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End of Oil is at our door step; what next?
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elektra
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So the solution is to use more oil to make wind mills and solar panels that dont last 10 years?
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A clean energy revolution is taking place across America, underscored by the steady expansion of the U.S. renewable energy sector.
The clean energy industry generates hundreds of billions in economic activity, and is expected to continue to grow rapidly in the coming years. There is tremendous economic opportunity for the countries that invent, manufacture and export clean energy technologies.
Clean Energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.[3] Renewable energy often provides energy in four important areas: electricity generation, air and water heating/cooling, transportation, and rural (off-grid) energy services
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Moore's Law famously predicted the rapid rate of increase in integrated circuit gate density. As gate sizes are falling into the low single digit nanometre range however, physical constraints on future development are likely. Quantum computing promises to deliver orders of magnitude better performance than conventional binary devices, and IBM has launched a new quantum processor called Eagle, which promises to approach quantum advantage, the point at which quantum computers clearly outperform their conventional counterparts.
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watchingfromafar
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Moore's Law famously predicted the rapid rate of increase in integrated circuit gate density. As gate sizes are falling into the low single digit nanometre range however, physical constraints on future development are likely. Quantum computing promises to deliver orders of magnitude better performance than conventional binary devices, and IBM has launched a new quantum processor called Eagle, which promises to approach quantum advantage, the point at which quantum computers clearly outperform their conventional counterparts.
Nuclear energy startup TerraPower and GE Hitachi Energy Systems have chosen the site for the first demonstration reactor of Natrium liquid sodium fission technology. The pilot plant will be built in western Wyoming on the site of a coal plant nearing decommissioning.
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Peek Earl Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Zaki Yamani said , "The Stone Age didn't end because they ran out of stones."
elektra
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Peak Wind has been reached. Now, they can not manufacture enough wind turbines to replace the wind turbines that are failing.
Stryder50
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From a little over five years ago (but still roughly same percentages, etc.);
...
A mere 46 percent of oil is used to make gasoline, while the rest goes to help make a variety of other useful products.
The other 54 percent of oil is used to make most over-the-counter medicines, various cleaning products, some rubber, tons of cosmetics, many lubricants and most of the world’s asphalt. Virtually all plastic, and every product made from or containing plastic, ultimately comes from oil. Out of every 42-gallon barrel of oil, 22.6 gallons is used to make products other than gasoline.
Petroleum is used to make numerous everyday products including tape, petroleum jelly, bandages, toothpaste, insect repellent, contact lenses, computers, paint, fertilizer and many other things used in everyday life. Over 6,000 different products are made from oil.
Gasoline isn’t even the only way to use oil for fuel. In 2014, 21 percent of fuel oil was used as heating oils or diesel, and another 8 percent was used to create jet fuel, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
...
dailycaller.com
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Similar numbers from a source three years back;
By Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2018
EXCERPT:
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Twenty-six percent of the remaining crude oil goes into the production of diesel and other fuels.
About nine percent is used to make jet fuel.
Three percent of the crude oil goes into the production of asphalt to pave roads and parking lots.
One percent of this goes into the manufacturing of lubricants: the greases and fluids that help keep our world running smoothly.
The remaining fifteen percent is classified as other. These —bottom of the barrel " petrochemical products include thousands of different items, ranging from makeup to medicine.
In fact, we highlight these —Bottom of the Barrel " products in our Petroleum Product of the Week series to showcase just how many products we rely on daily are made using petroleum (at some point in the process).
Did you know that aspirin is a petroleum product? How about food coloring and vape juice? If you dress up your smile with some lipstick, your favorite brand might just be a petroleum product, too.
Every time you reach for something plastic or something made from synthetic rubber, you've got yourself your very own petroleum product. Glasses? Check. Styrofoam? Check. Toothbrush? Check. Even money contains elements of petroleum.
...
petroleumservicecompany.com
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FYI~FWIW
Most Oil Isn’t Used To Make Gas, Here’s What The Rest Does
EXCERPT:...
A mere 46 percent of oil is used to make gasoline, while the rest goes to help make a variety of other useful products.
The other 54 percent of oil is used to make most over-the-counter medicines, various cleaning products, some rubber, tons of cosmetics, many lubricants and most of the world’s asphalt. Virtually all plastic, and every product made from or containing plastic, ultimately comes from oil. Out of every 42-gallon barrel of oil, 22.6 gallons is used to make products other than gasoline.
