Enhanced Oil Recovery
www.EnhancedOilRecovery.com
The
"Green" Way to
Produce America's Oil &
Provide for America's Energy Security
EOR
Technologies is a new company that seeks to expand the use Enhanced Oil Recovery
technologies in the U.S. and to end our dependence on foreign fossil
fuels.
EOR
Technologies represents a significant opportunity for oil and natural gas well
owners and operators to significantly increase their oil production and revenues
through our range of EOR technologies and services.
With
the recent plunge in oil prices, our principal investor is now "on the
sidelines" and we are seeking a new strategic partner/investor and provider
of "turnkey" EOR services.
In
the U.S., Enhanced Oil Recovery represents a $24 Trillion market opportunity
according to the U.S. The Department of Energy. The $24 Trillion figure is
based on oil at $100/bbl. The DOE's studies and reports indicate we can
recover 240 billion barrels of oil through Enhanced Oil Recovery.
Enhanced
Oil Recovery also has the environmental benefits of removing Carbon Dioxide from
the atmosphere and sequesters the CO2 in oil & gas reservoirs. Through
CO2 Injection, the "stranded oil and gas" that would not have
otherwise been recovered, is produced, leaving behind the Carbon Dioxide.
We
are committed to reducing and eliminating greenhouse
gas emissions and carbon
dioxide emissions through our sustainable power and energy operations.
In
association with the Renewable
Energy Institute, affiliate companies and investors, we provide
"turnkey" Renewable Energy Project development services that range
from initial Engineering Feasibility & Economic Analysis Studies through
"turnkey" project development, including construction/installation,
start-up and commissioning, Operations & Maintenance, and Long Term Service
Agreements for the lifetime of our power plants and energy systems.
EOR Technologies include:
Carbon
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CO2 - EOR
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CO2 Injection
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CO2 Flooding
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EOR Technologies
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Nitrogen Injection
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Stranded Oil and Gas
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Stranded Gas
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Stranded
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Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
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Toe to Heel Air Injection
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send email to: info@EnhancedOilRecovery.com
We
Support American Energy Independence,
and While We Also Believe We Need to "Go Green"
And to Go-Green at "Full Speed Ahead,"
America Needs to Produce America's Oil,
Without Being Dependent on Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Russia or OPEC
Never
Again, Will America Be Held Hostage to Oil Sheiks, OPEC and
From Countries that Don't Like Us.
America
Needs America's Oil!
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We develop renewable
energy projects, and specialize in solar power and energy project
development. Our company provides the total, turnkey solar energy system
"in-house" as well as with affiliates and strategic partners. This means our capabilities and core competencies
include solar project:
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project identification
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project
analysis
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design/engineering
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finance
(through investors and joint venture partners)
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installation
or construction
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ownership
(with PPA)
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operations
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maintenance
and service or our solar energy systems
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When
It Comes to Energy Independence,
Biomethane, Not Coal, is America's "Ace in the Hole"
and One of the Greenest of All Biofuels
It's
Time to Start Building Our Country's Biomethane Infrastructure &
Producing Biomethane, the Cleanest/Greenest Biofuel!
By: Monty Goodell, MBA
Biomethane Technologies
www.Biomethane.com
Biomethane,
NOT Coal, is America's True "Ace in the Hole" when it comes to our
energy future, economics, the environment, sustainability and America's
“Energy Independence.” And biomethane is also receiving recognition as one
of the greenest of all biofuels.
For
years now, the coal industry has been touting "coal is America's 'Ace in
the Hole'" when they discuss the abundance of our coal reserves here in the
U.S. and the role they hope coal will play in America's energy future.
But
coal is far from being the “Ace in the Hole” the coal lobby would have
everyone believe. That’s due to
the proverbial “black eye” not to mention the “black lungs” and other
problems that are inherent with “dirty coal.”
While
there may be a place for coal in America's energy future, coal must become
"clean" for America to value it as a possible energy resource. Plans
or building 18 new Coal fired power plants were cancelled in Texas last year due
to the fact that coal isn't clean, and utilities aren't interested in investing
the extra costs for building power plants that use "Clean Coal
Technology" or "Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle" power
plants that also now need to include "Carbon Capture and
Sequestration" technologies to remove the carbon dioxide emissions from the
stacks. Plans for many other coal fired power plants are being cancelled. And
even now, owners of coal fired power plants (pulverized coal) are switching from
coal, to biomass, and biomass gasification technologies, as the writing is on
the wall.
Unless
our society relishes the thoughts of moving back to the caves, and using
candles, and foregoing our modern-day comforts, we need to move forward with
renewable energy technologies such as biomethane, as the alternative is power
shortages and blackouts.
We
believe biomethane represents the best and greenest of all biofuels. There are
no supply problems with biomethane, and we have a virtually unlimited supply for
using biomethane wherever natural gas is presently used as a fuel.
It
should be pointed out that biomethane is chemically no different than natural
gas from the "fossil fuel" form of natural gas or CH4.
However,
one important distinction between biomethane and the fossil-fuel variety of
natural gas, is that the production and use of biomethane is “carbon
neutral” in that the greenhouse gas emissions from biomethane use do not add
any new net greenhouse gas emissions.
Biomethane
starts out as “biogas” but must be cleaned and purified before it can be
used as a renewable fuel. The
process of cleaning and purifying the biogas is called “biogas to biomethane.”
The impurities that are found in biogas include hydrogen sulfides,
siloxanes, and carbon dioxide. When the impurities are removed from biogas, it
is then referred to as biomethane and available for use as a clean fuel, just as
the fossil-fuel form of natural gas is used.
Biomethane
reserves and supplies, unlike fossil-fuel natural gas, are virtually unlimited.
Biomethane is produced from many sources including anaerobic digesters,
wastewater treatment systems, landfills and most agricultural and forestry
operations. Last year, the first Biomethane NGV refueling station was opened in
Eugendorf, Austria. Like a gas
station provides gasoline for cars, the the NGV Biomethane station in Eugendorf
provides biomethane for NGVs (Natural Gas Vehicles).
Presently, the station provides a blend of biomethane and natural gas.
Eventually, they hope to provide 100% biomethane for natural gas
vehicles. Companies and researchers
in Germany and Austria have determined that “Cellulosic Biomethane” is the
greenest of all biofuels, and the least expensive biofuel to produce.
Germany and Austria are now planting vast amounts of a form of Kentucky
Bluegrass which will be harvested for use in producing “Cellulosic Biomethane,”
through anaerobic digesters and fermentation.
Researchers
from around the world, starting in Austria, are finding that grasses such as
Kentucky Bluegrass are easily converted into biomethane as well as organic
fertilizer. Cellulosic Biomethane production doesn’t require the fermentation
of sugars or starches - as the first generation of liquid biofuels – requiring
grains and oilseeds from food crops. As the Austrian Cellulosic Biomethane
project shows, biomethane can be produced from a cellulosic biomass feedstock
like grass. Yield estimates from the Austrian Cellulosic Biomethane research
indicate that one natural gas vehicle can travel 10,000 to 15,000 miles on just
one acre of Kentucky Bluegrass that was processed into biomethane.
