The Ohio Pickens Power

Comment

Comment by Old Ben on October 15, 2008 at 6:12pm

Opening:
Stock Market down. Why your plan better than his.
McCain: angery. Fanny & Freddie start of economic problems. By buying up distressed mortgage.
Obama: Jobs. Families tax break. Education.

McCain - Low taxes to Joe the plumber.
O - 98% Small Business make under 250K.

Comment by Timoti on October 15, 2008 at 12:58pm

Walking, talking, pop-culture brainwashed zombies! This is great for "Halloween Politics"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxzmaXAg9E

Comment by David Onstenk on October 12, 2008 at 10:35am

Hello all,

I am a mechanical engineer working on high-pressure compound engines with a energy systems professor at CSU Sacramento. We have completed a very detailed analysis for commercial natural gas HP compound engines. Our results show that we can double the efficiency at 30% load and increase it by 60% at full throttle. These technologies will allow commercial natural gas/flex-fuel engines to surpass the efficiency of the best turbocompound diesels for the first time. Applications are expected to range from 3/4 ton vehicles and up in the transportation sector and between 100-10,000 kW in the distributed generation sector. Most commercial applications are expected to have payback periods from 12-30 months.

Our first stage of develpment leveraging existing diesel long-blocks is commercially viable within 5 years and would offer an estimated 50-75% gain over existing naturally aspirated NG engines. If these technologies are combined with increased NG production and the Pickens Plan, we believe it would be reasonable to cut oil imports by 70% in ten years.

These technologies are applicable for ethanol applications as well, and would provide a large economic incentive for accelerating the development of cellulosic technologies.

I would like to get the word up the ladder to Mr. Pickens if possible. These technologies have been reviewed by engineering professors at three public universities in northern California and are the real deal. The potential economic benefit to the U.S. is measured in the trillions of dollars over the next twenty years. Individual operators and businesses could see their fuel expense cut by over 50% versus diesel.

We hope to get an audience with either the appropriate executives at Cummins, CAT or Detroit Diesel, or with investors that are able to invest in true seed-stage development. Either way, we expect that this information could only help Mr. Pickens message. The biggest push-back from industry for his plan is that current NG engines suffer a large efficiency loss when compared to diesel.

We can reverse that equation...

Best wishes,

David Onstenk

Lead Investigator
Mechanical Engineering
CSU Sacramento

Comment by B. Barley on October 8, 2008 at 8:55pm

I'm just curious, did anybody from the group go on the Solar Ohio tour that took place last weekend? I feel like an idiot, i should have posted the information about it in the group earlier. Sorry, but I can give information on local solar sytems if anybody is interested. send me a request to my profile if you want directions to the closet solar installations in your are if you do,

Comment by Paul Reeder on September 29, 2008 at 5:02pm

Hello Mr. Epps-
I enjoy energy policy in prose, very original.
One question: Who is doing $3000 CNG conversions?
Thanks,
-Paul Reeder

Comment by david epps on September 29, 2008 at 7:19am

$4,063 energy saved per year per household.
Don't bail out Wall Street, Bail out America
Forget solar energy and wind energy for now

CNG Conversions
142 billion gallons gasoline per year
$1.55 price spread gasoline-CNG (made in America)
$220 billion dollars saved per year

Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) home heating Conversion
7.72 trillion cubic feet natural gas
equivalent to 66.8 terawatt hours electricity
$0.0294 price spread CNG-GSHP electricity (made in America)
$226 billion dollars saved per year

110 million households (assume savings by commercial entities is passed on to consumer)
$446 billion dollars saved per year
$4,063 saved per year per household
Don't bail out Wall Street, Bail out America

227 Million CNG conversions
$3000 per conversion (made in America by Americans)
$681 billion one time income to Americans
$85.1 billion per year income to Americans of 8 year project
Don't bail out Wall Street, Bail out America

110 million households (double for commercial buildings)
$5000 per GSHP (made in America by Americans)
$1100 billion one time income to Americans
$137 billion per year income to Americans of 8 year project
Don't bail out Wall Street, Bail out America

The details are at “The Chickens have come home to roost”
David Epps
Cape Girardeau MO

Support the House Republican American Energy Act (as modified)
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/supporttheamericanenergyact

Comment by Karen Farley-Farrer on September 27, 2008 at 5:45pm

URGENT ACTION NEEDED TONIGHT! PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR MEMBERS & FRIENDS.

I have been surfing around trying to find an idea for a blog story that would bring us another step closer to reaching our goal for Pledge Signers. I know that Mr. Pickens has met & discussed the Pickens Plan with both candidates in detail. In speeches, I keep picking up on terms that are the 'PICKENS PLAN' verbage from both candidates during interviews too. So I know they are getting the point of what we are demanding for from our next President, notice I didn't say "asking for from our next President" ..... that's progress for me!

As I scanned the Web for current news finally arriving on the ABC News Web Site, I clicked on "George Stephanopoulos".
HOLY COW! A STORY!!!

He is interviewing Sen McCain Sunday Morrning Sept 28th, AND the AWESOME FEATURE IS........
we can send in a question we want George to ask Sen McCain! TAAAAA DAAAAAA!!!!!!

It was so easy!
Here's the URL for getting you on George's Page scan down just a little & you'll see it.
Just fill it out, click & it's on George's Desk for tomorrow morning!
Woohooooo!

URL:
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/Politics/story?id=5718166&page=1

Here is the question I sent in:

Senator McCain, I would like to ask, when you win this Election & get into your Oval Office, will you implement an Energy Plan that will reduce our foreign oil dependece by 30% in the next 10 years? Will you be enacting your Energy Plan for this reduction within the first 100 days of your Presidency?
Respectfully, Karen Farrer Pittsburg Texas

Just to give you an idea of how I phrased my own. You can ask ANY question you are wanting an answer for.
I just wanted to hear his answer to the Pickens Plan.

Have a great evening! Im TiVoing George!!
Karen Farley-Farrer
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/EastTexansforPickensPlan

Comment by Chris Caldwell on September 19, 2008 at 7:54pm

My Blog. Technology is available now! Get it together!
National Environmental Report
Learn about Oil Free Air Bearings
See How A MicroTurbine Works

Comment by J Jay Pirko on September 16, 2008 at 6:13pm

Does anyone have any information on zoning or other local regulations that either permit or otherwise affect wind turbines, PV, and other energy sources?

Comment by J Jay Pirko on September 7, 2008 at 7:28pm

Sugarbeets produce more usable sugar per acre than corn, and already grow well as far north as Saginaw, Michigan. As a root crop, they can survive hailstorms better than any grass crop (like corn.) Corn is too valuable and expensive to produce for motor vehicle fuel.

"For a Farmer, every day is Earth Day." (Painted on a barn in Columbiana County, Ohio.)

• First
• Previous
• Next
• Last