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- Why are you interested in Alternative Energy?
- For my children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren. I run an energy efficiency company, and I write a green energy blog at www.HowleyGreenEnergy.com
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- Have capital to invest in Alternative Energy
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- http://www.daviesenergysys.com
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- Yes - I can coach others with their own projects
I have added a new entry on my blog. This one is called "The Economics if Energy Conservation." www.HowleyGreenEnergy.com
The blog also recounts my discussions of oil prices with an oil trader called "Oil (and golf) Lessons", and a discussion of how what we wear can can save energy called "Energy Efficient Business Attire."
Please visit my blog at www.HowleyGreenEnergy.com and let me know what you think. Your comments are invited and encouraged!
The blog also recounts my discussions of oil prices with an oil trader called "Oil (and golf) Lessons", and a discussion of how what we wear can can save energy called "Energy Efficient Business Attire."
Please visit my blog at www.HowleyGreenEnergy.com and let me know what you think. Your comments are invited and encouraged!
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I haven't crunched the numbers, but it strikes me that the true cost of carbon based fuels is probably higher than solar and other alternatives. By "true cost" I mean the cost of eliminating the carbon output. For example, when we hire garbage companies we calculate the cost of disposing of the garbage as part of their cost of doing business. If we included the cost of "disposing" of carbon in the cost of a coal fueled power plant, I suspect coal would not be "cheaper" than alternatives.
John
Thanks for the feedback to my question. As far as solar developments. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) looks promising as do the printed thin films NanoSolar, UniSolar, FSLR. It looks like grid parity is coming sooner rather thatn later which is a good thing. Creative Financing and PPA's seem to be moving projects forward. By 2012 I think most new houses will be built with BIPV (unless it's in the shade).
Read your blog. Funny the conversations one ends up having on the golf course whey it's wet. Interesting perspectives on oil. I think and hope this time is defferent with alt energy solar. Judging by the dollars from wall st it seems so, just need good programs to get it to main st and the malls.
I have been a proponent of Solar and now contempating becoming an aggregator/developer (possibly) or perhaps just stay in marketing which is my background. (Commercials, training). Currently I am talking with a commercial real estate group, regarding installation of pv on one or more of their stores.
How would your services fit into a pv rooftop installation?
I am also looking for a supply source for power factor correction products, if you have any ideas, I would appreciate it.
Jim C.
I agree with you that power factor correction is not well understood in the States (or anywhere else for that matter), and that it has the potential to generate very large savings in electricity consumption. But I cannot make a blanket statement that it will always reduce consumption by about 20%. Our engineers have seen power factors as high as 93 and as low as around 60. Since you cannot sustain a power factor of 100, facilities with a plant-wide power factor of 95 or higher will get very little benefit from installing capacitors at the main (although they may get some benefits from installing capacitors at particular loads). On the other hand, plants with power factors below 90 can almost always benefit from power factor correction treatments (although, again, we treat the power factor problems at each individual load rather than with a single installation at the main because treating at the load gives you the most benefit at the lowest cost). Installing treatments at individual loads also provides lots of side benefits like having motors run cooler which reduces maintenance costs, increases motors lifespan, reduces downtime, and lowers plant temperatures).
As for Intellidyne, we have a very good relationship with them. They are fair, honest, and very responsive. They are a little rigid on pricing unless you hit high sales volumes and they will not give exclusive territories without very high sales volumes. This is not a complaint. That is exactly what I would do in their position. Just thought you would want to know.
John
good grief, I wrote a response to your last comment and some how posted it on my own page. Look on my page to see the response as I don't want to rewrite the whole thing.
Thanks
Jim C.
I would take it you are a distributer for this company. I did e-mail the company and would expect that they will get in touch with me about a local supplier. If there is not a local source, I will get back to you. Are you working in the area of power factor correction? This could save another 20ish% in some applications where the customer has a lot of inductive loads in there systems.
Jim C.
I also work in energy management, HVAC, elec. contracting and solar-wind installations. I read your blogs and profile and wondered if you could tell me where I can purchase the intellidyne line of reset controls.
Jim C.