regarding energy costs for production of fresh water from salt water, and the economic implications of supplydemand. FuturePundithttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2006/05/31.html#a781 (Untitled)- May 31, 2006 New Solutions for World's Energy Woes: Approximately 2 billion people have no access to electricity. They do without many of the amenities the rest of us take for granted: air conditioning, refrigeration, television, indoor lighting, and pumps to supply drinking water. New approaches to energy production combine simple technologies -- solar heat, steam turbines, electric generators, hydrogen electrolizers - to make affordable and easily maintainable home energy systems for use in the poorest...http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2006/05/31.html#a780 (Untitled)- May 27, 2006 Solar Powered: In this followup to last year's "Preparing for Solar" episode, the Bear interviews webmaster Peter Oakley to learn more about the solar electric power system that was installed at his home office this Spring. Pete describes how solar panels work, the components of the system, interconnection with the electric utility grid, battery backup, environmental reasons for going solar, total cost and payback. A very informative episode for everyone interested in reducing their ecological..http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2006/05/26.html#a778 (Untitled)- May 18, 2006 Power Up With Magnetic Bacteria: A high school student's science fair project demonstrates a unique new renewable energy source with zero emissions, and points to a future of bo-friendly underwater power plants. Wired Newshttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2006/05/18.html#a775 |