Petroleum is used to make numerous everyday products including tape, petroleum jelly, bandages, toothpaste, insect repellent, contact lenses, computers, paint, fertilizer and many other things used in everyday life. Over 6,000 different products are made from oil.
Gasoline isn’t even the only way to use oil for fuel. In 2014, 21 percent of fuel oil was used as heating oils or diesel, and another 8 percent was used to create jet fuel, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
...
Most Oil Isn’t Used To Make Gas, Here’s What The Rest Does
A mere 46 percent of oil is used to make gasoline, while the rest goes to help make a variety of other useful products, according to an economist at the American Enterprise Institute.
dailycaller.com
Similar numbers from a source three years back;
What's in a Barrel of Oil? The 42-Gallon Breakdown
By Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2018
EXCERPT:
...
Let's break it down for you:
Twenty-six percent of the remaining crude oil goes into the production of diesel and other fuels.
About nine percent is used to make jet fuel.
Three percent of the crude oil goes into the production of asphalt to pave roads and parking lots.
One percent of this goes into the manufacturing of lubricants: the greases and fluids that help keep our world running smoothly.
The remaining fifteen percent is classified as other. These —bottom of the barrel " petrochemical products include thousands of different items, ranging from makeup to medicine.
In fact, we highlight these —Bottom of the Barrel " products in our Petroleum Product of the Week series to showcase just how many products we rely on daily are made using petroleum (at some point in the process).
Did you know that aspirin is a petroleum product? How about food coloring and vape juice? If you dress up your smile with some lipstick, your favorite brand might just be a petroleum product, too.
Every time you reach for something plastic or something made from synthetic rubber, you've got yourself your very own petroleum product. Glasses? Check. Styrofoam? Check. Toothbrush? Check. Even money contains elements of petroleum.
...
What's in a Barrel of Oil? The 42-Gallon Breakdown
Have you ever wondered what, exactly, is in a barrel of oil? It's certainly not full of monkeys, that's for sure. The obvious answer, you might be thinking, is 42-gallons of gooey, black crude. And that's technically correct. However, there is so much more potential in that barrel of oil than...
petroleumservicecompany.com
FYI~FWIW
the other mike
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All the more reason we should have diversified in the 70's and 80's, you know like when Reagan removed Carter's solar panels from the White House.......things could have been much different.
China would be purchasing our solar panels for one thing instead of the other way arouind.
Stryder50
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From the other and similar titled thread;
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From a little over five years ago (but still roughly same percentages, etc.);
...
A mere 46 percent of oil is used to make gasoline, while the rest goes to help make a variety of other useful products.
The other 54 percent of oil is used to make most over-the-counter medicines, various cleaning products, some rubber, tons of cosmetics, many lubricants and most of the world’s asphalt. Virtually all plastic, and every product made from or containing plastic, ultimately comes from oil. Out of every 42-gallon barrel of oil, 22.6 gallons is used to make products other than gasoline.
Petroleum is used to make numerous everyday products including tape, petroleum jelly, bandages, toothpaste, insect repellent, contact lenses, computers, paint, fertilizer and many other things used in everyday life. Over 6,000 different products are made from oil.
Gasoline isn’t even the only way to use oil for fuel. In 2014, 21 percent of fuel oil was used as heating oils or diesel, and another 8 percent was used to create jet fuel, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
...
Most Oil Isn’t Used To Make Gas, Here’s What The Rest Does
A mere 46 percent of oil is used to make gasoline, while the rest goes to help make a variety of other useful products, according to an economist at the American Enterprise Institute. dailycaller.com
Most Oil Isn’t Used To Make Gas, Here’s What The Rest Does ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Similar numbers from a source three years back;
What's in a Barrel of Oil? The 42-Gallon Breakdown
By Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2018
EXCERPT:
...
Twenty-six percent of the remaining crude oil goes into the production of diesel and other fuels.
About nine percent is used to make jet fuel.
Three percent of the crude oil goes into the production of asphalt to pave roads and parking lots.
One percent of this goes into the manufacturing of lubricants: the greases and fluids that help keep our world running smoothly.
