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Alternative Energies - Success Stories?

by Gupta
(India)

Want to know of some success stories in the field of alternatives to conventional forms of energy especially petroleum. Is it a lot of wind and gas or are there genuine stories of success ?

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Nov 29, 2009
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EU science agency to help chase US
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The European Union has created a new scientific agency to fund the best and brightest thinking in the bloc so it can keep its edge in the face of stiff competition from the US and others.
Five years in the making and launched on Tuesday (27 February), the European Research Council has a budget of ?7.5 billion until 2013 and is to fund research into new technology to keep Europe competitive.
Speaking at the launch of the event, German chancellor Angela Merkel, herself a trained physicist, said that "research and new technologies can be driving motors for a new economic dynamic, they can even provide a basis for growth in Europe, for keeping and increasing our prosperity and competitiveness."
Headed by Professor Fotis Kafatos, a 22-strong panel based in Brussels will assign funding to projects of scientists and researchers based in Europe.
"It will be an interesting yardstick to see if we have succeeded in bringing people back into Europe who had left, or have attracted new talent into Europe," Mr Kafatos said according to the BBC.
The new research council is in response to the constant criticism levelled at the EU that it is lagging behind the US for investment in research and development.
This fact is acknowledged periodically by member states but they have done little to change it - although they all signed up to the individual goal of spending at least 3 percent of GDP on R&D by 2010.
However the fast emergence of China and India as economic powerhouses means the need for action has become more acute.
"The ERC is the first body of experts at EU level which takes largely independent funding decisions based solely on the excellence of the basic research projects proposed," said German research minister Annette Schavan.
The launch of the ERC comes hot on the heels of another research-based initiative - the European Technology Institute.
Pushed by European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, although member states remain sceptical about how useful it will be, the institute is set to be launched next year.

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The European Union has created a new scientific agency to fund the best and brightest thinking in the bloc so it can keep its edge in the face of stiff competition from the US and others. Five years in the making and launched on Tuesday (27 February), the European Research Council has a budget of ?7.5 billion until 2013 and is to fund research into new technology to keep Europe competitive. Speaking at the launch of the event, German chancellor Angela Merkel, herself a trained physicist, said that "research and new technologies can be driving motors for a new economic dynamic, they can even provide a basis for growth in Europe, for keeping and increasing our prosperity and competitiveness." Headed by Professor Fotis Kafatos, a 22-strong panel based in Brussels will assign funding to projects of scientists and researchers based in Europe. "It will be an interesting yardstick to see if we have succeeded in bringing people back into Europe who had left, or have attracted new talent into Europe," Mr Kafatos said according to the BBC. The new research council is in response to the constant criticism levelled at the EU that it is lagging behind the US for investment in research and development. This fact is acknowledged periodically by member states but they have done little to change it - although they all signed up to the individual goal of spending at least 3 percent of GDP on R&D by 2010. However the fast emergence of China and India as economic powerhouses means the need for action has become more acute. "The ERC is the first body of experts at EU level which takes largely independent funding decisions based solely on the excellence of the basic research projects proposed," said German research minister Annette Schavan. The launch of the ERC comes hot on the heels of another research-based initiative - the European Technology Institute. Pushed by European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, although member states remain sceptical about how useful it will be, the institute is set to be launched next year.

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Cold fusion - sun energy
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Hydrogen based and eventually cold fusion (sun energy)

Check these links:

1. Hydrogen-ammonia systems from Danmark:
http://www.amminex.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105&Itemid=144

2. Video links on cold fusion - energy of the sun:

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFvzohuVew&feature=related

- http://www.ush2.com/knowledgepublications-dot-com-free-hydrogen-class-video.rm

Nov 29, 2009
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Lots of ideas and projects
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Hey Gupta,
My friend Gourdman has one excellent example of an alternative energy success story. There are literally thousands more of them. Let me tell you one, then give you some suggestions on where you can find the rest.

About 10 years ago we decided to convert our home over to wind and solar power. It was a very steep learning curve at first, mainly because the builders and electricians I spoke with kept throwing around phrases like, "Solar doesn't really work." and, "Wind energy is a farce." I later realized that they simply have a way they like to do business, and I was trying to upset the apple cart. It was hard at that time to find people who knew much about it. We plowed ahead anyway. Now our home has a solar array that fits nicely on our one car carport roof, and wind turbine on a tower in the field behind the garage, a solar water pre-heater next to the house, some passive solar skylights, and a wood stove. Over the last 3 years, our electric bill has averaged less than $5 per month. In two instances last year alone, the power was out in our county for about half a day each time. In both cases, we were not aware of it until watching the news that night. It's difficult to put a price on something like that. Yet almost daily I have people talk to me about our system and ask me, "What's the payback?" I can't really give them an answer that satisfies them, other than for almost 10 years now, our home has not been without power for even a minute, and the coal fired power plant 32 miles from our home does not belch any pollutants in the air to run my shop vac.

As far as money, it will probably take 10 to 15 years to get my investment in equipment back in the form of savings on our energy bills. A stock broker might disagree with our investment practices, but we are okay with them as they are.

There is an excellent periodical on the subject that doesn't cost much to subscribe to, it's called Home Power Magazine. You can get it online as well as through the mail. Each issue chronicles several home owners stories about their adventure into wood heat, solar electricity, building electric cars from scratch, then charging them with a wind turbine, and so on. Our home was even featured in it once for some unusual work we had done researching the wind and solar resources we have here, the article is called, "Starting Small." You can also check websites for some groups I have listed below as well. Happy reading, and take care, Rudydoo
Source(s):
Homepower.com
Backwoods Home Magazine
American Wind Energy Association
Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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Hey Gupta, My friend Gourdman has one excellent example of an alternative energy success story. There are literally thousands more of them. Let me tell you one, then give you some suggestions on where you can find the rest. <p>About 10 years ago we decided to convert our home over to wind and solar power. It was a very steep learning curve at first, mainly because the builders and electricians I spoke with kept throwing around phrases like, "Solar doesn't really work." and, "Wind energy is a farce." I later realized that they simply have a way they like to do business, and I was trying to upset the apple cart. It was hard at that time to find people who knew much about it. We plowed ahead anyway. Now our home has a solar array that fits nicely on our one car carport roof, and wind turbine on a tower in the field behind the garage, a solar water pre-heater next to the house, some passive solar skylights, and a wood stove. Over the last 3 years, our electric bill has averaged less than $5 per month. In two instances last year alone, the power was out in our county for about half a day each time. In both cases, we were not aware of it until watching the news that night. It's difficult to put a price on something like that. Yet almost daily I have people talk to me about our system and ask me, "What's the payback?" I can't really give them an answer that satisfies them, other than for almost 10 years now, our home has not been without power for even a minute, and the coal fired power plant 32 miles from our home does not belch any pollutants in the air to run my shop vac. <p>As far as money, it will probably take 10 to 15 years to get my investment in equipment back in the form of savings on our energy bills. A stock broker might disagree with our investment practices, but we are okay with them as they are. <p>There is an excellent periodical on the subject that doesn't cost much to subscribe to, it's called Home Power Magazine. You can get it online as well as through the mail. Each issue chronicles several home owners stories about their adventure into wood heat, solar electricity, building electric cars from scratch, then charging them with a wind turbine, and so on. Our home was even featured in it once for some unusual work we had done researching the wind and solar resources we have here, the article is called, "Starting Small." You can also check websites for some groups I have listed below as well. Happy reading, and take care, Rudydoo Source(s): Homepower.com Backwoods Home Magazine American Wind Energy Association Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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