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Engineering & Project Development Services

Graz Cycle power plants have exceeded 65% net electrical system efficiency which 
is significantly higher than the typical state-of-the-art combined cycle power plant.

More information at:  www.GrazCycle.com

 

Engineering and Project Development Services

Absorption Chillers Adsorption Chillers  Ammonia Chillers  Brayton Cycle  *  Carbon Emissions 

Carnot Cycle  Cheng Cycle  CHP Systems  Clean Power Generation  *  Cogeneration 

Compressed Air Energy Storage  *  Concentrating Solar Power  *  EcoGeneration  Emissions Abatement 

Engine Driven Chillers  *  Graz Cycle  *  Inlet Cooling  *  Mechanical Refrigeration  *  Organic Rankine Cycle 

Rankine Cycle  *  Recycled Energy  *  Solar Cogeneration  *  Trigeneration  *  Waste Heat Recovery   


The Graz Cycle is also known as the "Zero Emission Power Plant!"


Greenhouse Gas Reporting services now available

For more information, call/email
The Renewable Energy Institute

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Fog Cooling
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What is Fog Cooling?

Fog Cooling also referred to as, Inlet Fogging, fogging, evaporative fog cooling and inlet fogging, as it relates to power generation and combustion turbines, is a form of Turbine Inlet Air Cooling or TIAC. 

Fog Cooling is a highly-effective and economic solution to for generating up to 25% to 30% more power with the same fuel input, as well as reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx). Fog Cooling was developed in the early 1950's as a way to cool livestock. From there it spread to cooling customers eating outside at restaurants in desert areas. Fog Cooling reduces the inlet air temperature to near wet bulb temperature thereby increasing mass flow and electrical power output of power plants with combustion turbines.

Fog Cooling is one of several methods for increasing power output with less fuel and fewer emissions.  Other related technologies include; Inlet Cooling, Inlet Air Cooling, turbine inlet air cooling or simply TIAC, provides a highly-effective solution to increasing combustion turbine's efficiency and output while generating greater revenues to your bottom-line in an environmentally-friendly manner that also significantly reduces fuel consumption, nitrogen oxides and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Clean Power Generation Solutions


Our "Integrated" CHP Systems (Cogeneration and Trigeneration) Plants 
Have Very  High Efficiencies, Low Fuel Costs & Low Emissions

The Effective Heat Rate is Approximately 
4100 btu/kW & System Efficiency is 92% Plant.

The CHP System below is Rated at 900 kW and Features:
(2) Natural Gas Engines @ 450 kW each on one Skid with Optional 
Selective Catalytic Reduction
system that removes Nitrogen Oxides to "non-detect."

    

Our CHP Systems may be the best solution for your company's economic and environmental sustainability as we "upgrade" natural gas to clean power with our clean power generation solutions.

Our Emissions Abatement solutions reduce Nitrogen Oxides to "non-detect" which means our Trigeneration energy systems can be installed and operated in most EPA non-attainment regions!






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For qualified clients we will design, build, finance, own, operate and maintain a new:

Clean Power Generation

Cogeneration

Organic Rankine Cycle

Trigeneration

Waste Heat Recovery 

energy system, through a Power Purchase Agreement that guarantees
a minimum 10% reduction in our client's energy expenses.

(NOTE:  Our engineering and EPC services may be provided by one of our affiliated 
ENR Engineering/EPC companies - one of which is a Fortune Top 300 company.

To receive a preliminary no-obligation review of your energy, engineering or project plans, 
send an introductory email to us at the following email address:

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About us
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We provide engineering and renewable energy project development services (some through affiliated companies) including;

Our work is performed on a strict adherence to "vendor-neutrality." We are client and project focused and seek to maximize our client's return on their investment while simultaneously minimizing their operational expenses and environmental exposure. 

Engineering and related interim project development expenses may be at client's expense but will be refunded at the close of Power Purchase Agreement or other project financing.  Some of our engineering and related EPC services may be provided by one of our top-ranked ENR Engineering/EPC affiliated companies.


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Increasing Turbine Performance and Output Through 
Various Turbine Cooling Technologies

With increased fuel (natural gas costs), it is imperative  that gas turbines operate more efficiently – and gas turbines operate at higher efficiencies when the inlet air is cooler.  When cooler air is provided to the turbine, additional power is generated by the turbine. 

Turbine Inlet Air Cooling, Inlet Fogging and Humid Air Injection systems are becoming increasingly popular choices that help increase a combustion turbines (CT) performance and output. 

First of all, it is important to note that as the temperature of the ambient air temperature surrounding the gas turbine decreases, more specifically;

It should also be noted that any given manufacturer’s specific ratings of the gas turbines are based at ISO conditions.  These ISO conditions are the same regardless of combustion turbines manufacturer and the outputs for all CT’s are based on these conditions:

Any increases in one of the above decreases the performance and output of combustion ALL combustion turbines, regardless of manufacturer, and irrespective of the manufacture’s ratings for each specific CT.  This is especially critical in summer months, when power is needed the most.  The combustion turbines in simple cycle and combined cycle power plants (without Turbine Inlet Air Cooling, Inlet Fogging and Humid Air Injection) output can be as much as 25% - 30% LESS than the manufacturer’s ratings – which again, are at ISO conditions.  Since there are more and more combustion turbines located in hot regions of the country turbine inlet air cooling and inlet fogging, are becoming more popular choices to enhance gas turbine performance and output. 