At
a Jan. 8, 2009 public workshop held by the California Natural Gas Vehicle
Coalition, they documented the superior benefits and potential of biomethane as
a clean, renewable energy resource. The
California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition stated that Biomethane should be
classified as a "Super Ultra Low Carbon fuel."
Super Ultra Low Carbon fuel is defined as providing at least an 82
percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions - based on the California Air
Resource Board’s analysis of biomethane from landfill gas.
Biomethane
has a carbon dioxide emissions intensity of only 11 as compared with:
67.9 for natural gas
95.8 for diesel
96.7 for gasoline
Biomethane
can displace and substitute the equivalent of 29% percent of all petroleum
diesel transportation fuel used - almost immediately.
According
to the California Energy Commission and the Biomass Collaborative, landfills,
wastewater treatment, and dairy waste sources - which are "developable
today" and can start producing Biomethane almost immediately, with low
investment/high returns, could yield 121 billion cubic feet of Biomethane. At
$8.00/mmbtu, that's a $1 billion market opportunity in California alone.
The 121 billion cubic feet of Biomethane equals about 860 million gallons
of petroleum diesel. California alone uses about 3 billion gallons of diesel
annually for transportation. Emerging biomass gasification and Biomethanation
technologies could more than double Biomethane supplies.
Biomethane
- like natural gas from "fossil fuels" - can be compressed or
liquefied. And using "Compressed Biomethane" is a significantly better
choice as a transportation fuel than traditional "natural gas."
Biomethane
is the "natural, natural gas" and is far better for the environment
and the economy than natural gas. Biomethane, when "vented" to the
environment, is 21 times more hazardous to the climate than carbon dioxide
emissions which are the only emissions (and water vaport) from compressed
natural gas vehicles' engines when used as a fuel.
Again,
we are reminded that Biomethane is the same chemical compound as natural gas:
CH4, and completely replaces and substitutes for natural gas. Engines, turbines,
boilers and every other natural gas appliance can use Biomethane without any
adjustments or modifications - just like natural gas.
Biomethane
supplies, as opposed to natural gas supplies from the fossil fuel industry, are
available in an unlimited supply.
Moving
forward with a “Biomethane Infrastructure” is the direction our country
needs to be moving as one of our fuel choices as we become energy-independent.
Every MCF of Biomethane that we use displaces about 8 gallons of gasoline
and creates jobs that will never be outsourced or downsized.
(Some
of the above information from the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition.)
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Please
Support H.R. 1158, The Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009
to Help Create our Nation's Biomethane Infrastructure
& Biomethane Reserves
SUMMARY:
The Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009 if enacted, will amend the
Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the production,
sale, or use of biogas. Defines biogas as a gas that is derived by processing
qualified energy feedstock (i.e., manure of agricultural livestock and other
organic agricultural or food industry byproduct waste material) in an anaerobic
digester and that contains at least 52% methane and carbon dioxide and trace
gases. Provides an increased credit for biogas produced from qualified
cellulosic energy feedstock.
Dear Senator or Representative ________
I
am writing to you in support of HR 1158, the Biogas Production Incentive Act of
2009 and recommend that Congress develops and passes this much needed
legislation that provides a $4.27 per MMBTU tax credit for the production of
Biogas – also known as "Renewable Natural Gas," "Renewable
Biogas" or "Biomethane."
H.R. 1158, the Biogas Production Incentive Act would establish this tax
credit that will help jumpstart this vital industry.
Renewable biogas and biomethane have been heralded by many as being the
greenest of all biofuels. Biomethane
has a carbon dioxide emissions intensity of only 11 as compared with 67.9 for
natural gas, 95.8 for diesel and 96.7 for gasoline.
Biomethane can displace and substitute the equivalent of 29% percent of
all petroleum diesel transportation fuel used - almost immediately.
The California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition stated that Biomethane
should be classified as a "Super Ultra Low Carbon fuel."
Super Ultra Low Carbon fuel is defined as providing at least an 82
percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions - based on the California Air
Resource Board’s analysis of biomethane from landfill gas.
The
U.S. Congress has wisely supported the expanded use of domestic renewable
resources through a variety of tax incentives and other programs.
Up to this point, Congress has focused primarily on measures that support
the production of renewable liquid transportation fuels or electricity.
In the U.S., however, natural gas represents 23 percent of the energy
consumed.
Natural
gas is the fuel of choice to provide residential and commercial heat for space
and hot water in most applications and is used to produce steam in a variety of
commercial and industrial applications. Natural gas is also the fuel that
provides the energy to manufacture many industrial products including aluminum,
steel, glass, chemicals, fertilizer, and ethanol.
Incentivizing
the production of renewable natural gas or "Biomethane" from sources
that include animal manure, landfills, renewable biomass and agricultural wastes
will support expanding the role of renewables into this existing energy sector,
where little opportunity exists today.
It will also create another business investment prospect for renewable
project developers and the potential to expand rural economies while supporting
existing industrial jobs and dramatically reducing carbon emissions.
Please
consider the following:
•
Renewable Biomethane is a versatile form of bio-energy. It can be used
directly at the site of production, or placed in the pipeline to support a
variety of residential commercial or industrial applications.
•
Renewable Biomethane produced from renewable sources including animal
manure, landfills, renewable biomass and agricultural wastes can be produced at
high efficiencies ranging from 60–70 percent.
Additionally, all of the technology components to produce renewable gas
from this variety of sources exist today.
•
Renewable Biomethane can be delivered to customers via the existing U.S.
pipeline infrastructure.
•
Renewable Biomethane can provide a renewable option for many heavy
industries, which could save existing industrial jobs in a carbon constrained
economy - while creating new rural green jobs to produce Renewable Biomethane.
•
Renewable Biomethane production in digesters provides the agricultural
sector additional environmental benefits by improving waste management and
nutrient control.
We believe this is a fiscally responsible proposal that will provide the
following benefits:
•
Jump-start new biomethane gas production
•
Begin the creation of the biomethane infrastructure and biomethane
industry
•
Increase biomethane “reserves”
•
Creation of green jobs
•
Expand the rural economy and increase revenues for farming and
agricultural operations
•
Increase energy independence
•
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Thank
you for your support and consideration of this legislation.
Sincerely,
_______________________
Signature and address
Please write to your Representative and Senators, and ask them to support H.R.
1158 and the $4.27 per MMBTU tax credit for the production of Biomethane/Renewable
Natural Gas, using the above letter as a suggested letter you are welcome to use
as your own.
Thank
you!
For
more information on Biomethane, see www.Biomethane.com
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We help clients with tax credits when they use renewable energy
technologies
such as the Synthesis Gas produced from Biomass Gasification plants.
