http://www.deere.com/en_US/jdc/product_financing/wind_energy/press_release/first_wind_powered_city.htmlhttp://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1568/http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/home-residential-wind-power-rock-port-missouri.php"Known as the Loess Hills Wind Farm, four Suzlon 1.25-MW turbines are
currently being erected and will deliver 5MW of electricity into the
grid that serves the 715 or so households that make up Rock Port, Mo."
5MW is the peak but they estimate the average will be 2MW. Is
Missouri considered to be part of the Wind Belt? If my math is
correct, that 2MW being used means that each household uses approx
67kWh / day, which is pretty close to the average around here of
70kWh.
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/05/08/sherbrooke-biofuel.html?ref=rss"The city of Sherbrooke has decided against running its municipal
fleet on plant-based biofuels, saying it's unethical to divert
agricultural products from the food chain."
They are now looking into recycling waste oils into biofuel.
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http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9937986-54.html"The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $126.6 million in grants on
Tuesday to test carbon capture and storage in underground caverns."
Underground storage of an odourless, heavier than air substance (in
gas phase) that suffocates animals can't have any drawbacks, can it?
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Food (biofuel?) for thought. :)
Alex
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