question: there are ... By: rubentoabaja. on 05 Nov 08, 16:51:50 question: there are any other areas in Puerto Rico were this plant can be built? did you recommended the construction in 100 mw plant or bigger? how much percentage will this plant replace of the actual kw on the hole island?
PREPA has announced ... By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:43:37 PREPA has announced that it is reviewing an OTEC proposal and perhaps will be making an announcement soon. However, the first large unit will take around 5 years to become operational. I know about the maintainance issues in Puerto Rico but I overcame them in a small chemical plant that I build during the 1970's. Also, all the pharmaceutical plants are well maintained as are may other facilities and buildings.
I don't see ... By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:40:39 I don't see anything on OTEC.
The units are more ... By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:40:07 The units are more expensive than conventional but have no fuel cost. Each 100 MW unit would save 1.3 million barrels of oil each year and has a useful life of over 30 years. The 800 million kWh is over the course of a year.
I used to live in ... By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:33:10 I used to live in Patillas right next to the deep water drop off. We built a small factory which can still be seen on Google Earth just West of Punta Mala Pascua.
This has vast ... By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:31:45 This has vast potential throughout the tropics between about 20 degrees north and 20 degrees south latitud. The Pacific and Indian Oceans are also great locations.
hey n y dont u stfu ... By: elbandidopr1. on 02 Nov 08, 02:41:38 hey n y dont u stfu n build were u live ???
sounds like Puerto ... By: niijiifilms. on 28 Oct 08, 12:43:03 sounds like Puerto Rico would be taken care of, no problem. What about the rest of the world? Also, what's the cost of building and maintaining the platform?
I made a blog on ... By: evoinvidia. on 26 Oct 08, 00:21:05 I made a blog on this subject. Check it out here!
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Sorry it took so ... By: Nuninapr. on 20 Oct 08, 03:41:03 Sorry it took so long. Just noticed the reply. I'm not being a pessimist. I'm being a realist. PR is great at building things, but not so at maintaining them. Maybe future governments will make the effort; all I said was that it was not going to happen in my lifetime. I'd love to see it happen... but I know I won't. Maybe my kids? Grandkids?
did he say 40 more? ... By: Slashedeyes. on 12 Oct 08, 18:50:03 did he say 40 more? wowz...
How much will be ... By: rubentoabaja. on 10 Oct 08, 21:04:37 How much will be the cost to build this in Puerto Rico? (100 mega watts plant). This 800 millions kilowatts are monthly or how often. what other use o benefits that we have as a result of this process. who are the builders of this technology.
yes, there are ... By: sebastianhumbert. on 09 Oct 08, 03:47:49 yes, there are experimental plants in Hawaii and possible plans for new plants in the pacific.
Can this OTEC ... By: 670ScratchNsniff. on 01 Oct 08, 07:03:58 Can this OTEC system be able to function anywhere else besides the example in Puerto Rico? Preferably in the Pacific Ocean?
too amazing By: dmunoa. on 29 Sep 08, 16:28:17 too amazing
Cold deep water is ... By: TJPlocek. on 18 Sep 08, 10:27:51 Cold deep water is continually generated in Artic and Antartic Oceans and flows as described in the video. It is continuously pumped to the heat exchangers using part of the electricity generated. Life span is expected to be over 25 years with routine maintainence. Corrosion resistant alloys and mild methods to prevent bioaccumulation of barnacles and other sea life have been developed.
A cable to shore is ... By: TJPlocek. on 18 Sep 08, 10:22:41 A cable to shore is much less expensive than hydrogen generation for initial near shore OTEC units.
Few question i have ... By: WOLFMAN1469. on 14 Sep 08, 02:48:57 Few question i have about the system. using your graphical design as a reference, wouldnt the cold water need to be continuosly pumped up from the depths? how would you maintain the flow and the tempature of the water? what is the expected life span and maintainence cost of the equipment seeing that the salt water creates a highly crosive enviroment and what are the effects OF barnicles or ON other sea life
Why expensive cable ... By: FlorinL68. on 05 Sep 08, 16:55:20 Why expensive cable? The produced electricity can be converted (on side) in hydrogen...
I've got a few ... By: windpowerrocks. on 31 Aug 08, 16:31:59 I've got a few films tackling various issues on wind power...
And please do pass the link around :)
OTEC is one of the ... By: TJPlocek. on 12 Aug 08, 21:14:37 OTEC is one of the safest power systems. A comparison of various power systems is in our recent presentation to CIAPR posted on our offinf web site.
The primary disadvantage is the high initial cost, but if they are made in Puerto Rico, this will create large numbers of good jobs.
i support OTEC. By: the13joker. on 12 Aug 08, 20:52:33 i support OTEC.
A question to ... By: the13joker. on 12 Aug 08, 20:32:40 A question to JTPlocek. Is it safer for the eviroment? does it produce any harm to the oceans at all? What are the disadvantages of this systems? and whe will it be implemented in Puerto Rico?