The remaining fifteen percent is classified as other. These —bottom of the barrel " petrochemical products include thousands of different items, ranging from makeup to medicine.
In fact, we highlight these —Bottom of the Barrel " products in our Petroleum Product of the Week series to showcase just how many products we rely on daily are made using petroleum (at some point in the process).
Did you know that aspirin is a petroleum product? How about food coloring and vape juice? If you dress up your smile with some lipstick, your favorite brand might just be a petroleum product, too.
Every time you reach for something plastic or something made from synthetic rubber, you've got yourself your very own petroleum product. Glasses? Check. Styrofoam? Check. Toothbrush? Check. Even money contains elements of petroleum.
...
petroleumservicecompany.com
What's in a Barrel of Oil? The 42-Gallon Breakdown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FYI~FWIW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From a little over five years ago (but still roughly same percentages, etc.);
Most Oil Isn’t Used To Make Gas, Here’s What The Rest Does
EXCERPT:...
A mere 46 percent of oil is used to make gasoline, while the rest goes to help make a variety of other useful products.
The other 54 percent of oil is used to make most over-the-counter medicines, various cleaning products, some rubber, tons of cosmetics, many lubricants and most of the world’s asphalt. Virtually all plastic, and every product made from or containing plastic, ultimately comes from oil. Out of every 42-gallon barrel of oil, 22.6 gallons is used to make products other than gasoline.
Petroleum is used to make numerous everyday products including tape, petroleum jelly, bandages, toothpaste, insect repellent, contact lenses, computers, paint, fertilizer and many other things used in everyday life. Over 6,000 different products are made from oil.
Gasoline isn’t even the only way to use oil for fuel. In 2014, 21 percent of fuel oil was used as heating oils or diesel, and another 8 percent was used to create jet fuel, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
...
Most Oil Isn’t Used To Make Gas, Here’s What The Rest Does
A mere 46 percent of oil is used to make gasoline, while the rest goes to help make a variety of other useful products, according to an economist at the American Enterprise Institute. dailycaller.com
Most Oil Isn’t Used To Make Gas, Here’s What The Rest Does ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Similar numbers from a source three years back;
What's in a Barrel of Oil? The 42-Gallon Breakdown
By Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2018
EXCERPT:
...
Let's break it down for you:
Twenty-six percent of the remaining crude oil goes into the production of diesel and other fuels.
About nine percent is used to make jet fuel.
Three percent of the crude oil goes into the production of asphalt to pave roads and parking lots.
One percent of this goes into the manufacturing of lubricants: the greases and fluids that help keep our world running smoothly.
The remaining fifteen percent is classified as other. These —bottom of the barrel " petrochemical products include thousands of different items, ranging from makeup to medicine.
In fact, we highlight these —Bottom of the Barrel " products in our Petroleum Product of the Week series to showcase just how many products we rely on daily are made using petroleum (at some point in the process).
Did you know that aspirin is a petroleum product? How about food coloring and vape juice? If you dress up your smile with some lipstick, your favorite brand might just be a petroleum product, too.
Every time you reach for something plastic or something made from synthetic rubber, you've got yourself your very own petroleum product. Glasses? Check. Styrofoam? Check. Toothbrush? Check. Even money contains elements of petroleum.
...
What's in a Barrel of Oil? The 42-Gallon Breakdown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FYI~FWIW
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elektra
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Solar panels are an extremely poor source of electricity.
Your idea is failing.
the other mike
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The sun is the ultimate source of electricty.
We're still in R&D phase thanks to resistance from Big Fossil Fuels for 4 decades.
the other mike
Diamond Member
My point is ,,,,use common sense. Save the oil and uranium for when we NEED it.
It used to be called being CONSERVATIVE.
It used to be called being CONSERVATIVE.
No, we aren't. Max theoretical efficiency for a solar module is 24%. The average home use solar module is hovering at 11%. It isn't the technology holding them back, it is the cost.
the other mike
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And if the neocons hadn't shut it down in the 80's we'd be the #1 producer, not China.
No, it wouldn't. To make solar modulrs you have to use all sorts of toxic chemicals. Environmental laws in the First World make it almost impossible to do that sort of manufacturing here.
So they send that sort of work to countries filled with brown people that don't have those laws.
I had solar hot water for a large 5 bedroom house in 1979.. It was very efficient and paid for itself in 18 months.
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