End of Oil is at our door step; what next?

[watchingfromafar]

A possible new energy machine---

 

[skookerasbil]

Is the OP serious or is this a goof?

 

[skookerasbil]

Doy....fossil fuels are going to dominate the energy landscape for decades. But dont take my word for it....check the last Obama EIA Report released in early 2017 ( and since by Trump EIA ). Renewable energy will still be laughably fringe in 2050. So.....unless somebody comes up with something new....oh well!

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

A possible new energy machine---

A possible new energy machine---

How much energy does it take to pump the air to the bottom of your perpetual energy machine?

 

[Vastator]

Climate Change will not bring about our end~~ but this will; within your grandchild’s life time





The climate has been changing since day one & it will continue to change, with or without us!!!

Today’s real issue is ENERGY, so let’s get together and fix this while we still can

The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-?
Energy information Administration Official Energy Statistics from the US government
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/forecasting.html

The above report indicates that the US will be using primarily oil as our main energy source through 2030.

The world's total declared reserves are 1,317,400,000,000 barrels (January 2007).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves

World oil consumption 2005 is 80,290,000 barrels per day or 29,305,850,000 per year
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2174rank.html

Dividing annual consumption into total reserves gives us 44.9 years of oil supply at the current consumption rate.

That was eleven (11)years ago, we are not changing our habits and this spells doom for us all.

Do you have any suggestions--?

Libya will be an interesting place to watch.

· Libya’s current production rate is 1.8 million barrels of oil a day

· At that rate Libya will exhaust all its reserves within 63 years

· Existing oil fields undergoing a 7–8% decline rate

They have highways and freeways and use cars and trucks just like the rest of us do.

But up until now gas was pretty much free.

If there is going to be a drive to manufacture electric and hybrid cars for local consumption

now is the time for Libya to use its cash reserves and invest in local production of the next generation power systems.

At least in the US we have the cash and will to build a new future for America and the

people are willing to do their part too. Anyway

I hope people are trying to think this through?

Thank you all for participating in this discussion—

Of course we can survive without it. We always did. And when we’re out. So is everyone else...

 

[watchingfromafar]

How much energy does it take to pump the air to the bottom of your perpetual energy machine?

That is a good question. At 600 feet down the pressure is about 256 psi. put that is not the problem. The energy it took to pump the air to the bottom was a one time push whereas the rising buckets are applying the same force over a greater time frame. The air pushing upwards pushes longer than it took to get the are down there in the first place.

I'm just playing with the idea. On the surface it seem plausible to me.
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[Dick Foster]

Climate Change will not bring about our end~~ but this will; within your grandchild’s life time





The climate has been changing since day one & it will continue to change, with or without us!!!

Today’s real issue is ENERGY, so let’s get together and fix this while we still can

The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-?
Energy information Administration Official Energy Statistics from the US government
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/forecasting.html

The above report indicates that the US will be using primarily oil as our main energy source through 2030.

The world's total declared reserves are 1,317,400,000,000 barrels (January 2007).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves

World oil consumption 2005 is 80,290,000 barrels per day or 29,305,850,000 per year
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2174rank.html

Dividing annual consumption into total reserves gives us 44.9 years of oil supply at the current consumption rate.

That was eleven (11)years ago, we are not changing our habits and this spells doom for us all.

Do you have any suggestions--?

Libya will be an interesting place to watch.

· Libya’s current production rate is 1.8 million barrels of oil a day

· At that rate Libya will exhaust all its reserves within 63 years

· Existing oil fields undergoing a 7–8% decline rate

They have highways and freeways and use cars and trucks just like the rest of us do.

But up until now gas was pretty much free.

If there is going to be a drive to manufacture electric and hybrid cars for local consumption

now is the time for Libya to use its cash reserves and invest in local production of the next generation power systems.

At least in the US we have the cash and will to build a new future for America and the

people are willing to do their part too. Anyway

I hope people are trying to think this through?

