A Company making use of waste water at the treatment center to generate clean renewable energy.. This very practical approach removes most of the organics in the first step.. This reduces the biological oxygen demand down stream and creates a high quality feed stock for the anaerobic digester.. Resulting in all of the processes working more efficiently.. This process can make the treatment of waste water into a net energy producing profitable venture.. Watch the video.. https://youtube/watch?v=0lEfaOmHnvc&feature=youtu.be The company Clear Cove Systems clearcovesystems/ Vertical axis wind turbines on top of every utility pole and roof top! Maybe at last we can see some progress made on using vertical axis wind turbines.. Dont forget these are great for roof tops... Wind is a more concentrated energy flow than solar... Some national standards set where every roof top to generate either power, food or both would be a step in the right direction.. wind power equipment can be elevated to support a crop underneath.. Photovoltaic panels can support a shade tolerant crop underneath them... Lets get going on this.. We dont need huge money spent on research to start implementing very effective measures like these and others listed below to mitigating pollution and global warming.. Effective and cooperative legislation is of prime importance... nbcnews/business/energy/huge-wind-farm-proposed-wyoming-would-store-energy-utah-caves-n210181 Biopower is proving to be a profitable venture! Click on See More for more interesting links! In many instances biopower is adding an additional revenue stream to what was a waste product. In many cases these biopower schemes are far more cost competitive than electricity from the grid.. Generation efficiencies of $0.06/ KWh are being realized! renewableenergyworld/rea/news/article/2012/10/bio-power-shows-competitive-edge The numbers are in and they stand up for themselves.. Record wind power generation in Europe lowering the cost of energy for its citizens and keeping revenue in local economies!.. Denmark generating over 33% of its power for the entire year from wind! Portugal, Spain and Ireland generating 18% or better of their energy for the entire year from wind! Germany the largest economy in Europe generated over 10% of its electricity for the year from wind! Why not here in North America? Uncooperative political leaders.. The fact that the Production Tax Credit (PTC) was let lapse demonstrates unreliable policy for fostering clean renewable energy projects. We need to fix this now, not later.... ecowatch/2014/01/16/wind-energy-records-europe/ Anaerobic digester technology implemented at a waste water treatment facility to provide heat, hydrogen for vehicles and electricity to run the facility. More intelligent ways of dealing with the waste products of society could very well be... the first low hanging fruit to provide significant input in our efforts for a society run completely on clean renewable energy. energy.gov/articles/fueling-next-generation-vehicle-technology There is a vast energy source that has been left untapped.. Where ever there is a city, town or settlement there is the potential to generate large quantities of clean renewable energy.. Harvesting energy close to the end users makes good sense! Sewage from our homes is a vast energy source that needs to be harnessed.. We can be generating power from the treatment of sewage it does not have to be an energy drain. sciencedaily/releases/2011/01/110105121131.htm Long term commitment is needed for the deployment of renewable energy.. The dirty energy industries enjoy entrenched subsidies that have been providing them revenue for many decades.. We need to go further.. We need a dedicated manufacturing effort to get wind and solar on every roof top.. Vertical axis wind turbines on top of every utility pole would be a logical step.. The structure is in place to elevate the turbine to a higher altitude and the wiring is there to feed power into.. This equipment pays for its self! Why cant we see an ongoing manufacturing effort to make and install these much needed pieces of equipment? winddaily/reports/Environmental_group_US_tax_credit_for_wind_energy_not_enough_999.html Solar on roof tops is good though we have many other things that will provide energy needs for a city... 1. Small to medium wind.. Wind is a more concentrated energy flow.. If concerned about shading your photovoltaic panels on roof tops remember in North America wind equipment placed along the North facing wall will not shade solar panels.. The roof tops of tall buildings provide an excellent position to take advantage of the more constant and stronger wind at higher altitudes.. Often the city buildings themselves provide a funnelling effect on the wind to amplify the strength of the wind.. 2. let us not forget the virtues of solar thermal energy.. Heating water is a very energy intensive process that can be some with solar thermal energy.. The hot water can also be used for space heating.. 3. Elevating solar and wind equipment high enough above the flat roof provides and area to grow some shade tolerant food.. Distributing the food locally saves energy in the transport of food stuffs from the countryside into the city. 4. Good well designed public transit... 5. Bike lanes and bike friendly design with electrical outlets to keep electric assisted bicycles charged up.. The electric bicycle is a very energy efficient method of personal transportation.. 6. The sewage generated in the city can be treated in anaerobic digesters in the city to provide heat and power back to the residents. 7. Most major cities.. Most of the worlds population for that matter live on or within 100 km, 60 miles to a coastline.. This provides a good opportunity to take advantage of wave energy.. The most important factor to powering our cities cleanly is cooperative and streamlined legislation.. Contact your government representatives and tell them that we the people require a significant portion of the Federal spending to deploy clean energy projects.. Lets get the production lines rolling and get the equipment in our communities.. Heres some links... solardaily/reports/Mega_cities_of_the_future_require_local_electricity_production___solar_roof_energy_is_the_answer_999.html Excellent video!.. 7 minutes.... Space Based Solar Power is efficient and suitable for base load electrical generation due to its reliability... Japan is taking a serious endeavour to develop the system.. Lets not get left behind!.. https://youtube/watch?v=D56vRfv71OA The future of energy! Space based solar power. 8 times more energy per unit area then ground based and no unproductive night time in space.. The power is abundant and available 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days of the year! Attached to this article is a study demonstrating the justified economics for such a venture..Click on See more for more interesting articles and film.. kurzweilai.net/a-limitless-power-source-for-the-indefinite-future NASA film free to watch, about their research into space based solar power... The technology was proved feasible! nss.org/settlement/ssp/sspnasavideo.htm Informative articles and video about space based solar power. nss.org/settlement/ssp/index.htm#sspvideos
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