But it will become ... By: starwarsgeek8. on 26 Jul 08, 04:08:58 But it will become more and more competitive as natural gas and coal prices inevitably go up, up, up, and away (after all is depleted)
If it generates ... By: BikiniBabe1985. on 23 Jul 08, 04:57:57 If it generates byproduct desalinated water then it definitely will be implemented. Our civilization has clearly demonstrated that we do not know how to sustain fresh water sources through aquifers and rivers
This is a great ... By: solarstory. on 16 Nov 08, 21:56:43 This is a great video! Its very encouraging as well, and demonstrates some hope for us, both economically and financially.
after america, ... By: AnaMurida. on 29 Jul 08, 03:15:51 after america, china is responsible for most of the dirty work
wut song is this ? By: kibikolol. on 18 Mar 08, 21:04:51 wut song is this ?
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the US has the most ... By: razorx71. on 07 May 08, 19:58:34 the US has the most natural gas on the planet, enough to last 500 years - natural gas is just methane (97%) and can be found in coal deposits, or gathered from landfills.
This is a wonderful ... By: RixDobbs. on 21 Dec 07, 22:42:45 This is a wonderful idea: Well presented. Now if they could generate electricity and run the electric meter backward - with a 'grid-tie' invertor.
Gas is just ... By: soylentgreenb. on 10 Nov 07, 17:29:57 Gas is just indirect solar. And it won't be cheap for much longer unless you're willing to go dig up methane clathrates from the sea floor.
dont they have gas By: ljpacey. on 14 Sep 07, 13:08:05 dont they have gas
Respect!!
1) Is it ... By: vladimp77. on 10 Nov 08, 18:15:10 Respect!!
1) Is it not productive to use an off-the-shelf electrical motor (ie R/C car motor)?
2) I was thinking about using pressure differences + venturi tubes(when you open two windows on the opposite sides of the house => wind current) for an in-house wind generator. Any advice?
Keep up the good work!!
Brilliant!! Im ... By: freakyfarooq. on 10 Nov 08, 05:44:52 Brilliant!! Im gonna build one this thanksgiving!
Not at all, you ... By: GreenEngineer07. on 03 Nov 08, 03:25:40 Not at all, you will ruin your batteries if you just use a rectifier as I did, lesson learned for me
is the rectifier ... By: coopkabob. on 01 Nov 08, 00:19:15 is the rectifier the same as a charge contoller?
hey bud thanks your ... By: jackie2stackie. on 18 Oct 08, 23:58:43 hey bud thanks your vidio helped me understand a lot more. Thanks again. :)
some of it is. By: jocey1976. on 24 Sep 08, 11:54:16 some of it is.
Hi there. I'm ... By: zurriagazo71. on 23 Sep 08, 01:38:05 Hi there. I'm planning to build a savonious wind aerogenerator on my balcony since I live on a 19th floor flat here in Scotland. I'm really interested on your battery bank and the type of batteries you use. Could you be a bit more specific about them please? Thanks a lot.
There are ... By: GreenEngineer07. on 16 Sep 08, 01:26:14 There are approximately 100-150 turns of wire per coil, I did not count them it was only important that they were approximately equal. The wire guage was 16. The generator design has a lot of trade offs which are hard to summarize or genernalize, so make quick designs and spend a lot of time testing if you wish to be successful. Above all have fun!
Hi Green Engeneer! ... By: rapharigoti. on 06 Sep 08, 12:47:45 Hi Green Engeneer! Really great project and specially excellent atitude towards our and the planetīs health!! Iīd like to know a little more about your coils. How many turns? Wire thickness and if they are all conected to each other?
Thanks! And congratulations!
Admittedly I don't ... By: GreenEngineer07. on 07 Aug 08, 01:48:35 Admittedly I don't know much about the natural sciences. Its funny I thought that wind was a result of the interactions of the system of pressure gradients caused by the cyclic heating of the sun and the non uniform thermal coefficients of the different surfaces of the earth (i.e. land and water). What you seem to be saying is that wind is a result of the earth spinning.
its technically not ... By: cmedinger. on 06 Aug 08, 17:48:31 its technically not renewable your taking away from the earths rotation by converting it into eletricity
check out my wind ... By: windpowerrocks. on 13 Jul 08, 13:08:05 check out my wind power vids...
Internationalist ... By: t4705mb6. on 24 Jun 08, 22:14:01 Internationalist investors don't like wind/solar energy(Cheney HATES them!),they favor wind power over solar because it can be worked onto the "grid". At first, few people would have their own wind turbines. Their big fear is that, once these sources of energy evolve, self contained units will take people off the energy circuit, dratically lowering profits.
Investors support nuclear, gas, oil and coal. Anything that can be served to the public from a central point for a set fee...owned by them.
Great video! This ... By: StanleyKu. on 19 Jun 08, 05:26:17 Great video! This is the future right here. I like the way you kept it simple and in layman's terms.
It makes me wonder ... By: StanleyKu. on 19 Jun 08, 05:24:51 It makes me wonder what kind of fool would oppose such a thing.
So cool I'm 49, And ... By: MandLVideo. on 27 May 08, 20:05:37 So cool I'm 49, And learn so much from you guys Thank-You. Keep up the good work, to bad my generation used up our resources, the future of man kind should be in better shape
Well . . . if you ... By: GreenEngineer07. on 27 May 08, 02:10:44 Well . . . if you are into projects like these you might consider that not everything is about money.
i.e. We do not currently have the technology to offer people the opportunity to buy cleaner air.
