WHERE DOES ENERGY COME FROM?

Mister Bradley overlooks the real source of energy, the Creator.   It is so important to remember that the creation is orderly from the smallest of all things to the largest, from the closest to the farthest.  Order and movement create ... energy.  The energy the sun provides and creates is the result of energy in the first place.  With that presupposition we can now read Robert L. Bradley's thoughts on the source of energy:

The sun is the source of most of the Earth’s energy. The sun’s energy comes to us as heat and light, which, in turn, give rise to other forms of energy. For example, the sun’s uneven heating of the Earth’s atmosphere is one cause of wind. Heated air expands and rises and is replaced by cooler air in a process called circulation. Circulation produces wind.

Additionally, carbon-based fuels are probably a result of the sun’s light. Most scientists believe that a combination of bacterial action, heat, and pressure transformed the plant and animal remains into crude oil and natural gas. Coal was formed in a similar fashion when thick layers of dead plants piled up in swamps and rotted, turning into a substance called peat. When layers of sediment covered the peat, the resulting pressure transformed it into coal. Because peat, coal, tar, bitumen, petroleum, and natural gas are believed to come from long dead plants and animals, they are often called fossil fuels.

Will Lithium Become the New Oil?

Will Lithium Become the New Oil?

Not for a while. The bad news is that a truly economic, price competitive lithium battery is still some ways off. The problem with exploding batteries. The Department of Energy is pouring money into lithium research on an amazingly wide front. The car companies aren’t buying it, and are sticking with proven nickel metal hydride batteries. Unlike past battery car movements, this one is not going to end up crushed in a junkyard. (SQM), (ENS), (XIDE), (CHP), (ZBB).  Read the rest HERE.

Well, It does make tools handier.

Energy: The Master Resource by Robert L. Bradley Jr.: MICROTURBINES

Microturbines are small combustion turbines about the size of a refrigerator. They can produce anywhere from 25 to 500 kilowatts—enough to power 25 to 500 homes. Although they are typically fueled by natural gas, the turbines can also run on diesel. The use of microturbines and other remote devices is known as distributed generation. Microturbines fill an important niche by providing power to areas far away from existing power grids.

Proponents of micropower argue that with today’s technology, distributed does not have to mean isolated. Distributed power sources can be tied into the local grid. When home or business owners do not need their generators’ total capacity, excess power can flow into the grid and be sold at a profit. Once enough distributed power supplies are tied to a grid, the need for central plants could actually disappear. Under such a scenario, utilities would not sell power, but instead would sell access to the grid just as internet providers now sell access to the world-wide web.  Energy: The Master Resource by Robert L. Bradley Jr

One day, every home in Germany could produce its own energy with the help of a small generator in the basement.  Independent green electricity provider Lichtblick wants to join forces with car-maker Volkswagen to produce so-called mini power plants. Consumers will be able to use them to generate electricity and warmth while saving energy and helping protect the environment.
Report by Claudia Laszczak

Energy: The Master Resource by Robert L. Bradley Jr.: What is Energy?

Energy is the capacity to do work. Power is the rate at which work is done, and is calculated by dividing work by the time taken to do the work. The faster the work is done, therefore, the more power is expended.

It is useful to think of energy in terms of work because the whole reason we want to control energy is for the work it can do for us. In fact, the word energy comes from the Greek words en meaning in or at, and ergon meaning work. In the United States, the most common unit of measure is the British Thermal Unit, or BTU. A BTU is defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.

 Another common energy unit is the kilowatt-hour used to measure electricity. One-kilowatt-hour is equivalent to 3,413 BTUs. Note that kilowatts measure capacity or flow, while kilowatt-hours measure quantity; a one kilowatt electrical generator running for one hour produces one kilowatt hour of electricity. It takes about one kilowatt of generating capacity to provide electricity to an average American home.

Energy exists in two basic forms:

1. Potential—Energy at rest, waiting to be used
2. Kinetic—Energy in motion

A boulder sitting on the edge of a cliff is said to have potential energy by virtue of its position in the Earth’s gravitational field. The boulder’s potential energy is converted into kinetic energy when it is pushed over the edge, and gravity causes it to fall.

INTRODUCTION: Energy: The Master Resource by Robert L. Bradley Jr.

This primer on the history, technology, economics, and public policy of energy explains what energy is and how its use has evolved over the centuries. It also discusses the “sustainability” of the modern energy economy from the standpoint of both available resources and energy’s effect on the environment. The book combines introductory information that might be found in an energy encyclopedia—presented in a nontechnical way so that little prior knowledge of the field is required.

....  Energy is the stuff of life. With it, we can accomplish practically anything; without it, we can do nothing. Like most other useful things, energy can be misused. Improperly handled, it may be enormously destructive. Whether energy is used for good or ill depends entirely on the knowledge and wisdom of those wielding it. It is vital, therefore, that everyone understands as much about the subject as possible. When it comes to energy, knowledge really is power.

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Home Power Stations

One day, every home in Germany could produce its own energy with the help of a small generator in the basement.  Independent green electricity provider Lichtblick wants to join forces with car-maker Volkswagen to produce so-called mini power plants. Consumers will be able to use them to generate electricity and warmth while saving energy and helping protect the environment.
Report by Claudia Laszczak




ZuhauseKraftwerke (literally translated home power stations) are presently fueled with natural gas. In the future, they will be supplied with bio gas. They will, in turn, supply buildings with heat and simultaneously provide public grids with electricity. Thanks to this efficient technology LichtBlick will contribute to the preservation of our climate. When supplied by natural gas, CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 60 % compared to conventional generation of heat and electricity. Fueled with bio gas, the ZuhauseKraftwerk will actually be CO2-neutral in its emissions.