Thank you all for participating in this discussion—

It may not happen until the very last drop has been pumped out of the ground but the future primary energy source will be nuclear fission but the next generation fueled with thorium, not uranium.

 

[sparky]

Do you have any suggestions--?

~S~

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

How much energy does it take to pump the air to the bottom of your perpetual energy machine?

That is a good question. At 600 feet down the pressure is about 256 psi. put that is not the problem. The energy it took to pump the air to the bottom was a one time push whereas the rising buckets are applying the same force over a greater time frame. The air pushing upwards pushes longer than it took to get the are down there in the first place.

I'm just playing with the idea. On the surface it seem plausible to me.
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The energy it took to pump the air to the bottom was a one time push whereas the rising buckets are applying the same force over a greater time frame.

So you get more energy out than you put in. Perpetual motion!!!

On the surface it seem plausible to me.

On the surface, I'm laughing at you.

 

[watchingfromafar]

Is the OP serious or is this a goof?

Google "end of oil"
This Is The End of The Fossil Fuel Age as We Know It, Says Report
BEC CREW

16 JUN 2016
Fossil fuels are holding on, but end of their reign is nigh, says a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which predicts that wind and solar will be cheaper than coal and gas generators by 2027, and electric vehicles could make up 25 percent of the global car fleet by 2040.

The peak year for coal, gas, and oil looks to be 2025, and then it’s all downhill from there. For big oil guys, at least. "You can't fight the future," says lead researcher, Seb Henbest. "The economics are increasingly locked in."

Released on Monday, Bloomberg’s New Energy Outlook report has found thatUS$11.4 trillion will be invested in new energy sources over the next 25 years, and two thirds of that will go towards renewables, particularly wind and solar.

Any new coal plants will mostly be cropping up in India and other emerging markets in Asia.

The report explains:
"Cheaper coal and cheaper gas will not derail the transformation and decarbonisation of the world’s power systems. By 2040, zero-emission energy sources will make up 60 percent of installed capacity.

Wind and solar will account for 64 percent of the 8.6TW [1 Terawatt = 1,000 Gigawatts] of new power generating capacity added worldwide over the next 25 years, and for almost 60 percent of the $11.4 trillion invested."

The report predicts that coal, gas, and oil will peak by 2025, and will hit its final decline even sooner than that, concluding that, "coal and gas will begin their terminal decline in less than a decade".

By 2027, the real tipping point will occur, when fossil fuels will be well and truly on the decline and renewables have been established long enough that they’ll likely be generating energy more cheaply than existing coal, gas, and oil refineries. And there’s nothing quite like a cheaper price to accelerate an industry even further.
This Is The End of The Fossil Fuel Age as We Know It, Says Report

The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-?
The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-?

World governments vow to end fossil fuel era at UN climate signing ceremony
Representatives of more than 170 countries endorse Paris agreement to cut carbon emissions, with France’s president saying: ‘There is no turning back’
World governments vow to end fossil fuel era at UN climate signing ceremony

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[watchingfromafar]

I think it is time for us to look around at other countries who see the end of oil around the corner----------------

China is the world's leading country in electricity production from renewable energy sources, with over double the generation of the second-ranking country, the United States.[citation needed] In 2013 the country had a total capacity of 378 GW of renewable power, mainly from hydroelectric and wind power. China's renewable energy sector is growing faster than its fossil fuels and nuclear power capacity.

Although China currently has the world's largest installed capacity of hydro, solar and wind power, its energy needs are so large that in 2013 renewables provided just a little over 20% of its power generation, with most of the remainder provided by traditional coal power facilities.[1] Nevertheless, the share of renewable sources in the energy mix had been gradually rising from 2013.