However I have a video which shows the overview of how the energy savings relate to average wind speed and turbine power ratings.
Thanks for the comment!
Please explain the ... By: TarkusNYC. on 24 May 08, 14:34:35 Please explain the economics a bit; how much do you save with this setup?
oh my god!! you are ... By: dagoatse. on 20 May 08, 12:44:22 oh my god!! you are actually smart
just kidding you dick. you are such a nerd so go kill yourself alright puppit
My wind videos are ... By: windpowerrocks. on 16 May 08, 16:42:04 My wind videos are a funny response to those who opppose wind power...
Awesome! Thanks ... By: Ecoi1. on 19 Apr 08, 02:48:41 Awesome! Thanks for the info, very interesting, look forward to actually try and make one.
..thank you for ... By: concerned00citizen. on 03 Apr 08, 22:31:05 ..thank you for posting.
You should wrap it ... By: normellow. on 02 Apr 08, 12:48:16 You should wrap it in carbon fiber !!
I didnt see the ... By: LaundrySoapStealer. on 29 Mar 08, 02:47:51 I didnt see the video. Youtube sometimes gets stuck and becomes a crock of shit. Mr. Youtube owner, when there are problems on the shit tube you better fix them.
Good job. Time for ... By: RobertKubica1121. on 28 Mar 08, 03:21:37 Good job. Time for larger projects.
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Excess Energy has ... By: Excess0Energy. on 22 Aug 08, 18:09:43 Excess Energy has provided solar/wind/battery systems for Cabins, Yurts, Camps and has both installed and exported many remote back-up power systems for non-residential applications.
The closer the ... By: Excess0Energy. on 22 Aug 08, 18:07:49 The closer the better.
Reason: Cost(wire), Efficiency, Cost(labour)
This is great! By: assoonas1. on 17 Aug 08, 17:31:35 This is great!
and you can provide ... By: assi600. on 02 Aug 08, 18:57:58 and you can provide it
unfortunally :-)) haha
where do you buy ... By: subfub. on 20 Jun 08, 20:05:41 where do you buy this equipment from
Very interesting ... By: formulauno72. on 19 Jun 08, 18:44:18 Very interesting video.
Basically Trying to ... By: WakingMindsDOTorg. on 14 Jun 08, 07:24:52 Basically Trying to Converge The Digital Scene with the Sustainability/Green Scene.
Anyone into this sort of thing?
check it: WakingMinds . Org
The earth need it ... By: khrisinfo. on 27 Apr 08, 17:12:13 The earth need it now.
Our office is ... By: inetTVchannel. on 06 Apr 08, 08:48:06 Our office is powering by Whisper turbine Need to say: wind is difficult energy, even strong wind will not produce enough energy to supply ALL our demands, we USED TO have. The fact is that people now consume TOO MUCH energy. Example: Home windturbine will work all night at good wind to supply you with energy, that will be consumed by coffee machine, to boil and warm coffee for some hours! WE NEED TO SAVE ENERGY ALSO!
Saving even 20%, we JUST now achieve the goal to have 20% gr. en. by 2020!
Ahhhh! Freedom!!! By: sodoku50. on 12 Mar 08, 00:34:32 Ahhhh! Freedom!!!
Hooray for energy ... By: cyborgtroy. on 02 Mar 08, 05:40:00 Hooray for energy sources that will outlast the human race! Until.. They break down for want of maintenance, but still!
Thank you for the ... By: Excess0Energy. on 18 Jan 08, 15:41:49 Thank you for the question. I encourage you to watch the video again and listen in closely to Vern Sherwood, President of Excess Energy, explain that the batteries in the basement are completely sealed and their is no toxic gassing of any kind. Thanks!
I want this system ... By: Nichen. on 18 Jan 08, 13:23:19 I want this system for my house!! Energy independence - F"#CK YEAH! :)
Good job brothers. ... By: solarnation. on 11 Jan 08, 01:12:06 Good job brothers. Nicely done video.
Good job brothers. ... By: solarnation. on 11 Jan 08, 01:11:34 Good job brothers. Nicely done video.
Good job brothers. ... By: solarnation. on 11 Jan 08, 01:10:49 Good job brothers. Nicely done video.
Population and ... By: PepeVales. on 04 Jan 08, 12:20:10 Population and energy cost are increasing, and the energy available decreasing...
But plenty of solutions are just there!
Help us God to be smart.
Thank you guys.
wind farms look ... By: BuyUSAsEthanolKilOil. on 04 Dec 07, 08:53:07 wind farms look sweet. i wouldnt mind windmills all over the neighborhood
I like the second ... By: IAmVeryTiny. on 10 Mar 08, 16:30:39 I like the second song =]
haha.
ooh whats that beth?
another view?!
WOWZA!