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Section 45 Tax Credits
Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Our renewable energy
project development expertise has made us a leading authority of helping our
clients with Section 45 Tax Credits. Our company and our attorneys are
skilled in the areas of renewable energy project finance and tax issues relating
to renewable energy projects. We are able to assist our clients in connection
with Section 45 tax credit project finance.
Our experience in Section 45 tax credits has helped us structure optimal
renewable energy project solutions that match our clients unique economic and
tax goals and requirements, which include regulatory constraints and regulatory
compliance for most any state.
Section 45 tax credits generate $.021 cents per kwh of electricity produced by
the taxpayer and sold to an unrelated person or company. Section 45 tax credits
are available for renewable electricity produced from certain renewable energy
projects including, closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal power
plants, solar energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and
qualified hydro power production, refined coal and wind power generation.
See one of our
following sites at:
www.Section45TaxCredits.com
or www.RenewableEnergyTaxCredits.com
for more information
or call: (832) 758 - 0027 for more information
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Biomethane
www.Biomethane.com
The "Renewable Natural
Gas"
The Unlimited Potential for Biomethane
and Renewable Natural Gas
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According to
recent studies by researchers, professors and universities in Sweden, cellulosic biomethane
is significantly more economic and less energy intensive to produce today than
any biofuel (i.e. E100
Ethanol, B100 Biodiesel, Dimethyl
Ether, etc.).
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If
the U.S. were to similarly emphasize the production of cellulosic biomethane
as Sweden is now doing, the U.S. could significantly increase the supply of Biomethane
- a renewable, clean fuel with an unlimited supply.
-
If
the Biomethane produces in the U.S.
were used for natural gas
vehicles, it would displace approximately 10 billion gallons of gasoline,
per year! This is 10 times the amount (1 billion
gallons of gasoline) per year projected for natural gas (the
fossil fuel) in the Annual DOE outlook.
Regarding Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and
Biomethane/Renewable Natural
Gas vs. Gasoline
-
In the U.S.,
it is now feasible to capture and use about 1.25 quadrillion Btu's of Biomethane
from landfills, animal waste and POTWs (wastewater treatment systems) alone.
This is equivalent to about 6% of all of the natural gas presently used in the U.S.
Other
Benefits and Incentives of Biomethane:
The Federal Biogas/Biomethane Tax Credit:
Equal to 2.0 cents per KWH (approximately $5.66 per MMBtu) for electricity produced on-site from
Biomethane.
All other uses of biogas and Biomethane in vehicles and producing electricity off-site) do not
presently qualify for the Federal Biogas/Biomethane Tax Credit.
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Sewage Sludge
www.SewageSludge.com
We Turn Your City or County's Sewage
Sludge
Problems into Profits and Green Energy
Sewage Sludge problems
are a thing of the past! and other organic waste
streams with one or more of the following: Anaerobic
Digester, Anaerobic Lagoon, Biogas
Recovery, BioMethane, Biomass
Gasification, Biosolids to Energy,
Landfill
Gas To Energy and Sewage Sludge
"problems into profits" project development services. We
provide the following power and energy project development
services:
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Project
Engineering Feasibility & Economic Analysis Studies
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Engineering,
Procurement and Construction
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Environmental
Engineering & Permitting
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Project
Funding & Financing Options; including Equity Investment, Debt
Financing, Lease and Municipal Lease
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Shared/Guaranteed
Savings Program with No Capital Investment from Qualified Clients
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Project
Commissioning
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3rd
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Long-term
Service Agreements
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Operations
& Maintenance
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Green
Tag (Renewable Energy Credit,
Carbon Dioxide Credits, Emission Reduction
Credits) Brokerage Services; Application and Permitting
Biomethane:
the Perfect Renewable Fuel!
Biomethane Far
Better than B100 Biodiesel or E100 Ethanol
As Biomethane
is a near perfect fuel, and since Biomethane
represents the best of all biofuels in terms of Recycling Carbon, and has the
highest Net Energy Balance, and as
Biomethane technologies such as Anaerobic
Digesters and Biomass
Gasification development increases and becomes even more commonplace, one of
the fundamental questions is: what is the size of the potential biomass resource
supply in the U.S.?
In April 2005, the DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
co-published a report assessing the potential of the land resources in the U.S.
for producing sustainable biomass: Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and
Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply.
Looking at forestland and agricultural land, the two largest potential biomass
sources, this study estimates that the U.S. can sustainably produce up to 1.3
billion tons of biomass feedstock by mid-century. This would be enough feedstock
to produce 60 billion gallons of B100 Biodiesel and
E100 Ethanol with today's
technologies.
This
study doesn't address the opportunities for Biomethane
production from biomass feedstock or Biomass
Gasification technologies. Some
recent estimates indicate that Biomethane
could
replace up to 50% of present natural gas consumption in the U.S. and in some
countries, such as Iceland, Biomethane
already
provides 100% of the natural gas requirements.
There
are many assumptions in the Billion Ton Study report that impact these
estimates, but we believe the estimates reasonably reflect the potential
availability and impact of biomass resources.
Of the total estimated resource, the study suggests that forestlands in the
contiguous United States can produce approximately 368 million dry tons
annually. This projection includes 52 million dry tons of fuelwood harvested
from forests and woodlands, 145 million dry tons of residues from wood
processing mills and pulp and paper mills, 47 million dry tons of urban wood
residues including construction and demolition debris, 64 million dry tons of
residues from logging and site clearing operations, and 60 million dry tons of
biomass from fuel treatment operations.
Biomass
to Biofuels
By
"converting" biomass wastes – such as municipal solid waste, sewage
sludge, crop residues, energy crops, and manure – into biofuels, this will
resolve the energy, environmental and political problems in an economical and
environmentally sound manner - that will produce over one million new jobs.
According
to Jeff Seisler, Director of the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association,
"Biomethane
has
an outstanding potential as a multifaceted solution to multifaceted social
problems: urban and agricultural waste management, water purification, and clean
air. Urban and agricultural waste can be processed into usable methane, as can
the sewage during the water purification process. Cleaning and compressing the
gas for use in vehicles then provides cleaner air than petroleum-consuming
vehicles."
Continuing, Mr. Seisler states about Biomethane;
"this environmental 'closed loop waste-to-energy-to-fuel used in vehicles
that again truck the next load of waste to the energy processing
plants-substitutes fossil fuels with a renewable resource and reduces greenhouse
gases 100% as compared to over gasoline vehicles (on a well-to-wheel basis).
According
to Peter Boisen Chairman, of ENGVA, "various well respected European
research institutes now estimate more than three times better fuel output per
hectare of land used than if going for ethanol or biodiesel. Sweden currently
has a 51% Biomethane
share,
and Switzerland 37%. France, Norway, Germany and Austria use smaller amounts for
vehicles. Iceland, completely without natural gas, uses 100% biomethane in its
NGVs," Boisen says. Continuing, Boisen adds, "China, India,
Korea, the Ukraine, Spain and Italy are other examples of countries now starting
up projects where Biomethane
will be used as a vehicle fuel."