China sees renewables as a source of energy security and not just only to reduce carbon emission.[2]China’s Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution issued by China’s State Council in September 2013, illustrates the government's desire to increase the share of renewables in China’s energy mix.[3] Unlike oil, coal and gas, the supplies of which are finite and subject to geopolitical tensions, renewable energy systems can be built and used wherever there is sufficient water, wind, and sun.[4]

As Chinese renewable manufacturing has grown, the costs of renewable energy technologies have dropped dramatically. Innovation has helped, but the main driver of reduced costs has been market expansion.[4] In 2015 China became the world's largest producer of photovoltaic power, with 43 GW of total installed capacity.[5][6] From 2005 to 2014, production of solar cells in China has expanded 100-fold.[4]

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[hunarcy]

Climate Change will not bring about our end~~ but this will; within your grandchild’s life time





The climate has been changing since day one & it will continue to change, with or without us!!!

Today’s real issue is ENERGY, so let’s get together and fix this while we still can

The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-?
Energy information Administration Official Energy Statistics from the US government
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/forecasting.html

The above report indicates that the US will be using primarily oil as our main energy source through 2030.

The world's total declared reserves are 1,317,400,000,000 barrels (January 2007).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves

World oil consumption 2005 is 80,290,000 barrels per day or 29,305,850,000 per year
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2174rank.html

Dividing annual consumption into total reserves gives us 44.9 years of oil supply at the current consumption rate.

That was eleven (11)years ago, we are not changing our habits and this spells doom for us all.

Do you have any suggestions--?

Libya will be an interesting place to watch.

· Libya’s current production rate is 1.8 million barrels of oil a day

· At that rate Libya will exhaust all its reserves within 63 years

· Existing oil fields undergoing a 7–8% decline rate

They have highways and freeways and use cars and trucks just like the rest of us do.

But up until now gas was pretty much free.

If there is going to be a drive to manufacture electric and hybrid cars for local consumption

now is the time for Libya to use its cash reserves and invest in local production of the next generation power systems.

At least in the US we have the cash and will to build a new future for America and the

people are willing to do their part too. Anyway

I hope people are trying to think this through?

Thank you all for participating in this discussion—

How Much Oil Is Left In The Earth?

 

[watchingfromafar]

On the surface, I'm laughing at you.

Great, laugh until your chest hurts so bad you have to stop or you have a heart attack, whichever comes first.
Now, please put your thinking hat on and tell me why this idea can't work-?

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[watchingfromafar]

How much oil is left-?
Update:

Known oil reserves
1,651,000,000,000
Annual consumption of oil
31,536,000,000
1,651,000,000,000 / 31,536,000,000 = 52.3528665652 years.
= 52.3528665652 years.

96.56X365=35,244 BARRELS OF OIL CONSUMED IN 2016
Oil - global consumption in barrels per day 2017 | Statistic

New estimates of worldwide crude oil reserves total 1.651 trillion bbl
https://tinyurl.com/yc88h7h2

Climate Change will not bring about our end~~ but this will; within your grandchild’s life time

The climate has been changing since day one & it will continue to change, with or without us!!!

Today’s real issue is ENERGY, so let’s get together and fix this while we still can

The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-?
Energy information Administration Official Energy Statistics from the US government
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Analysis & Projections

The above report indicates that the US will be using primarily oil as our main energy source through 2030.

The world's total declared reserves are 1,317,400,000,000 barrels (January 2007).
Oil reserves - Wikipedia

World oil consumption 2005 is 80,290,000 barrels per day or 29,305,850,000 per year
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2174rank.html

Dividing annual consumption into total reserves gives us 44.9 years of oil supply at the current consumption rate.

That was eleven (12)years ago, we are not changing our habits and this spells doom for us all.

Do you have any suggestions--?
Libya will be an interesting place to watch.
· Libya’s current production rate is 1.8 million barrels of oil a day
· At that rate Libya will exhaust all its reserves within 63 years
· Existing oil fields undergoing a 7–8% decline rate
They have highways and freeways and use cars and trucks just like the rest of us do.

But up until now gas was pretty much free.