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thank you :D
yeahhh ... By: rockinrapunzel. on 07 Mar 08, 16:05:07 thank you :D
yeahhh!!!
see liam...
get over it! :P
yours is the best ... By: daisyariella. on 06 Mar 08, 21:09:59 yours is the best beth
lol
we have an ... By: rockinrapunzel. on 27 Feb 08, 19:06:31 lol
we have an ongoing conversation/argument/discussion here
hehe, lol
keep ... By: actordude07. on 27 Feb 08, 18:10:16 hehe, lol
keep dreaming, our videos are as good as each others!:D
oh look
i dont care ... By: rockinrapunzel. on 27 Feb 08, 15:55:00 oh look
i dont care
when mine overtakes yours by thousands then you will be crying in your wind turbine
oh look beth ----> ... By: actordude07. on 23 Feb 08, 18:36:35 oh look beth ---->
my views are still climbing!:P
by the way, this is ... By: megabassist. on 22 Feb 08, 11:37:05 by the way, this is me on my brothers account
no can do chuck By: megabassist. on 22 Feb 08, 11:35:59 no can do chuck
You know it is beth ... By: actordude07. on 21 Feb 08, 20:00:46 You know it is beth!! :P
just acceptay!
:D
lol
LIAMS
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IS
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LIAMS
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stop marking things ... By: actordude07. on 21 Feb 08, 12:59:41 stop marking things as spam!! :P lol
no way u can beat it!
aaaahh i keep ... By: rockinrapunzel. on 20 Feb 08, 22:20:13 aaaahh i keep accidently marking everything as spam
oops
gd music beth!!
:P ... By: actordude07. on 20 Feb 08, 20:43:07 gd music beth!!
:P
actordude07 (Liam)
easily beat that
... By: rockinrapunzel. on 20 Feb 08, 19:15:29 easily beat that
ps mine is wayyyy better
remeber beth, it ... By: actordude07. on 20 Feb 08, 19:08:56 remeber beth, it has to beat...
1,210 views in 3 months!
if it does, than ur renewable energy video is better that mine,
but mine is better than urs!
awesome! By: junketmedia. on 15 Nov 08, 02:44:08 awesome!
With all due ... By: actordude07. on 11 Nov 08, 07:33:15 With all due respect, you are wrong and most of what you posted is off subject. Im not saying we should deny the people in Africa a gas-burning stove, not at all. They produce hardly any CO2, so the video is mainly for the people who want to change their lifestyle, and live in 1st and 2nd world countries.
global warming now isn't caused by the sun, since the industrial revolution, it's been rising and rising.
So don't play the 'poor people in Africa card'. :P
And you have the ... By: cicisem. on 11 Nov 08, 04:10:07 And you have the nerve to try to convince the world, including this hard-working, unlucky, impoverished wretch, that it is wrong for him or her to have the luxury of a gas-burning stove. How heroic you must feel.
The shirt you're ... By: cicisem. on 11 Nov 08, 04:10:00 The shirt you're wearing, which you probably purchased at an affordable price in a convenient, local department store, was probably produced by an impoverished mother of five or seven-year-old child for thirty cents an hour; that same producer of your shirt goes home to a cold, one-room shack in which he or she must work another hour to heat up the wood-burning stove before he or she can be as comfortable as possible in a room stuffed with smoke.
Stop wasting your ... By: cicisem. on 11 Nov 08, 04:09:18 Stop wasting your time. Global warming is just part of a cycle caused not by our CO2 emissions, but by the sun. Stop giving yourself so much credit. All you're doing is putting pressure on less fortunate countries, keeping them from using their own resources.
thanks for makin ... By: lytefunkione. on 24 Oct 08, 20:19:55 thanks for makin the video it really got to im gonna force ma mum 2 use solar pannels
Well, I certainly ... By: slingblade65. on 15 Sep 08, 19:46:50 Well, I certainly agree with the get rid of religion part as it has historically caused much grief to the world
Nuke them all? Why ... By: Seano71. on 15 Sep 08, 05:15:07 Nuke them all? Why would you want to do that? It was only a few extremest scumbags who attacked America in 9/11, not all of the middle east. I think we need to evolve, get rid of religion cos its a decease on humanity and start taking more responsibility to this planet and everything living on it
I'm not necessarily ... By: slingblade65. on 13 Sep 08, 13:21:49 I'm not necessarily a proponent of totally ditching oil yet. But I hope someday we do.Then our dependence on foreign oil will be eliminate and we can NUKE the whole damn middle east and the terrorists that attacked us on 9/11 !
AWESOME VID MAN!!!. ... By: CodeJBDA. on 06 Sep 08, 17:58:25 AWESOME VID MAN!!!......Renewable power FTW....this is the future so all those retards that are getting rich killing the earth better watch out cos this is gonna own!!!
when the oils all ... By: scudsy2. on 05 Sep 08, 19:05:44 when the oils all gone this'll happen.might be too late by then though
I watched that ... By: actordude07. on 29 Aug 08, 09:44:17 I watched that video, and here are a few things i picked up on.
Its unsightly. We don't know efficient it is. You could be hopeless if you find construction hard.
I can see why the media hasn't picked up on it, but Im sure either someone will tell them, or they'll find out for themselves if they want to.
