How does one go about submitting a proposal to Google for Enhanced
Geothermal funding?
James L. Ruhle
of CA
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May 05, 2008 12:44:06 PM
Enhanced Geothermal
Novatek Inc. of Provo, Utah has worked on advanced drilling techniques and programs with the DOE and Oil and Gas companies for the past 30 years. Diamond technology and advanced Bit and Hammer Bit technologies are the key to the success of Deep Hot Rock energy systems.
We believe that it is possible to reduce the cost of drilling by a factor of 5 and once this is acomplished Deep Hot Rock will be less expensive than Coal.
The industry needs Angel fundering like Google is offering that is focused on drilling technology...specifically Diamond products and Bit/Hammer systems in order to enable the earth to provide us with the energy that we need.
David R. Hall
of UT
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Apr 28, 2008 19:33:50 PM
Give Google Credit
Any company that invests its own money in alternative energy is to be congratulated, not trivialized, but it should be based upon economics and true science, not pseudo-MMGW hysteria. New turbine and wind blade designs now pull more energy from lower speeds, making various alt energy schemes more reliable and operating for longer periods. Team the alt energy with natural gas or clean coal generation and we generate more, consistant power. Most of this can happen if the government GETS OUT OF THE WAY and quits subsidizing fuel from food; opens up the shale oil land for development, gets states to open up off-shore oil sites, and allows drilling in ANWR. Government regs slow down or prevent private generation of power.
Randy Dutton
of WA
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Mar 17, 2008 14:59:19 PM
inventor of air car runs on cpmpressed aid 45oo.psi moves pistons up and down goggle air car and france air car and water gas water fuel car runs on water h2o turns to hh2
air car from france not electric cars and water fuel
donaldcassidy
of TX
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Mar 16, 2008 17:48:24 PM
Enhanced Geothermal is a winner!
The US should be spending billions to develop EGS as quickly as possible. It is the only clean solution that can actually replace coal for generation of baseload power we can depend on. Since most of the action goes on underground, it has much less visual impact than wind and solar and it is solid and dependable. Because solar works mainly during about 5 hours midday, it takes 5 megawatts of solar capacity to generate the same number of kilowatt-hours per year as 1 megawatt of geothermal. It takes 3 MW of wind to do the same job because the ratings are for peak conditions. On a bad weather month both can fall to a fraction of their rated power. Geothermal is continual and dependable, often achieving 95% capacity factor. Geothermal plants are cheap in the long run because they require no fuel and produce no pollution. Heat inside the earth is continually replenished by atomic decay. We need a Manhattin Project approach to jump start geothermal development instead of wasting billions on unworkable programs like "clean coal" and hydrogen which can never work.
Thomas R Blakeslee
of CA
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Mar 15, 2008 11:07:59 AM
GM has beaten Google to the punch
I think it's pretty hilarious that GM has already invested in cellulosic ethanol, to a tune greater than Google did for plug-ins, and is investing over $1 billion to bring out the first practical plug-in, while Google puts up about 1 hour's net profit (a couple milllion)to "encourage plug-in technology" that is totally muddle-headed. Google apparently is completely ignorant of the fact that it's the batteries that are hard to produce to make a plug-in. Any (and all) of the major automakers (and even some like Fisker) can build a plug-in vehcile. That's the simple part - its finding practical batteries that will be long lasting and not too costly that's hard to do. In that regard, Google has done zip. It's other contributions to solar thermal are pathetically inadequate and are simply greenwashing efforts for their cheapskate corporation. California and Florida utility companies are supporting solar thermal with several companies and manufacturing plants are being built as we speak, with power stations to shortly follow. Solar thermal is all that's needed, plus nuclear or geothermal
and hydro. Solar PV's problems aren't limited to simply a matter of cost cost - it's a matter of the crappy, uncontrollable power that it generates that sucks. Like wind. Like most wave. Those are totally obsolete technologies that are sucking up valuable Federal subsidies to produce power generators that have no ability to meet peak demand needs and therefore are a waste of money. They cannot displace ANY fossil fuel power plants.
James L. Ruhle of CA @ May 05, 2008 12:44:06 PM
David R. Hall of UT @ Apr 28, 2008 19:33:50 PM
Randy Dutton of WA @ Mar 17, 2008 14:59:19 PM
donaldcassidy of TX @ Mar 16, 2008 17:48:24 PM
Thomas R Blakeslee of CA @ Mar 15, 2008 11:07:59 AM
kent beuchert of FL @ Mar 14, 2008 19:29:06 PM
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