If there is going to be a drive to manufacture electric and hybrid cars for local consumption

now is the time for Libya to use its cash reserves and invest in local production of the next generation power systems.

At least in the US we have the cash and will to build a new future for America and the

people are willing to do their part too. Anyway

I hope people are trying to think this through?
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[Toddsterpatriot]

On the surface, I'm laughing at you.

Great, laugh until your chest hurts so bad you have to stop or you have a heart attack, whichever comes first.
Now, please put your thinking hat on and tell me why this idea can't work-?

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The idea can't work because you'd use more energy pumping air down than you'd get out of it.

 

[Natural Citizen]

The idea can't work because you'd use more energy pumping air down than you'd get out of it.

Well. It wouldn't work if you were a Newtonian. Ahem.

 

[watchingfromafar]

The idea can't work because you'd use more energy pumping air down than you'd get out of it.

If someone here wants to help with the math I think we can collectively come to a number crunching solution as to whether we get more out than in,

Any takers-?
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[progressive hunter]

Climate Change will not bring about our end~~ but this will; within your grandchild’s life time





The climate has been changing since day one & it will continue to change, with or without us!!!

Today’s real issue is ENERGY, so let’s get together and fix this while we still can

The end of the Fossil Fuel era is upon us so what are we going to do next-?
Energy information Administration Official Energy Statistics from the US government
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/forecasting.html

The above report indicates that the US will be using primarily oil as our main energy source through 2030.

The world's total declared reserves are 1,317,400,000,000 barrels (January 2007).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves

World oil consumption 2005 is 80,290,000 barrels per day or 29,305,850,000 per year
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2174rank.html

Dividing annual consumption into total reserves gives us 44.9 years of oil supply at the current consumption rate.

That was eleven (11)years ago, we are not changing our habits and this spells doom for us all.

Do you have any suggestions--?

Libya will be an interesting place to watch.

· Libya’s current production rate is 1.8 million barrels of oil a day

· At that rate Libya will exhaust all its reserves within 63 years

· Existing oil fields undergoing a 7–8% decline rate

They have highways and freeways and use cars and trucks just like the rest of us do.

But up until now gas was pretty much free.

If there is going to be a drive to manufacture electric and hybrid cars for local consumption

now is the time for Libya to use its cash reserves and invest in local production of the next generation power systems.

At least in the US we have the cash and will to build a new future for America and the

people are willing to do their part too. Anyway

I hope people are trying to think this through?

Thank you all for participating in this discussion—

something to think about isnt so much that oil will run out , but what it takes to get it,,

back in the day you could almost scoop it up with a shovel or just drill a hole and stand back and watch it shoot out,,
now we have to make mini earthquakes/fracking to get it,which is not one of the smartest things humans have done,,

as with corn gas it takes 1.5 gals of fossils to make 1 gal of corn gas

not sure how much fossil fuel it takes to get a barrel of crude, but one day it will equal out and it doesnt matter how much reserves are in the ground if it takes more to get it than you get,,

just sayin,,,

 

[watchingfromafar]

 

[watchingfromafar]

Germany going renewable

Germany nearly reached 100 percent renewable power on Sunday
by Craig Morris

11 May 2016
After surpassing 80 percent renewable electricity for a few hours last year, Germany may have briefly reached around 95 percent on May 8. But the news is not only cause for celebration – a boundary has also been crossed. We are now entering the hard territory. Craig Morris explains.

On Monday, both Agora Energiewende (a Berlin-based think tank) and Clean Energy Wire (an associated communications team) announced that renewable electricity “probably” covered more than 90 percent of power demand at 58 GW for a couple of hours on Sunday. Yet Agora’s press spokesperson was notably circumspect: “It is far from certain the share was above 90 percent.” He was cautious for good reason. By the end of the day, Agora’s website showed a much different estimate of power demand peaking at 68 GW.
https://tinyurl.com/mm9zkt7

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