After a delicious layer of snow in the night the sun shines bright this mid-morning to welcome surprise. Yesterday the radio called for flurries and the TV showed graphics of violent puffy clouds to accompany the raging winds that drive wet snow. Now it is a simple wind that clouds the sun's smile even as its dappled grace flits around the room through the open curtain with something like amusement.
The sun must know how inefficient my panes are.
-- by doing nothing it is easy to be genius --
Friday, March 12, 2004
Thursday, March 11, 2004
the cutting edge bleeds money
My terminal lament is to go through these phases where acquisition becomes of paramount importance and I, with the virtue of a moldy bun, deride the powers-that-be and rage with meaningless words -- in run-on sentences -- that my rebellion cannot afford that which should not be sought.
Hence this blog entry and another hole in my back pocket.
Sample Articles Relating to Fuel Cells
-- a penance a day keeps the blog addiction at bay --
Hence this blog entry and another hole in my back pocket.
Sample Articles Relating to Fuel Cells
-- a penance a day keeps the blog addiction at bay --
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
the worst sentence in the world
The new speciation of the human broken free of locality is to fit the niche of the market ecology where the marginalized are the historians of defunct concentrations of technology and mere survival is an abstract term consisting of butterfly wings, sintering and shared pestilence.
-- poetry for the disenfranchised --
-- poetry for the disenfranchised --
a globally warm welcome to china's brown cloud
This link is really a non-link because it represents the table of contents to a rather overlarge document on the statistics of automotive usage in China.
Perhaps after you buy it you could send in a precis.
(PDF) Automobiles in China
More Publication about China's Automotive Industry
As in all things there is a backlash on the world stage. I don't endorse backlashes because they tend to ignore the sanctity of life and all that jazz. The backlash can be seen now in the democratic national ballot. Actually, it's a backlash of a backlash. The grave economic conditions in the US after September 11th, 2001 have created a campaign platform dependent on economic finger pointing. The real menace (in my not so humble opinion) is outsourcing to the exclusion of domestic jobs on a scale never before seen. Michael Moore and I are probably in total agreement.
Now that the Chinese are full members of the World Trade Organization we can openly criticize their market activities. Roughly 7 per cent of Beijing's annual budget is given over to clean air programs. The Chinese economy has experienced 10 per cent growth on average for more than ten years running.
What if the Chinese decided to design their own cars? Asia's largest nation is the benefactor of unparalelled trade liberalization. It isn't likely design will be given over by such powerful entities as General Motors.
Some differences are present in the design of similar models. Buick Century, a GM product, has a higher quality back seat included in its Chinese design. This difference between North American models reflects cultural attitudes toward vehicle usage. Chinese drivers carry passengers with greater frequency than their North American peers.
Perhaps 20 years ago it would have been possible to request the Chinese government to slow its economic growth and seize foreign owned and operated manufacturing operations. They may have been convinced to protect culture and environment together along with food security.
Today the Chinese are more dependant on oil than any other nation in the world. Today the Chinese do not control the design of their automobiles. Today the Chinese must accept genetically modifed (GM) rice into the food supply to protect against malnutrition. Golden Rice is perhaps THE trojan horse of the biotechnology industry and proponents of this industry's complete acceptance.
Today the Chinese understand the value of culture as a marketable commodity as in such groundbreaking films such as "Big Shot's Funeral" starring Canadian actor Donald Sutherland.
Today is another day. Tomorrow is yesterday if you haven't done it before.
-- making sense of the world is not possible --
Perhaps after you buy it you could send in a precis.
(PDF) Automobiles in China
More Publication about China's Automotive Industry
As in all things there is a backlash on the world stage. I don't endorse backlashes because they tend to ignore the sanctity of life and all that jazz. The backlash can be seen now in the democratic national ballot. Actually, it's a backlash of a backlash. The grave economic conditions in the US after September 11th, 2001 have created a campaign platform dependent on economic finger pointing. The real menace (in my not so humble opinion) is outsourcing to the exclusion of domestic jobs on a scale never before seen. Michael Moore and I are probably in total agreement.
Now that the Chinese are full members of the World Trade Organization we can openly criticize their market activities. Roughly 7 per cent of Beijing's annual budget is given over to clean air programs. The Chinese economy has experienced 10 per cent growth on average for more than ten years running.
What if the Chinese decided to design their own cars? Asia's largest nation is the benefactor of unparalelled trade liberalization. It isn't likely design will be given over by such powerful entities as General Motors.
Some differences are present in the design of similar models. Buick Century, a GM product, has a higher quality back seat included in its Chinese design. This difference between North American models reflects cultural attitudes toward vehicle usage. Chinese drivers carry passengers with greater frequency than their North American peers.
