Tag Archives: energy-ish

Russians Throw at the Basket From Mid-Court

Posted on December 17, 2010 by jlredford

Just this week a Russian mogul, Mikhail Prokorhov, showed off the design of an all-Russian gas-electric hybrid car, the Yo.  It’s an unfortunate name in English (it’s the letter ‘e’ in Russian), but they’re claiming 67 mpg and $14,500 when … Continue reading →

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Plating the Planet With PV

Posted on June 20, 2010 by jlredford

So I see from this report from GreenTech Media that the worldwide production of photovoltaic (PV) cells is due to pass 10 GW this year.   That’s a kind of random milestone, but to put it in perspective, that’s about 2 … Continue reading →

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The Awesome, Yet Easily Controlled, Power of Nature

Posted on April 3, 2010 by jlredford

io9.com recently posted a nice set of pictures here, of Niagara Falls being shut off for maintenance  in 1969 by the Army Corps of Engineers.  Here’s what they looked like from Prospect Point when off: And here’s what they look … Continue reading →

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Bike MPG

Posted on March 31, 2010 by jlredford

It being officially spring (albeit with so much rain that even the ducks get depressed), I broke out the bike and bopped around a bit.  There’s a nice rail trail near me (the Minuteman Bikeway) that covers about 2/3 of … Continue reading →

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The Inevitability of Zeppelins

Posted on November 22, 2009 by jlredford

The consistently interesting magazine “American Scientist” has a good article this month on energy issues and transportation, “The Other Climate Threat” by Andreas Schäfer, Henry D. Jacoby, John B. Heywood, and Ian A. Waitz. It’s behind a pay wall, unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Power in your hands

Posted on November 18, 2009 by jlredford

So I was standing in the gas station, hose in hand, idly counting the seconds to fill my tank.   About 80 for 12 gallons, or 9 gallons/min.  I see that gas pumps are limited to 10 gallons/min, so that’s about … Continue reading →

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Noble Effort to Save Planet, or Death Ray?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by jlredford

So I’m reading about the Sierra solar power tower installation in Lancaster CA. That’s in the south central part of the state, about 40 miles north of LA.  The system produces 5 MW peak from two 50m towers and 24,000 … Continue reading →

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