Your Questions About Gasifiers
Ruth asks…
How powerful is the solar panel in terms of electricity generation?
I am wondering if the use of solar panel as energy generators can overtake or become more handy than our conventional power supply which is reliant on crude oil. With recent rises in crude oil or follow on increase in both gas & electricity bill, I think the big economies should be thinking of an alternative solution or else the oil producing nations and/or the oil cartels will undermine the developed world – the west. Remember, in any recession natural resources speaks.
admin answers:
Using a solar panel to provide domestic power requirements has been likened to filling a lake with an egg cup. Sadly, one decent size (and very expensive) solar panel will only provide enough power to light one standard light bulb
James asks…
Why is war even still going on?
Why are the soldiers still over in the Middle-East and risking their lives, I don’t see a point in the war.
Is the war even close to coming to an end?
Why can’t the U.S. just contribute more money in researching alternative ways to fuel our energy instead of wasting precious resources and polluting the earth. At this rate, the world probably is coming to end soon.
admin answers:
I agree with you 100%. What we’re doing is not only killing people but destroying the lives of our solider’s and their families for the rest of their lives because of stupid US government decisions! We were taught to kill as young children starting with our toys. Yeah, watch what happens with N. Korea as they have our pussy president at a mexican standoff. But, your right, the bombs are going to fall! Yes, it’s going to come to an end (in part) and it’s not going to be pretty!
Mandy asks…
how does hydropower work?
I have to write a paper on an alternative resource and I chose hydropower. Can somebody explain how we get the energy from dams and rivers? I need to how the water turns the turbines in a dam and stuff like that.;
admin answers:
Electricity is always (except a PV cell) created by turning a coil of wire around a magnetic field. This generates a flow of electrons (aka electricity). So, you really just need to get something to turn. Usually, you burn some fuel to heat water to steam which expands and pushes through a fan-like thing called a turbine that is attached to the old coil of wires.
With Hydropower, instead of heating water to make the turbines turn, gravity forces the water to push through the turbine and turn them. A damn allows the water to build up. You then control how much water to release through the turbine cylinders as it generates electricity.
Susan asks…
issues related to the environment!!!!?
1. Should national environmental policy focus on developing more oil resources, or developing renewable energy sources?
2.Should our national energy policy focus on building more nuclear power plants?
3.How does overseas oil dependency influence our economy/international policies?
4.Should the government offer tax credits (lower taxes) for the purchase of hybrid or alternative energy vehicles?
5.Should environmental studies become a mandatory part of science classes in public schools?
6.Should regulations on corporate pollution be increased, decreased or left the same? Why?
7.Should more civilian oversight be created to monitor government and military pollution?
admin answers:
1. No-we need resources we can keep lasting without running low.
2.yes/no-nuclear is the cheapest but also the most dangerous to us and the environment.
3.oil is used to run over 98% of land and air and seas vehicles, the other 2% are solar/electricity powered.
4.yes-it would save a lot of money on oil being hybrids don’t use that much.
5.yes-it helps understand the world we live in, in modern days
6.decreased-pollution in some cities is so bad they can’t walk outside without a gas mask
7.yes-all pollution should be cut down period.
Robert asks…
Why don’t all OPEC countries place explosives and missiles targeting their own oil fields?
This would allow them to feel more safe in case of an invasion of their oil fields in the future? If anyone comes to invade, what the OPEC members would do would be to just destroy their oil fields and refineries.
No one wants a desert that has no natural resources so I assume the invading countries would just leave them be.
Wouldn’t this be a good form of self defense for the oil companies?
The reason I am asking this is because I see a possibility of large scale wars in the future for energy if we don’t start investing and mass producing alternative fuels.
admin answers:
First of all, the invasion and occupation of Iraq is already a large scale war, and while it may not be entirely about oil, obviously Iraq having the world’s second largest proved oil reserves isn’t a coincidence. You future is already here, though it may get much worse.
Secondly, oil facilities are very “soft” targets and it would take special forces hours to set up explosives and do crippling damage to them. So there’s no need to pre-position explosives where they could be stolen or used by insurgents. And there’s plenty of missiles already targeting oil facilities, so there again you are on the money.
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