You guys need to ... By: Freiuall. on 29 Aug 08, 06:52:19 You guys need to also consider gasification as an alternative energy source. It's crazy that the media hasn't caught onto this. Check out "wood gasification: alternative energy source" on youtube for videos on it. There is one dude who shows you how to build one out of recycled parts. Makes energy / electricity out of bio trash!
hi this is a cool ... By: Nata1209. on 24 May 08, 01:39:56 hi this is a cool movie and i like the picture that the world says I'm with stupid and the arrow is pointing at the little guy
Great! My Best ... By: gbezhuashvili. on 11 May 08, 15:36:30 Great! My Best Respect! I am myselft for renewable enery promotion!!!
bless you all for ... By: danndan6. on 28 Apr 08, 18:42:49 bless you all for caring. let us all do our bit to save the world and its future generations. g-d bless you all.
shalom
Nice Song and ... By: GrapeNetworks. on 03 Apr 08, 22:16:49 Nice Song and Statistics.
Cool video. =]
... By: whatbehappening. on 16 Mar 08, 14:47:46 Cool video. =]
Thank you for putting it up. =D
adammXD he did make ... By: HollieGoesBOOM. on 19 Feb 08, 22:31:03 adammXD he did make that video. so get your head out of your arse and go pick on someone else.
why,? surprised i ... By: actordude07. on 18 Feb 08, 16:13:26 why,? surprised i can make that!
well fucking dont be!
Yeah, doubt you ... By: adammXD. on 18 Feb 08, 16:11:29 Yeah, doubt you made that (: your uncapable
When you compare ... By: milofonbil. on 03 Jan 08, 13:00:10 When you compare nukes with wind, you are solving the problem in two different ways. Nukes are centralized but not self contained. Wind is distributed but self contained. Wind does not need to mine, mill, convert, enrich, convert, fabricate, transport, burn, dispose. All that takes energy and space. And, they are CO2 intensive processes.
The wind industry ... By: milofonbil. on 03 Jan 08, 12:54:40 The wind industry is now able to replace about 30 20-year old turbines with a single 2MW turbine. Who says that improvements in the technology will stop? Wind technology has by no means matured.
Do you know that wind in Washington is now competitive with hydro?
See the things is, ... By: actordude07. on 03 Jan 08, 11:36:43 See the things is, im not really bovvered!
So anyone saw 20MW ... By: nicaw. on 03 Jan 08, 11:23:44 So anyone saw 20MW wind turbines? No?! That's my point - there's no such thing.
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This turbine designed by Bil Becker of University of Illinois. It has a design that is suitable for urban settings - caged, small size and low noise, albeit not very efficient, but very desirable to get you partially off the grid.
That may be how it ... By: crock703. on 24 May 08, 06:33:32 That may be how it "self-regulates" in high speed winds.
(Don't know much about engineering/physics, just taking a guess.)
Mr.Backer,Yours is ... By: swarazo. on 21 Sep 07, 18:28:36 Mr.Backer,Yours is a great and excelant design
I also had been working on non-conventional energy for last 16 years I also have a unique design of wind mill can produce more power bit different than yours shortly you will be hearing from me a video.
Yes, we are. This ... By: seshkanuri. on 17 Sep 07, 12:05:59 Yes, we are. This VAWT is primarily intended for our VAWT powered street lights in the first phase as the models we have tested are small in size - 200W to 500 W. We are not targetting the backyard market yet, which needs power in the range of 2kW to 10 kW.
But please let me know of your interest.
Thanks
Please let me know ... By: windfighter1. on 16 Sep 07, 09:54:38 Please let me know if you are working on a VAWT. If you are, would you be interested in building them for sale. One of your videos seem to be you working on a promising Darrieus which has potential for our application. VAWTs may be less efficient than HAWTs but there are cost advantages in some application.
Anyone know the new ... By: sularman. on 07 Sep 07, 22:49:46 Anyone know the new type of alterntor or generator that Mr. Becker says that he is designing.
massmegawatts dot ... By: seshkanuri. on 29 Jun 07, 00:33:58 massmegawatts dot com looks like it is outright fraud. they dont have any data to prove their claim that they produced anything in the past or they will produce any energy in the future
look at ... By: OrganicDrew. on 28 Jun 07, 16:23:11 look at massmegawatts DOT COM they have a similar design and he is getting megawatts
it won't By: fulcrum2004. on 18 Mar 07, 05:12:11 it won't
if it is a combined ... By: agungk. on 10 Mar 07, 14:19:55 if it is a combined savonius/darrieus won't the savonius part impede the darrieus part in higher wind speed? (where the tip speed approaces wind speed).
Hi, this is not a ... By: oskarhotel. on 22 Feb 07, 11:05:39 Hi, this is not a new invention, the problem is that it is not producing enough electricity, I would like to see how big it grows to be able to produce eg.10kw / (10 000 watt)
Does rural Michigan ... By: seshkanuri. on 20 Dec 06, 16:19:06 Does rural Michigan have a different wind profile from the rest of the country? Like ground level turbulant winds? Then this may be a good design for such places. Otherwise the russian design (Lenz type or pure Darrieus type) is more efficient than Bil Becker's design. Bil's design is more attractive for urban areas like roof tops of buildings, where efficiency is not the key requirement but space is the constraint.
I live in rural ... By: dirtkahuna. on 20 Dec 06, 16:04:15 I live in rural Michigan, and this would definitely work! I like this idea a lot better than bladed designs.