"With the energy efficiency of the gas production process at 50% to 70%
it's hard to think of a more socially acceptable and economic energy value for
the transportation sector," Boisen says.
"Governments need to get out of their liquid fuel paradigm to refocus and
balance their policies and communications to support the development of a Biomethane
infrastructure. In Europe Biomethane
has the potential to replace 20% of the
petroleum consumed in the transport sector by 2030."
Biomethane
is the Best of All BioFuels,
Biomethane Can Do It All!
BIOMETHANE
FACTS
1.
Biomethane
is One of the Most Common and Harmful of All Greenhouse
Gas Emissions.
2. Biomethane
is 21 Times More Harmful to the Climate than Carbon
Dioxide Emissions. Stated another way, Biomethane
Causes Global Warming and Climate Change to Increase 21 Times Faster than Carbon
Dioxide Emissions.
3. Biomethane
Is A "Renewable Natural Gas."
4. Biomethane
is One of the Easiest and Most Profitable of all Greenhouse
Gas Emissions to Recover and Control and is the perfect fuel for
heating your home, drying your clothes, cooking your dinner, water heating, and even
fueling your car! Biomethane is also the cleanest of all fuels or biofuels for
generating electricity in power plants.
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California and Sweden Sign Agreement to Jointly Develop
Biomethane
and Other Renewable Fuels
Thursday, 29
June 2006
Sacramento, California USA and Sweden
In a ceremony held at the Ministry of the Environment in Stockholm,
representatives of the Kingdom of Sweden and the State of California signed an
agreement pledging the two governments and their related industries to work
together to develop bioenergy, with a particular emphasis on Biomethane.
“Through a strong working relationship between its industry and government,
Sweden is showing how bioenergy can be developed in a cost-effective manner that
benefits its economy and environment. We are extremely pleased to have signed
this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a basis for intensified
collaboration between Swedish and California officials to develop a thriving
bioenergy industry in California,” said Joe Desmond, Undersecretary for the
California Resources Agency.
In particular, Sweden has been a global leader in terms of converting biowaste,
largely agricultural material and residues, into usable Biomethane.
This gas is then used to either generate electricity, residential heating, or as
a transportation fuel.
More than 8,000 vehicles in Sweden are powered by a combination of natural gas
and Biomethane.
The vehicles include transit buses, refuse trucks, and more than 10 different
models of passenger cars. There are more than 25 Biomethane
production facilities in Sweden and 65 filling stations. The Swedish Biomethane
industry has been growing at an annual rate of about 20 percent over the last
five years.
According to the Swedish Gas Association, more than 50 percent of the methane
used to power Sweden’s natural gas vehicles now comes from biological sources,
up from 45% last year. Natural gas vehicle sales in Sweden are increasing at the
rate of 25% per annum.
Sweden was motivated to develop its Biomethane
industry because it has no natural gas reserves, to more efficiently manage its
waste, and to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Accord. Since Biomethane
is developed from methane sources that would normally release into the
atmosphere, it’s considered one of the most climate friendly fuels. Methane
(and Biomethane)
is 21 times more reactive as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2). Sweden
is currently meetings its objectives and schedule as outlined in the Kyoto
accord.
Biomethane
is developed by heating up and breaking down biomaterials in an (Anaerobic
Digesters) digester. Among other raw materials, Swedish operators feed their
Anaerobic Digesters with
slaughterhouse waste, swine manure, and even grassy crops. After the materials
breakdown over a 20 day period, technology is then used to remove the impurities
and produce Biomethane.
Once cleaned-up, Biomethane
is 98 percent methane and easily meets the Swedish and California pipeline
standards.
The Memorandum of Understanding can be accessed on the California Resources
Agency Web site: http://resources.ca.gov/press_documents/CaliforniaSwedenBiofuelsMOU.pdf
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Anaerobic
Digesters recover valuable and toxic Biomethane
from organic materials and prevents the Biomethane
- which has a Global Warming
Potential that is 21 times more harmful to our climate than Carbon
Dioxide Emissions - from entering the atmosphere.
Biomethane,
which we also refer to as "Renewable
Natural Gas" is used as a renewable fuel for our cogeneration
and trigeneration power plants.
Alternatively, we may sell the Biomethane
to a customer and transport it to them from our Anaerobic
Digesters via natural gas pipelines.
We
believe Anaerobic
Digesters and Biomethane
represent exciting opportunities for generating renewable
natural gas and profits - for multiple reasons:
1. Anaerobic
Digesters take an existing liability
and waste (Biomethane)
and convert it into an asset and " profit generator."
2. Anaerobic
Digesters mitigate and reverse
climate change and global warming by preventing Biomethane
to escape into the atmosphere, which is one of the major causes of climate
change and global warming.
Of all Greenhouse
Gas Emissions, Biomethane
is 21 times more harmful to the environment than Carbon
Dioxide Emissions.
3. Anaerobic
Digesters are vital for renewable
energy production and helping our country's drive for energy independence.
4.
EVERY wastewater treatment plant as well as ALL Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's) - IN EVERY COUNTRY - will soon be
installing Anaerobic
Digesters to prevent Biomethane
from entering the atmosphere and help reverse climate change as well as for use
as a renewable fuel. Or, they will be replacing their existing inefficient and
inferior mechanical wastewater treatment plants, with our "Natural
Wastewater Treatment" plants!
5.
The country of Sweden is the global leader in Biomethane
production. Sweden has identified the Biomethane
opportunities and is converting biowaste derived from agricultural material and
residues into usable Biomethane.
The Biomethane
is used to generate clean, renewable electricity, residential heating, and also
as a transportation fuel. Biomass sources make up 45% of Sweden’s Biomethane.
Sweden's Biomethane
industry has been growing at an annual rate of around 20% over the last five
years. Biomethane
powers more than 8,000 transit buses, garbage trucks, and 10 different models of
passenger cars in Sweden. Sweden now has more than 25 Biomethane
production facilities and 65 filling stations. The country believes that since Biomethane
is developed from natural, organic sources that would have been released into
the atmosphere, that Biomethane
is considered one of the most climate-friendly fuels. Biomethane
is 98% methane and easily meets the Swedish and California pipeline standards.
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What is "Decentralized Energy"?
Decentralized
Energy is the opposite of "centralized energy." Decentralized
Energy energy generates the power and energy that a residential, commercial or
industrial customer needs, onsite. Examples of decentralized energy production
are solar energy systems and solar
trigeneration energy systems.
Today's
electric utility industry was "born" in the 1930's, when fossil fuel
prices were cheap, and the cost of wheeling the electricity via transmission
power lines, was also cheap. "Central" power plants could be
located hundreds of miles from the load centers, or cities, where the
electricity was needed. These extreme inefficiencies and cheap fossil fuel
prices have added a considerable economic and environmental burden to the
consumers and the planet.
Centralized
energy is found in the form of electric utility companies that generate power
from "central" power plants. Central power plants are highly
inefficient, averaging only 33% net system efficiency. This means that the
power coming to your home or business - including the line losses and
transmission inefficiencies of moving the power - has lost 75% to as much as 80%
energy it started with at the "central" power plant. These
losses and inefficiencies translate into significantly increased energy expenses
by the residential and commercial consumers.
