tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73371819750828646702011-08-01T18:36:09.864-07:00A little bit of energy.JoulesBurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691566582963347598noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-83603245293070371702009-07-14T15:39:00.001-07:002009-07-14T19:47:36.260-07:00

A few months from now, or perhaps 5-10 years from now, we will know whether or not EEStor can make good on its promise to sell a electrical storage device capable of propelling a reasonably-sized automobile down a freeway for a couple hundred miles before needing a recharge. There are some indications that they are making progress and that this could happen, but there are many reasons to remain

JoulesBurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691566582963347598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-1599642851418413082008-11-01T21:23:00.000-07:002008-11-01T21:28:21.807-07:00

A group at the University of New South Wales has announced that they have achieved a record 25% efficiency with a silicon solar cell, improving on their previous 24.7% performance... ...except that it is the SAME CELL as before. It's just that the standards body changed the reference spectrum upon which the PV cell is tested, and their cell happens to take better advantage of the new spectrum.“

JoulesBurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691566582963347598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-3933704989218555882008-07-30T08:08:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:13:53.207-07:00

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of (naturally) power, or energy delivered per unit time. It is most commonly used to rate the power delivered by internal combustion engines (automobiles, lawn mowers). For a precise definition and history of this unit, this entry in Wikipedia is a good read. There is some variability in the precise conversion between horsepower and other units, but it is approximately

JoulesBurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691566582963347598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-85097353563480704732008-07-01T10:41:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:46:10.968-07:00

The Saudis are staging a massive PR effort for their Khurais redevelopment project. A sampling:UPI: Saudis show journalists huge oil projectNY Times: Saudi Oil Project Brings Skepticism to the SurfaceAP: Giant Saudi field is key to boosting oil outputFT: Saudis rely on Khurais to speak volumesThe National (UAE): Khurais joins Saudi giantsJournalists were brought in en masse. Of course, I am

JoulesBurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691566582963347598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-68165274160178122162008-06-18T14:35:00.000-07:002008-06-18T15:46:57.539-07:00

There is a growing amount of hand-wringing and political pandering about the fact that a big chunk of potential US offshore oil and gas resources is off limits for exploration and extraction due to limitations imposed decades ago. If you would believe the hype, the US could take a bite out of imports simply by removing restrictions on drilling the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), including areas

JoulesBurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691566582963347598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-18819511417046482562008-06-08T21:19:00.001-07:002008-06-08T21:27:14.067-07:00

Nate Hagens and Euan Mearns discussed the graph below in this post at The Oil Drum:The world uses over 300 billion barrels per decade at current rates. This much oil was discovered in the following decades: 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.Not good.

JoulesBurnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691566582963347598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-87432775572641770392008-05-26T15:44:00.000-07:002008-05-26T15:51:42.860-07:00

The claim of vast US reserves just waiting to be exploited offshore is really just an illusion. Sort of like financing your retirement on coins that have fallen between the cushions of your couch. From ASPO:The Illusion of Vast Undeveloped U.S. Oil Resources

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The Khursaniyah project in Saudi Arabia is still not producing oil, and it is about six months behind schedule. This after they claimed just a few weeks ago to have already started. The finger is being pointed at the gas plant:"The gas plant is a major delay. It's really a disappointment," Falih said. "All of it will be ready in a few months." Aramco could bring on most of Khursaniyah's capacity

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