Also posted at the ... By: LaSteij. on 17 Dec 06, 09:06:47 Also posted at the other video... Is there any more info available (in this case the power curve) from this rotor?
But the inventor ... By: seshkanuri. on 08 Dec 06, 04:22:54 But the inventor claims it does. The inner shroud is Savonius, but the outer blades are Darrieus as per the claim
I am sure that this ... By: nimar2a. on 04 Dec 06, 16:53:31 I am sure that this wind turbine don't work with darrieus concept but only salvonius
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Nice video,..nice ... By: marcybi. on 25 May 08, 10:18:14 Nice video,..nice music...who's the artist playng
We need to start ... By: lee5537. on 08 May 08, 14:38:34 We need to start driving fuel cell cars,trucks and buses.They r 100% clean, and to make the fuel for them is also 100% pollution free and would be an endless supply..
I love greenpeace ... By: RedDaVincy. on 30 Mar 08, 04:11:20 I love greenpeace videos. They're so over-the-top, but very optimistic. Very misleading too, but still cute.
The earth keeps ... By: EasyEs. on 08 Mar 08, 02:38:23 The earth keeps trying to kill me sorry I'll make no peace.
This video sucks. By: georgeorwelI. on 03 Mar 08, 12:43:29 This video sucks.
Take a look at ... By: Plomomedia. on 25 Feb 08, 19:40:05 Take a look at yourself. Yes, you. Have you made peace with the Earth?
Nuclear fusion cuts ... By: JonThm. on 14 Feb 08, 13:06:58 Nuclear fusion cuts CO2 by 100%, and your kettle does it as it boils!
Wiskers, Wind is ... By: milofonbil. on 02 Jan 08, 23:55:35 Wiskers, Wind is certainly good here in Washington. Wild Horse is bringing us electricity at $45-55 per MWh, about half of the cost of nuclear power and less than hydro at $65 per MWh, which is our mainstay. We've seen capacity factors as high as 75% since the 127 turbines have been in operation.
Yea!!!... I ... By: milofonbil. on 02 Jan 08, 23:15:00 Yea!!!... I especially like natural fusion from 93 million miles away.
Where do you get ... By: milofonbil. on 02 Jan 08, 23:08:35 Where do you get your numbers from??? Big, dirty nukes require a huge crew on hand to run and maintain them 24x7. Many of the dirty nukes have barely made it to 20 years. You are the one that needs to wake up.
CO2 goes up and ... By: JonThm. on 28 Nov 07, 10:02:33 CO2 goes up and down with season and plant growth. So it is higher in an ice age! It follows the climate, the 0.00037% has no effect on the weather.
More CO2, more life on Earth. More nuclear plants, more death on Earth!
Man I love nuclear! ... By: tmkrick. on 18 Nov 07, 01:27:26 Man I love nuclear! ...when it comes from 93 million miles away.
no whisker i work ... By: jaseharris2112. on 05 Nov 07, 15:19:14 no whisker i work from an environmetal firm - it grants that drive it and questionable science i know i hav to service the offshore wind farms for a living
If that was true ... By: whiskers123. on 02 Nov 07, 01:01:08 If that was true why are so many people switching to wind energy? Company's wouldn't be building wind mills if it was not profitable.
I think your mixed up with solar. Solar takes 10-20 years to pay off but lasts much longer than 25 years.
go nuclear its the ... By: jaseharris2112. on 19 Oct 07, 08:18:22 go nuclear its the best. Windturbines will pay for themselves after 25 years ( 20 year life span) only if they require no maintance, but the problem is they have to be maintained every 6 weeks - wake up its a no brainer!
Don't believe ... By: CrossoverManiac. on 27 Sep 07, 06:42:42 Don't believe Greenpiss's lies. Eco-whachos claim to be for renewable energy but then they attack them when they become viable. They protested a geothermal plant in Hawaii and wind turbines in New England. It's bait and switch for these bastards. DEATH TO GREENPEACE AND DEATH TO THEIR CAUSES!!!
@willbooth - ... By: Mephisto09. on 10 Sep 07, 23:25:29 @willbooth -spitfires are long gone-:
Don't forget Hoessein is placed there by the CIA. Europe said that a political solution would evoid a lot of violence AND 'a lot of violence' is what happened, thanks to USA and UK. You get what you give: if you interfere with violence, people start fighting for the remaining bits.
If you interfere with dialog, there is a possibility nothing gets destroyed and enough is left for everyone.
Then people will ... By: Hidrox2. on 07 Sep 07, 04:29:50 Then people will die anyways, but at least we did not leave a disgusting planet as it could be, I think it really doesn't matter if they build enough wind generators or not if the people are still in that kind of conciousness, We'll end up destroying everything anyways.
But you guys dont ... By: willboothspitfire. on 31 Aug 07, 13:22:36 But you guys dont even have a touch of common sense. I appreciate people trying to do something for the environment, but do you really think protesting and publicity stunts are going to save the planet? And plus you cant make people change their ways at the click of a finger. I do care about the environment, but you guys are just going too far. I wasnt calling you Americans 'rag heads', I was on about the Iraqis blowing each other up. Good bye.
listen dude, im not ... By: kpaige. on 30 Aug 07, 14:55:49 listen dude, im not going to argue with you. and yeah im a "yank." Way to call 'em rag heads. You must be very educated. I think your wrong, thats that. I think the information I have been given is fact, and I trust my sources. I think we are better off trying to do something about it, rather than sitting back and watching.