Decentralized Energy
is the Best Way to Generate Clean and Green Energy!
How
we make and distribute electricity is changing!
The
electric power
generation, transmission and distribution system (the electric
"grid") is changing and evolving from the electric grid of the
19th and 20th centuries, which was inefficient, highly-polluting, very
expensive and
“dumb.”
The "old" way of generating and distributing
energy resembles this slide:
The electric grid of the 21st century (see slide below)
will be
Decentralized, Smart, Efficient and provide "carbon
free energy" and “pollution
free power” to customers who remain on the
electric grid. The electric grid of the future will be comprised of
both Onsite Power
Generation plants and "utility
scale power plants" that are fueled/powered with Biomass
Gasification, Biomethane, Concentrating
Solar Power, B100 Biodiesel, Distributed
PV, EcoGeneration Systems, Geothermal
Power Plants, Synthesis
Gas, Rooftop PV, Solar
Cogeneration, Solar Energy
Systems, Solar Power Parks, Solar
Trigeneration and Wind Power
Generation - located at Residential, Commercial, Industrial
and City/Municipal Locations.
Some customers will choose to
dis-connect from the
grid entirely.
(Electric grid represented by the small light blue circles in the slide below.)
The
transmission grid will be upgraded to a "Transmission
Superhighway" with green electrons now being wheeled via "High
Voltage Direct Current."
Typical
"central" power plants and the electric utility companies
that own them will either be shut-down, closed or go out of business due
to one or more of the following: failed business model, inordinate
expenses related to central power plants that are inefficient, excessive
pollution/emissions, high costs, continued reliance on the use of fossil
fuels to generate energy, and the failure to provide efficient, carbon
free energy and pollution free
power.
Carbon
free energy and pollution free
power reduces our dependence on foreign oil and makes us Energy
Independent while reducing and eliminating Greenhouse
Gas Emissions.
For
more information, call
us at: 832
- 758 -
0027
* Some of the above information from the Department
of Energy website with permission.
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Amazing
Solar Fact!
Did you know
that the silicon
contained in only one ton of sand,
and used in manufacturing
solar photovoltaic
panels, could
produce as much electricity as burning 500,000 tons
of coal?
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How
To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
You
can easily and affordably reduce or eliminate your company's "carbon
footprint."
Did
you know that the United States Congress will be passing the S. 2191 "Cap
and Trade" Law in 2009? Did
you know that Supreme Court ruled in April (2008) that the EPA already has the
authority to regulate Greenhouse
Gas Emissions? Cap And Trade
narrowly passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, and is now in the U.S.
Senate, who has threatened to make even greater reductions of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions in their final Bill of the Cap
And Trade legislation.
Are
you ready for these new regulations? We can help you get ready!
According
to Monty Goodell, MBA, the Founder and Chairman of the Renewable Energy
Institute, “Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and Carbon Dioxide
Emissions will be the world’s biggest commodity market and will probably
soon be the world’s largest market, period." In fact, Mr. Goodell
anticipates that Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and Carbon Dioxide
Emissions will become one of the fasting-growing commodities and markets
ever.
Every
day, leading companies are spending millions of dollars going "GREEN"
and reducing their Greenhouse
Gas Emissions.
The
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
and
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Market Potential is staggering! According to a recent New York Times
article, carbon trading is one of the “fastest-growing specialties in
financial services.”
Already,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Trading and International
Carbon Trading markets are worth in excess of $50 billion/year. The United
Nations expects this market to be valued in excess of $2 Trillion/year by 2012
and others are saying this could easily exceed $5 Trillion/year within the next
several years!
DO
THE MATH on the Carbon Dioxide
Emissions market!
You
may be wondering, how can such a relatively new commodity grow so rapidly?
Here in the USA, 40 billion tons of Carbon
Dioxide Emissions are produced every year. At the present price of $50 per
ton of carbon dioxide, the Carbon
Dioxide Emissions market is valued at $2.0 Trillion (40 billion tons of Carbon
Dioxide Emissions x $50.00/ton).
How
to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Carbon
Emissions, Carbon Dioxide
Emissions, and Greenhouse
Gas Emissions can be reduced or completely eliminated with renewable
energy technologies, such as our Solar
Energy Systems - including our super high efficiency Solar
Cogeneration and Solar
Trigeneration energy systems. Brown buildings can be upgraded in to
green buildings and "Net
Zero Energy Buildings" through the products and services that we
offer.
Qualified
commercial, government, industrial and municipal clients can affordably have one
of our Solar Cogeneration and Solar
Trigeneration energy systems installed, with ZERO up-front costs, with our Power
Purchase Agreement. Call (832) 758 - 0027 to learn more and find out
if your business qualifies.
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Why We Need Renewable Energy,
and a Feed In
Tariff, NOW!
Monty
Goodell, MBA, Founder and President of the Renewable Energy Institute, along
with the Renewable Energy
Institute's Scientific Advisory Board, which is comprised of several of our nation's
leading experts, engineers, attorneys, professors and universities, is calling
for our nation and all 50 states to adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard
(RPS)
of at least 25% by 2025.
And even
better than a Renewable Portfolio Standard,
according to Mr. Goodell, is a "Feed
In Tariff," which is the route Germany took, and why they have had such
great success in their transition to a solar based economy. The
fastest paths to jump-start the renewable energy industry, is through a "Feed
In Tariff.
A Feed
In Tariff
is superior to a Renewable Portfolio Standard," according to Mr.
Goodell.
"For example, look at Germany's success in their transition to an economy
based on the installation of solar
energy systems, they adopted a Feed In
Tariff, are further north
from the Equator than we are here in the U.S., and they are placing solar panels
on every rooftop and wind turbine generators throughout their country. They are
leading the world in renewable energy technologies, primarily due to their early
adoption of a Feed In Tariff"
What is a
Feed In Tariff?
A Feed
In Tariff is a utility rate that is established by a state or federal
government, that requires a utility to pay higher electricity rates for green
electricity generated by the owners of the solar
energy systems, whether that is a homeowner or business owner. Feed
In Tariffs shifts the expenses of subsidizing green energy from taxpayers, to electricity ratepayers.
Feed In Tariffs also include guarantee
that the Feed In Tariffs' artificially
higher rates, will continue for periods as long as 25 years.
Germany's great success for jump-starting the solar energy industry there, first
established Feed In Tariffs in
1999. Germany now has about five times as many
solar photovoltaic panels installed as the United
States - even though their total combined installations of PV panels still
only account for about 0.5% of the electricity generated there.
"So, we go with a Feed In Tariff in lieu of a
Renewable Portfolio Standard.
