Can China, India and the US go to green power fast enough?

[EdEarl]

It seems to me that conversion to green energy and cleaner engines have a chance to limit climate change to 3C. The linear alternator engine might be put to use in new cars within a couple of years, and that the potential efficiency increase for automobiles should be a huge; about like taking 15% of cars off the road if all cars were converted. Moreover, with 3D printers, a good small business in the near future might be to replace engines in old cars with linear alternator engines and electric motors. Cars with thin kind of engine also made from light weight materials should make 100+ mpg automobiles common.

 

Texas recently decided that wind+solar and 3 coal plants would be better than 11 coal fired power plants, in spite of a governor who tried to fast track the 11 coal power plants. Power companies are also selecting less expensive solar to replace coal power plants in some cases. China knows quite well about pollution of many kinds, and they are working to go green. India is too. The question is will it be fast enough?

[barfbag]

@ EdEarl,

 

The linear alternator engine might be put to use in new cars within a couple of years,

 

 

 

This engine is just an undersized prototype for now. It might take several more years of similar prototypes before they decide to spend millions reworking their plants to build full size versions.

 

I am however not a pessimist and believe science is learning at an increased speed because of the internet. 20 years ago if most people wanted to learn something, they needed to hope there was a library book on the subject. Today ideas are shared around the world instantly.

 

There are many interesting new energy technologies that are still in speculations that may prove interesting. A for example would be Blacklight Power who are now claiming they can make a 1 foot square box that can power 10 000 homes using moisture from the air as the fuel. Their idea is to create a series of short Plasma bursts many times brighter than the sun and then harness it using PV solar cells.

 

This is a link to that...

 

Please note....

I am not endorsing BLP or any of these, although the guy speaking is a Harvard Educated Phi Beta Kappa Medical Doctor who also has a degree in Chemistry. Doctor Randell Mills who has previously invented scanners and a Cancer Drug Therapy that reduces the amount of Chemo a patient needs by a thousandfold.

 

They have an upcoming DEMO in 3 days of an improved model and they applied for global patents earlier this year. This product has cost over 60 million dollars in R&D.

 

I could also discuss other (considered fringe despite much evidence to contrary) types of energy fronts like LENR whom the Chief Research Scientist at NASA Langley says is real.

 

NOTE: I am not advocating either of the above in this thread. I simply like to follow science news and could list many like these. These two are sufficient for an example in this post though.

 

So it is possible a breakthrough MAY occur before that engine ever sees the light of day. Even the company (Toyota) that made your Linear Engine is involved in one of the technologies I mentioned above as revealed at a CERN conference. Google "Toyota LENR" to find out more.

 

Also...

 

Fast enough? GW is set to hurt mankind, but it does not look like an extinction level event. I would not stockpile the food and water just yet.

 

There are a lot of interesting things going on.

 

By the way though. That engine is pretty awesome. Thanks for showing us.

 

 

Edit: @ EdEarl only. I just realized you started the Universe Light Problem thread. Oddly if that Youtube video above is legitimate then they also claim to know what Dark Matter is. Just a fun note. I only watch them. I think BLP and LENR are two of the front running fringe techs, but I am not saying either is real in this thread.

Edited July 18, 2014 by barfbag

[Delta1212]

Could they? I suppose it's still physically possible in a hypothetical world where that becomes everyone's top political priority.

 

Will they? No.