You work for ... By: willboothspitfire. on 30 Aug 07, 12:10:11 You work for greenpeace? Oh dear God. Your not going to chain yourself to my Land Rover are you? When I was reffering to dumping them in the sea, I mean building them in the sea. A company called Eon are building a wind farm just off the coast of Britian, thats not that far out to sea now is it?
And do you really ... By: willboothspitfire. on 30 Aug 07, 12:04:46 And do you really think hundreds of turbines will stop the rag heads in iraq from blowing themselves and innocent people up? No it wont. But what if climate change isnt happening because of us? What if its to do with the sun or something like that? What happens when we build these hundreds of thousands of turbines and then it doesnt stop it? What then?
Well since you use ... By: willboothspitfire. on 30 Aug 07, 12:01:10 Well since you use the word 'bro', Im guessing you are a yank, and I know my facts on Climate change thank you (its not called global warming anymore because some countries will actually get colder, look it up). And Since I dont live in a flood risk area, Im quite alright. And if you think great big white spinny things that are going to be built next door to you look good, then thats your oppinion, but over in the UK, alot of people think these things look awful, especially in the countryside.
I dont know where ... By: kpaige. on 30 Aug 07, 05:13:39 I dont know where you come from bro, or if you know the facts of global warming and what is going on right now, but we cant just let the world fall apart because of a possible few shipping accidents and property values... try selling those houses when they are underwater in 10 years.
Not only that, but ... By: kpaige. on 30 Aug 07, 05:13:34 Not only that, but I think your shipping argument is shot... because if you are qualified to navigate a ship, then you should know how to stear clear of windmills. You say that wind turbines are ugly, and I dont agree.
A large chunk ( ... By: Yeson7. on 30 Oct 08, 20:30:51 A large chunk (mostly from our utility bills) has gone into oversaturating California with their false ads.
What's pretty sad is that most of the environmental alliances behind No on 7 were decided by top members who sit on boards with coal lobbyists and the utilities.
really how so? By: rawls3183. on 29 Oct 08, 23:05:42 really how so?
Vote yes on 7! By: grayfox189. on 26 Oct 08, 21:06:18 Vote yes on 7!
No on 7 is funded ... By: Yeson7. on 24 Oct 08, 19:30:07 No on 7 is funded by Southern CA Edison, PG&E, and SEMPRA utilities. 29 million dollars are being spent against clean energy by this campaign.
Carbon neutral? ... By: 357MagnumBob. on 28 Oct 08, 02:39:31 Carbon neutral? AMONG THOSE WITH A CLUE, WHO CARES? These are "scientists" when they can't figure out that the effect of adding CO2 to the atmosphere on global warming is ZERO? The electromagnetic absorption of CO2 in the infrared band is extremely narrow. Within those tiny bands CO2 is opaque, absorbing all energy within a few yards of the emitter. SO - ADDING CO2 TO THE ATMOSPHERE DOESN'T CHANGE ITS GREENHOUSE PROPERTIES. Water on the other hand - absorbs EVERY wavelength across the IR band.
let alone our ... By: nighttime321. on 30 Aug 08, 01:20:31 let alone our knowledge of antiquity.
Hello from San ... By: nighttime321. on 30 Aug 08, 01:18:37 Hello from San Marcos!! I heard that the planet produces oil without fossils from the past.? Is this possible considering our little knowledge of the interior of our oceans and earth's crust, let alone antiquity?
biodeisel is one o ... By: ch1378. on 11 Aug 08, 19:36:00 biodeisel is one o the best alternatives to petroleum and petroleum products in the US. too bad though that industrial hemp is outlawed by the DEA. Hemp seed oil is THE BEST for making biodeisel. Better than rape seed, cotton seed, cooking oil, peanut oil, soybeans, corn and just about everything else the US is pushing.
read the video info ... By: astro4864. on 16 Jul 08, 19:30:12 read the video info. Dec. 6, 2006 is stated.
when was this made? By: tehfrenchman12. on 18 Jun 08, 21:54:55 when was this made?
California could be ... By: Levesque999. on 02 Oct 07, 05:50:18 California could be growing LOADS of biomass with the land they have for almond crops, for example. Though I wonder how much biomass you would get out of almonds... But anyway, Algaculture gives the highest biomass yield, and I don't think any land needs to be cleared for THAT, but correct me if I'm wrong.
is you can breath ... By: icfutur. on 22 May 07, 00:52:09 is you can breath the exhaust of that, good luck it's gonna be a really stinky planet after all that crap
Bio diesel isnt ... By: HydroBoy321. on 03 Mar 07, 03:25:41 Bio diesel isnt going to work in some countries like australia which have major drout issue's with farming. You also have to be careful where some of the bio diesel comes from because in asia they are chopping down palm trees to make bio diesel but there not replanting them so that is just doing more harm than good. Hydrogen is a much better fuel to be researching on.