Simultaneously, we need to start re-building our national
electric grid, and transforming it into 'Transmission
Superhighway' or 'Unified Smart
Grid' and dramatically
increase the nation's power supply as well as implement greater use of 'Energy
Efficiency Measures' - also referred to as Energy
Conservation Measures. And we need to implement "real" 'Demand Side Management' programs. Failure to
move in these areas and to do so immediately increases the risks to our country,
our national security and the climate" according to Mr. Goodell.
According to Mr.
Goodell, our nation is
at a crossroads and we have been 'over the Middle Eastern barrel of their fossil
fuels' long enough. We must shift from energy dependence to energy independence
and place significant emphasis and investments in our national energy security
and lower greenhouse gas
emissions.
Renewable
energy, and only renewable energy provides the significant economic and
environmental dividends our country now needs. Preferably, our fledgling
renewable energy industry in the U.S., will be "jump-started"
with a Feed In Tariff.
Some of the economic and environmental dividends
that renewable energy will provide our country,
include:
-
Creation
of more than 3 million new jobs in the U.S..
-
Generate
more than $1 trillion in economic impacts
-
Eliminates
or Reduces Carbon Emissions and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
-
Significant
reductions of oil imports
-
Reduce
energy prices and save consumers as much as $50 billion on their energy bills
-
Elimination
of billions of pounds of carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas
emissions
-
Stimulate
rural economies
-
Conserve
natural gas supplies
-
Creates a
clean, safe energy future
-
Position
the US as a world leader in renewable energy technologies
According to
the Energy Information Administration, the total US primary energy consumption
is expected to increase from 100 quadrillion Btu (quads) in 2005 to 131 quads in
2030. However, the renewable electricity generation remains at 9% while use of
coal increases 50 percent in 2030 to 57%. Ethanol use is expected to
increase from 4 billion gallons in 2005 to 14.6 billion gallons in 2030, yet
that is only about 8% of total gasoline consumption.
In January
(2008) the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) blamed the burning of fossil
fuels as a key contributor to global warming and accelerating climate change.
The NCDC warned that the rate of the warming is accelerating and that the rise
in temperatures over the past 9 years is “unprecedented in the historical
record." This was underscored in February (2008) in the consensus report by
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that concluded with near certainty
that human activity was the main contributor to global warming.
The
renewable energy industry, single-handedly, provides a powerful argument and
solutions for these problems.
Global
warming and climate change are symptoms of a sick planet and the results of
unrestrained "dumping" of huge amounts of pollution - in the form of carbon
dioxide emissions and greenhouse
gas emissions into the atmosphere.
The vast
majority of carbon dioxide
emissions and greenhouse gas
emissions comes from "dirty" fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural
gas) used in making electricity at power plants and dirty fuels (gasoline and
petroleum diesel) that run our internal combustion engines in our cars, trains,
planes, and trucks. Our planet is home to millions and millions of internal
combustion engines that run on dirty fossil fuels - whether they are fueled with
gasoline for running our cars and lawnmowers or running on diesel fuel in the
engines of trucks and ships like the very large crude carriers that transport
the crude oil all around the world...... every internal combustion engine that
is running on dirty fossil fuels is dumping millions and millions of tons of carbon
dioxide emissions and greenhouse
gas emissions into our atmosphere - which is aggravating and exacerbating
our sick planet - and making manmade climate change and global warming more
difficult to resolve through manmade remedies and solutions.
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Why
the U.S. Needs A
"Unified
Smart Grid" or
"Transmission
Superhighway"
According to
Monty Goodell, the Chairman and Founder of the Renewable
Energy Institute, "our country desperately needs to upgrade
its' national electric grid. The grid of today is a relic from the past,
that is inefficient and costly. Originally built in the 1930's, it is
costing our nation approximately $120 billion every year due to its' outdated
and out-lived existence. The national power grid as designed and built in
the 1930's does not have the efficiencies and capabilities to keep pace with the
national power grid's demands of today."
"What
we need" according to Mr. Goodell, is what former Vice President Al Gore
calls a "Unified Smart Grid"
or what we prefer to call a "Transmission
Superhighway."
A Transmission
Superhighway would be buried underground and "wheels" or transmits
the renewable power ("green electricity") from the wind farms of the
midwest, and solar farms of the southwest, and geothermal farms of the west, to
load centers throughout every corner of the U.S."
According to many estimates, the "Unified
Smart Grid" or "Transmission
Superhighway" could be built for about $400 billion. Through its'
increased efficiencies, savings and reliability improvements that it will
provide, the nation's new "unified smart grid" will be paid in full,
in less than 4 years.
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For
more information, call
us at: 832
- 758 -
0027
* Some of the above information from the Department
of Energy website with permission.
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Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
Linked to
the Loss of Polar Bears
Photo courtesy of Alaska Image Library. U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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“spending
hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars every year for oil,
much of it from the Middle East, is just about the single stupidest thing that
modern society could possibly do. It’s very difficult to think of anything
more idiotic then that.” R. James Woolsey, Jr., former
Director of the CIA
About the Renewable Energy Institute,
Climate Science,
Tax-payer Subsidies for Fossil Fuel & Nuclear Industries,
Peak Oil
& America's Clear and Present
Danger
Monty Goodell, MBA
Founder and Chairman
Renewable Energy Institute
The
Renewable Energy Institute
(REI) does not take a stand in the debate on global warming, and if there is
global warming,
is it "anthropogenic" or is it caused by the sun, or the
sun's normal cycles. Or, if there is " climate change," is it
"global cooling" caused by
the water vapor in the atmosphere? The stand we take is that we need to
invest in renewable energy
technologies, producing clean, renewable energy that doesn't pollute the
planet, and end America's addiction to crude oil from foreign countries where we
now spend OVER $1 Billion/day, to buy the oil we need, and some of those
suppliers (muslims in foreign countries) take our dollars and make bombs and
bullets and send our boys back in body bags. We need to stop this, and put
American's back to work, generating "green power and energy" right
here at home.
At
the Renewable Energy
Institute, we are waiting for the "true" scientists who doing the real research, to provide
us with the science and answers critically needed to formulate correct policy - and not the phony
"
scientists" who are following politically-motivated and profit-driven agendas
of the United Nations and government leaders. These phony
scientists are not interested in conducting real scientific research.
Their very livelihoods are dependent on the government grants to fund their
phony research that have pre-determined conclusions before and
"research" is conducted.
Political-interference by governments,
governmental agencies, and bureaucrats that hand out billions
of tax-payers dollars to phony scientists to conduct "junk science" and
research, expect the conclusions that supports anthropogenic global warming, or climate
change.
When scientists conclude in their research that they
find no evidence of anthropogenic climate change or global warming, they are
summarily dismissed, and black-balled from their communities and colleagues, and
never again receive funding or grants. Grants and funding by government
bureaucrats with politically-driven agendas to "scientists" expecting
their pre-determined results and conclusions supporting anthropogenic global
warming must stop.
According to the International Energy
Agency (IEA), in 2007
-
the
solar industry received $198 million in subsidies.
-
the oil and natural gas
industry collected $2.1 Billion in tax-payer subsidies.
