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To: MainFrame65
It looks like all we need do is expand that "Biomass/other" from 3.2% to 90%, and the problem is licked.


4 posted on 10/23/2007 9:31:53 AM PDT by Plutarch
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To: Plutarch

One thing I found interesting is that about 10% of all energy gets siphoned off before being used (export and nonfuel). Of the remainder, 61% is lost energy and 39% is useful energy.

That seems about right given the realities of engineering. I don’t think you can get more than 50% useful due to such things as entropy, etc., so we are 80% of the way to 50%.


19 posted on 10/23/2007 10:56:06 AM PDT by No Truce With Kings (The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
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To: Plutarch

Neighbohood nuke plants please, in a supporting grid.


44 posted on 10/24/2007 8:12:23 AM PDT by listenhillary (millions crippled by the war on poverty....but we won't pull out)
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