My BMW V8 Diesel ... By: ROCKSOLID19. on 02 Jan 07, 19:40:55 My BMW V8 Diesel runs on biodiesel. After putting it in including a new high performance ecu and titanium exhaust system, the car is much more powerful and more economical. The carbon monoxide and soot levels are virtually non-existent. Fantastic juice!
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By: rubentoabaja. on 05 Nov 08, 16:51:50
question: there are any other areas in Puerto Rico were this plant can be built? did you recommended the construction in 100 mw plant or bigger? how much percentage will this plant replace of the actual kw on the hole island?
By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:43:37
PREPA has announced that it is reviewing an OTEC proposal and perhaps will be making an announcement soon. However, the first large unit will take around 5 years to become operational. I know about the maintainance issues in Puerto Rico but I overcame them in a small chemical plant that I build during the 1970's. Also, all the pharmaceutical plants are well maintained as are may other facilities and buildings.
By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:40:39
I don't see anything on OTEC.
By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:40:07
The units are more expensive than conventional but have no fuel cost. Each 100 MW unit would save 1.3 million barrels of oil each year and has a useful life of over 30 years. The 800 million kWh is over the course of a year.
By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:33:10
I used to live in Patillas right next to the deep water drop off. We built a small factory which can still be seen on Google Earth just West of Punta Mala Pascua.
By: TJPlocek. on 05 Nov 08, 15:31:45
This has vast potential throughout the tropics between about 20 degrees north and 20 degrees south latitud. The Pacific and Indian Oceans are also great locations.
By: elbandidopr1. on 02 Nov 08, 02:41:38
hey n y dont u stfu n build were u live ???
By: niijiifilms. on 28 Oct 08, 12:43:03
sounds like Puerto Rico would be taken care of, no problem. What about the rest of the world? Also, what's the cost of building and maintaining the platform?
By: evoinvidia. on 26 Oct 08, 00:21:05
I made a blog on this subject. Check it out here! copy and paste on your internet explorer earthequalsenergy.blogspot. com
By: Nuninapr. on 20 Oct 08, 03:41:03
Sorry it took so long. Just noticed the reply. I'm not being a pessimist. I'm being a realist. PR is great at building things, but not so at maintaining them. Maybe future governments will make the effort; all I said was that it was not going to happen in my lifetime. I'd love to see it happen... but I know I won't. Maybe my kids? Grandkids?
By: Slashedeyes. on 12 Oct 08, 18:50:03
did he say 40 more? wowz...
By: rubentoabaja. on 10 Oct 08, 21:04:37
How much will be the cost to build this in Puerto Rico? (100 mega watts plant). This 800 millions kilowatts are monthly or how often. what other use o benefits that we have as a result of this process. who are the builders of this technology.
By: sebastianhumbert. on 09 Oct 08, 03:47:49
yes, there are experimental plants in Hawaii and possible plans for new plants in the pacific.
By: 670ScratchNsniff. on 01 Oct 08, 07:03:58
Can this OTEC system be able to function anywhere else besides the example in Puerto Rico? Preferably in the Pacific Ocean?
By: dmunoa. on 29 Sep 08, 16:28:17
too amazing
By: TJPlocek. on 18 Sep 08, 10:27:51
Cold deep water is continually generated in Artic and Antartic Oceans and flows as described in the video. It is continuously pumped to the heat exchangers using part of the electricity generated. Life span is expected to be over 25 years with routine maintainence. Corrosion resistant alloys and mild methods to prevent bioaccumulation of barnacles and other sea life have been developed.
By: TJPlocek. on 18 Sep 08, 10:22:41
A cable to shore is much less expensive than hydrogen generation for initial near shore OTEC units.
By: WOLFMAN1469. on 14 Sep 08, 02:48:57
Few question i have about the system. using your graphical design as a reference, wouldnt the cold water need to be continuosly pumped up from the depths? how would you maintain the flow and the tempature of the water? what is the expected life span and maintainence cost of the equipment seeing that the salt water creates a highly crosive enviroment and what are the effects OF barnicles or ON other sea life
By: FlorinL68. on 05 Sep 08, 16:55:20
Why expensive cable? The produced electricity can be converted (on side) in hydrogen...
By: windpowerrocks. on 31 Aug 08, 16:31:59
I've got a few films tackling various issues on wind power... And please do pass the link around :)
By: TJPlocek. on 12 Aug 08, 21:14:37
OTEC is one of the safest power systems. A comparison of various power systems is in our recent presentation to CIAPR posted on our offinf web site. The primary disadvantage is the high initial cost, but if they are made in Puerto Rico, this will create large numbers of good jobs.
By: the13joker. on 12 Aug 08, 20:52:33
i support OTEC.
By: the13joker. on 12 Aug 08, 20:32:40
A question to JTPlocek. Is it safer for the eviroment? does it produce any harm to the oceans at all? What are the disadvantages of this systems? and whe will it be implemented in Puerto Rico?
By: starwarsgeek8. on 26 Jul 08, 04:08:58
But it will become more and more competitive as natural gas and coal prices inevitably go up, up, up, and away (after all is depleted)
By: BikiniBabe1985. on 23 Jul 08, 04:57:57
If it generates byproduct desalinated water then it definitely will be implemented. Our civilization has clearly demonstrated that we do not know how to sustain fresh water sources through aquifers and rivers