-
the
coal industry coal received $3.2 Billion in tax-payer subsidies.
And
since 1960:
Taxpayers have bankrolled
the oil and gas industry, and the coal industry for 100 years now, and the
nuclear industry for 50 years, to keep these dirty fuels and energy "cheap."
Take away the tax-payer incentives and tax dollars, and we believe the real cost
of gasoline, would be similar to the gasoline cost in Europe - $7.00 -
$8.00/gallon!
In the meantime, our U.S. Military is
spending billions of tax-payer dollars each year protecting the Straits of Hormuz where
much of the world's crude oil is produced and shipped through
the straits' international shipping lanes. Each day, hundreds of "very large crude
carriers" pass through the Straits of Hormuz carrying oil from OPEC and the
Middle-East to the
U.S. and many other countries.
Isn't it time we take some of the
tax-payer dollars supporting the nuclear, coal and oil and gas industries, and start incentivizing clean,
renewable energy
technologies that don't pollute or harm the environment in any way?
Isn't it time that America ends its reliance on non-sustainable energy sources
and stop over $1 billion every day, to oil suppliers from foreign countries, and
start putting this money in "solar on every rooftop?!?
Mercury
Emissions from Coal Fired
Power Plants Far More Harmful to the Planet and People than Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
Regarding
the harm being caused to our planet from energy use, far more harm is being done
to the planet, as well as to people and
plants and animals, particularly fish, from the mercury
emissions from coal fired
power plants than from the coal
fired power plants' greenhouse
gas emissions. We surmise that if any polar bears have died as a
result of an environmental problem, it was more likely from the high levels of
mercury in their food chain, than from greenhouse
gas emissions.
The Renewable
Energy Institute is supporting and advancing renewable energy technologies,
as well as reducing and eliminating greenhouse
gas emissions and the fossil-fuel problems related to America's oil
addiction and ending our dependence on foreign oil. The renewable energy
technologies we support are already deemed to be economic, viable and
practical. Solutions such as Solar Trigeneration energy systems (see www.SolarTrigeneration.com
for more information) for any kind of facility or building - office buildings,
shopping centers, data centers, university campuses, etc.
Since
2003, a Solar Trigeneration energy system has been providing 100% of the power
and energy for a 5,300 sq. ft. office building near downtown Los Angeles, and
doing so without any connection to the electric grid, whether its 12 noon or 12
midnite!
The
Renewable Energy Institute
is also involved in research and advocacy of "Net Zero Energy" (see: www.NetZeroEnergy.com
for more information) and "Net Zero Energy Buildings" (see: www.NetZeroEnergyBuildings.com
for more information). Net Zero Energy Buildings generate as much (or
more) energy than they use, and export their excess power to the grid, which we
believe needs to be updated into a "Transmission
Superhighway."
Climate
Change, Global Warming or Global Cooling?
The past 10 years indicates the opposite of "global warming" has
occurred - that the "Earths Fever" has and that global cooling has taken place.
Weather,
on a daily basis, or even an annual basis, is not climate, and climate is not
weather.
"Climate change" is always taking place, from one day to the next, and
one week to the next, as well as one year to the next. The planet's climate is an
ever-evolving, changing and
dynamic process.
Again,
researchers and scientists need to refrain from being political, and stay out of politics, and politicians
need to stay out of the way of the scientists and
researchers, and let them do their work. Politicians, government leaders
and bureaucrats scientists need true and accurate data and climate research from
scientists that do not have a political agenda.
In
the meantime, as there may still be 30 years of research before there are
conclusive answers concerning anthropogenic climate change, can we "risk" 30 years of our children and
grand children's future, should there is a link between climate change and greenhouse
gas emissions? Should we not err on the side of caution?
Hubbert's
Peak Oil Predictions Now Proving True?
Marion King Hubbert was a
geologist and scientist who worked at Shell Oil company's research lab in Houston, Texas.
Hubbert made several important contributions to geology, geophysics and petroleum
geology. Hubbert is most recognized for the "Hubbert Curve" and
" Hubbert Peak Theory" which is now referred to as " Peak
Oil.
Hubbert's
life work determined that the world has a finite amount of petroleum that can be
produced. (Similarly, there is a finite amount of coal.) Many scientists and engineers believe
we have reached Hubbert's "peak oil" limit. Hubbert's espouses that when
50% of domestic crude oil production has been reached, that there will be such
significant upward demand on prices of the limited supplies of oil production,
that the U.S. economy will experience severe economic, social, and political turmoil.
Hubbert's
Peak Oil predictions have proven to be true and this is validated as the U.S.
in the early 1970's produced about 60% of its' oil demand and imported
40%. That equation has flipped since then, because our domestic oil
production has been on the decline since 1970, so now, due to our declining
domestic oil production, we have to import 60% of our oil supplies, to meet our
country's oil/energy demands.
The
Next Oil Shock Could be the "mother" of All Oil Shocks
How
severe our economic calamity and next "oil shock" will depend upon a
number of factors, including when this occurs, as well as the following:
1.
the dependence of the individual country upon its own crude oil production to meet its energy needs and to subsidize consumer imports;
2.
the rate of relative decline in crude oil production;
3.
the degree of difficulty encountered in replacing missing energy inputs;
4.
the degree to which our country had prepared in advance for this inevitable geological
and economic calamity.
Examples of past "oil shocks" and the economic and political
calamities that followed:
United States: Our peak crude oil production of domestic oil occurred in
1970; the first "oil shock" and oil crisis followed in 1973 with the
Arab/OPEC Oil Embargo.
Iran:
Their peak crude oil production occurred in 1974; They had their islamic revolution
1979 that overturned government and replaced it with radical islam.
Soviet
Union: Their peak crude oil production
was in 1989; what happened next?
Their country disintegrated and the collapse of the Soviet Union followed in 1991.
Indonesia: Their peak crude oil production was in 1991; their financial
and government crisis followed in 1997.
Iraq:
Iraq's crude oil production was in 1989; they then invaded Kuwait (for their
oil) in 1991.
Using Mr. Hubbert's predictions, that beginning around 2000 we would see
peak (global) oil production, then, if the country's not weaning themselves off
of their oil addiction, and had not begun making the switch to renewable energy,
that the negative economic and political calamities would soon follow, including
ever-increasing prices of energy that is from fossil fuels.
Now
is the time to begin weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels and making the
transition to and increasing the use of renewable energy. If
you don't believe in climate change, or global warming, GREAT! Join us in the
switch to renewable energy and a fossil-free economy!
America's
"Clear and Present Danger"
America
Has INCREASED its' Dependence on Foreign
Sources of Energy by 50% Since 1973.
America
is even more "addicted" to foreign oil today, than we were in 1973 -
1974 when OPEC, Saudi Arabia and other suppliers from the Middle-East
stopped selling us their fossil fuels, and created a significant blow to our
economy.
According
to the CIA Fact Book, Every Day, the U.S.:
PRODUCES:
7,460,000 bbls of oil (within its borders)
CONSUMES:
20,800,000 bbls of oil
This
Means that 65% of America's Energy Supplies are Now Imported from Suppliers
from Foreign Countries.