Perhaps 20 years ago it would have been possible to request the Chinese government to slow its economic growth and seize foreign owned and operated manufacturing operations. They may have been convinced to protect culture and environment together along with food security.
Today the Chinese are more dependant on oil than any other nation in the world. Today the Chinese do not control the design of their automobiles. Today the Chinese must accept genetically modifed (GM) rice into the food supply to protect against malnutrition. Golden Rice is perhaps THE trojan horse of the biotechnology industry and proponents of this industry's complete acceptance.
Today the Chinese understand the value of culture as a marketable commodity as in such groundbreaking films such as "Big Shot's Funeral" starring Canadian actor Donald Sutherland.
Today is another day. Tomorrow is yesterday if you haven't done it before.
-- making sense of the world is not possible --
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
this century's most important decision
Well, I have had contact with Ms. Lightner. She returned my Friday afternoon call early Monday and gave me an alternate address for the information at the end of the link below. Unfortunately I had to email her again after an extensive search for this abstract at the DOE website.
Ms. Lightner told me to go to http://www.eere.energy.gov and select the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell link.
If you find something there please let me know about it. I am still waiting on Ms. Lightner's response. It is unfortunate she is probably busier than this wee issue warrants. She did tell me she had spoken to the people who look after the site where the link that was published leads to, but they were unsympathetic.
1. DOE Announces Date for Decision Regarding On-Board Fuel Processing
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced June 30, 2004, as the planned date for its go/no-go decision regarding on-board fuel processing for fuel cell vehicles. A panel has been assembled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to review the current state of fuel processing activities against technical criteria. Based on the findings of the panel, NREL will submit a written recommendation to DOE on or before June 18, 2004. Written position papers for consideration by DOE regarding this decision must be received by May 15, 2004. NREL must receive requests to speak before the review panel no later than May 15, 2004. For further information, contact Valri Lightner, DOE, Ph. 202-586-0937, or valri.lightner@ee.doe.gov.
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Ms. Lightner told me to go to http://www.eere.energy.gov and select the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell link.
If you find something there please let me know about it. I am still waiting on Ms. Lightner's response. It is unfortunate she is probably busier than this wee issue warrants. She did tell me she had spoken to the people who look after the site where the link that was published leads to, but they were unsympathetic.
1. DOE Announces Date for Decision Regarding On-Board Fuel Processing
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced June 30, 2004, as the planned date for its go/no-go decision regarding on-board fuel processing for fuel cell vehicles. A panel has been assembled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to review the current state of fuel processing activities against technical criteria. Based on the findings of the panel, NREL will submit a written recommendation to DOE on or before June 18, 2004. Written position papers for consideration by DOE regarding this decision must be received by May 15, 2004. NREL must receive requests to speak before the review panel no later than May 15, 2004. For further information, contact Valri Lightner, DOE, Ph. 202-586-0937, or valri.lightner@ee.doe.gov.
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engineers control fuel of the future
Society of Automotive Engineers on Fuel Cells
This link should give you an idea of where things stand with Fuel Cell vehicles in terms of their design.
If things continue as they appear to have done you will see ethanol at the pumps over the next few years. There are several indicators of that. The first is the recent announcement by the US to increase ethanol use to 12 per cent by 2015.
Ethanol is also the least expensive route for fuel producers to take in terms of delivery.
The second indicator is conversion price. On average it is estimated that for each refueling station approximately $600,000 USD would be required to make the conversion to hydrogen delivery versus just $30,000 USD for a liquid fuel.
Ethanol is also the easiest fuel for producers to dominate throughout the entire lifecycle of from corn crops, harvest and refining to metered delivery.
Much importance has been placed on 'reforming' fuels such as ethanol and methanol into hydrogen on-board Fuel Cell vehicles.
To that end, the US Department of Energy invites comments with respect to on-board fuel processing and the June decision it will take on this issue.
This link should give you an idea of where things stand with Fuel Cell vehicles in terms of their design.
If things continue as they appear to have done you will see ethanol at the pumps over the next few years. There are several indicators of that. The first is the recent announcement by the US to increase ethanol use to 12 per cent by 2015.
Ethanol is also the least expensive route for fuel producers to take in terms of delivery.
The second indicator is conversion price. On average it is estimated that for each refueling station approximately $600,000 USD would be required to make the conversion to hydrogen delivery versus just $30,000 USD for a liquid fuel.
Ethanol is also the easiest fuel for producers to dominate throughout the entire lifecycle of from corn crops, harvest and refining to metered delivery.
Much importance has been placed on 'reforming' fuels such as ethanol and methanol into hydrogen on-board Fuel Cell vehicles.
To that end, the US Department of Energy invites comments with respect to on-board fuel processing and the June decision it will take on this issue.
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