Simply
put, about 65% of the gasoline in your car's gas tank, comes from a foreign
country.
EVERY
day, the U.S. must IMPORT over 13 million bbls of oil from foreign
countries and foreign suppliers to meet demand.
At
$80/barrel of oil, this also means that $1,040,000,000.00 American Dollars leave
our country, EVERY DAY, to foreign countries/suppliers of our fossil fuels, to
pay for the energy we need.
That's
$1 Billion EVERY day leaving our economy, and going to support a foreign
country's economy.
Talk
about our foreign trade deficit..... nearly $400 Billion each year, leaves our
country to pay for our oil addiction and the energy we need. To be exact,
that's $379,600,000,000.00 American Dollars.
This
is NOT acceptable.
America
needs to quickly transition to Energy Independence.
Renewable
Energy is the Only Way America Can Achieve Energy Independence.
Millions
of new and sustainable American jobs would be created here at home, if we would
end our addiction to foreign fossil fuels, and quickly transition to an economy
based on renewable energy and renewable fuels, produced here in the U.S.A.
The good news is that today,
America already has all of the Renewable
Energy Resources and Renewable
Energy Technologies needed to make American Energy Independence a
reality.
Green Energy
According
to Monty Goodell, Founder and Chairman of the Renewable
Energy Institute, "our increased dependence and reliance on foreign
energy supplies represents a Clear
and Present Danger to our national security, our economy, and the lives and
livelihood of every American. Energy - including the energy we use from
imported fossil fuels, is the very "lifeblood" of the American economy
as it is for every industrialized country. An economy dies without it's
lifeblood of energy. This Clear
and Present Danger we face is far more serious than the problems related to greenhouse
gas emissions. And while greenhouse
gas emissions are very serious issue, in the long-term, pales in comparison
to America's vital national security interests and America's economic stability
in the short term. For this reason alone, America needs to transition away
from its addiction to foreign energy supplies. And America's abundant renewable energy
resources such as the energy we receive from the sun, and renewable
energy technologies such as concentrated
solar power (CSP) plants - can supply 100% of America's power
requirements with a concentrating solar
power plant measuring 75 miles by 75 miles, located in the Southwest
U.S. By generating America's power from concentrating
solar power plants, America resolves its' short-term Clear
and Present Danger as it relates to importing its energy from foreign
countries, and the long-term problems relating to greenhouse
gas emissions."
Continuing,
Mr. Goodell states that "too many Americans have forgotten what happened to
us in
1973, when the Arabs and OPEC brought the United States economy to a screeching halt
during the OPEC Oil Embargo. This happened because they (mainly the
country of Saudi Arabia)
disagreed with our foreign policy and is the reason why they "turned off the tap" of
our need for their oil supplies. When Saudi Arabia and OPEC
stopped the vital flow of oil to our country in 1973, they caused an "oil shock"
that severely and negatively impacted our economy.
Mr.
Goodell's question for us to ponder is, "do these countries who sell us 60%
of our daily energy requirements, like us and our foreign policy, or might they
leverage our addiction to their fossil fuels, and turn off the tap to make us
adjust or revise our foreign policy?? Like any addict, America's foreign
policy may be held hostage to its addiction, and in this case, our addiction to
foreign oil, may over-ride our national interests."
Have
American's forgotten the gas shortages and long lines at
their gas stations to get
gas during the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973?
"Apparently
so." Mr. Goodell states that "in 1973, America was 'addicted'
and 'over the barrel' of foreign oil to the amount of 40%. Forty percent
of our energy 'needs' in 1973 came from countries - many of which didn't like us
then, and I'm afraid, many of them still don't. The difference between
1973 and today - is that today we receive 50% MORE foreign oil now than we did
in 1973. And now we know about the problems relating to greenhouse
gas emissions that we didn't know then. America needs to change
course, and change course now, in terms of its' energy supplies and how we keep
America's economy strong, without the threat of being held hostage to a
middle-east tyrant or regime, that could once again, turn on us, and turn off
our supply of foreign oil."
Remember
????
"
Sadly," Monty Goodell continues, " most Americans have forgotten the long lines of people waiting in their cars
- lined up and waiting
for gasoline at their nearby gas station, with lines that were many blocks
long. And, after waiting 4-5 hours, many even waiting overnight in many places, to
finally take their turn to fill up their car with gasoline, only to find that
the gas station
had run out of gas."
"Let
me Repeat.... That
was 1973 when we imported 40% of our daily energy requirements in the form of
crude oil from overseas, and from foreign countries - and many of these from
countries that don't like us.
Today,
over 35 years later, America has yet to learn the lesson. We cannot
continue our reliance on energy from foreign countries that supply us with
60% of the crude oil that our refineries use as a feedstock for producing
gasoline and diesel fuel for our cars and trucks comes from overseas.
America
is "over the barrel" and it's not our barrel, but the barrels of oil
that we are addicted by and owned by other countries. Why have we not
learned the lessons we needed to learn in 1973 when we were cut-off from the
vital energy supplies we need?
Countries
like China, are growing rapidly, and have an insatiable need for crude oil.
China, with their booming economy, is increasingly growing in its clout and
control over international supplies of crude oil - whether they do this through
their ability to buy as much oil as they need on a daily basis, or whether they
simply but American drilling rigs, technology, and explore and produce oil and gas from their own fields. China, is buying large amounts of oil for their country, and causing
upward pricing on declining supplies. What happens if Russia, with all of their
oil and natural gas, along with China and Venezuela, with or without the help of
OPEC, decided to NOT sell oil to us????
To
be sure, greenhouse
gas emissions are a problem, and to some, greenhouse
gas emissions are also a Clear
and Present Danger, but not to the extent that it presents an imminent Clear
and Present Danger.
America's
reliance for 60% of our energy "needs" coming from foreign suppliers
is un-acceptable.
The
"driver" to get America to begin reducing and eliminating fossil fuel
use should be our nation's national security and the welfare and safety of its
citizens. And this can all begin with developing and investing in our own renewable energy
resources and renewable
energy technologies, let's start by putting solar on every rooftop that has
a clear and unobstructed view of the Southern sky. See www.RooftopPV.com
or www.DistributedPV.com
for more information. Let's create incentives begin with adopting a
national "Feed In Tariff" as
Germany did in 1990.
America,
we simply do NOT have the luxury of time on our hands. We need to end our
dependence and reliance on foreign fossil fuels, especially from countries that
don't like us! We need to rapidly begin expanding renewable energy
resources and renewable
energy technologies from our vast and abundant renewable energy resources,
such as; solar, solar energy systems, solar cogeneration, solar trigeneration,
"solar on every roof," waste to energy, waste to fuel, biomass
gasification, B100 Biodiesel, Biomethane, Synthesis Gas, geothermal, E100
Ethanol (from sugar cane and NOT from corn), and wind, where it makes economic
sense."
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