Our company's strategic partner provides turn-key systems that increase the performance of your gas turbines, which provide optimum turbine output, that in turn, increases our client’s profits.  We provide our partner company with new clients and project funding for qualified clients.  Comprehensive engineering design as well as project feasibility services and engineering analysis and formal proposal can be supplied in as little as 8 weeks, with a turn-key installation completed in as little as 6-8 months.  By the term “turn-key” we provide as much of a turn-key solution our customers require, this includes one or more of the following;

Scope of Services

Meeting with our customer, we mutually determine their concerns and goals for each facility. Then, in concert with our customer, we mutually develop a specific Scope of Services that delineate our specific requirements as it applies to each of our customer’s facility (facilities).  

Site Inspection & Review

We inspect and review our client’s facility and obtain information regarding the past and present performance of the gas turbines, along with all ancillary equipment (Heat Recovery
Steam Generators
, Waste Heat Boilers, Selective Catalytic Reduction, Controls, etc.)

Client Proposal

Project Management

Our turn-key solution includes the installation and interface with manufacturers and incorporates any/all performance (and schedule) guarantees.

Performance Guarantees

Our turnkey solution and proposal can also incorporate a performance guarantee/contract which guarantees the increased output of each facility after our installation of the new equipment. 

Project Financing

Depending on the client and their financial information, we can arrange for up to 100% financing of our recommended equipment solution(s).

If your facility’s profits are being negatively impacted by high ambient temperatures, whether you operate a simple cycle power plant, combined cycle power plant, a peaking facility or a base-load combustion turbine, you will profit by calling us. 

Before you call, please provide us with the following basic information so that we have a better understanding of your facility:

Company name:

Contact name:

Street address:

City, State:

Tele:

Fax:

E-mail:

MANUFACTURER OF TURBINE:

NAME OF PACKAGER:

MODEL OF TURBINE:

NAME AND MODEL OF HRSG(s):

NAME AND MODEL OF WASTE HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT

FUEL:

CURRENT PRICE OF FUEL:

IS  THIS A QUALIFYING FACILITY?

ARE YOU UNDER ANY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS REGARDING THE POWER?

If yes, please provide contract details, including any penalties.

WHAT IS  THE VALUE OF THE POWER (how much do you sell the power for)?

Is/are the turbine(s) used for peaking? 

If yes, what are the hours and months of operation?

Is this a cogeneration or trigeneration facility?

Are you producing steam or hot water?

If yes, please provide the steam and/or hot water output and the uses for the steam and.or hot water.

If yes, is steam being sold to an external client?

If yes, please provide information regarding the off-take agreement/amount of revenue received and price steam is sold for.

Is chilled water produced at the facility?

If yes, what is the current amount of chilled water produced and what is the chilled water used for?

Do you know the amount of surplus waste heat available to run an absorption chiller?

If yes, please provide details of the type, amount and quality of waste heat.

Is  the facility near the coast/ocean or otherwise in a corrosive environment such as a refinery or H2S location?

Would you be interested in achieving/maintaining ISO conditions?

What is the day time summer design temperature?

Is this dry-bulb or wet-bulb temperature?

What is the maximum temperature and average temperature during  the summer? (provide in DB and WB temperatures)

Please provide any additional details below:

For more information on Turbine Cooling, Inlet Fogging, Turbine Inlet Air Cooling, or Humid Air Injection, call/email us.

 

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History of the Brayton CycleCarnot CycleCheng Cycle,
Graz Cycle, Organic Rankine CycleRankine Cycle 
and Waste Heat Recovery


What is the Brayton Cycle?

Gas turbines operate on the principal of the Brayton Cycle, which is defined as a constant pressure cycle, with four basic operations which it accomplishes simultaneously and continuously for an uninterrupted flow of power.

Background Information and History of Rudolph Diesel and Sadi Carnot

Rudolph Diesel was educated at the predecessor school to the Technical University of Munich, Germany. In 1878, he was introduced to the work of Sadi Carnot, who theorized that an engine could achieve much higher efficiency than the steam engines of the day. Carnot envisioned a cycle in which a gas is compressed, heated, allowed to expand, and then cooled. After the gas is cooled, the cycle begins anew. Mechanical energy is used to compress the gas and thermal energy to heat it. In turn, expansion of the gas yields mechanical energy, and its cooling yields thermal energy. The net result is conversion of thermal energy to mechanical energy.

Diesel sought to apply Carnot’s theory to the internal combustion engine. The efficiency of the Carnot Cycle increases with the compression ratio—the ratio of gas volume at full expansion to its volume at full compression. Nicklaus Otto invented an internal combustion engine in 1876 that was the predecessor to the modern gasoline engine. Otto’s engine mixed fuel and air before their introduction to the cylinder, and a flame or spark was used to ignite the fuel-air mixture at the appropriate time. However, air gets hotter as it is compressed, and if the compression ratio is too high, the heat of compression will ignite the fuel prematurely. The low compression ratios needed to prevent premature ignition of the fuel-air mixture limited the efficiency of the Otto engine.

Rudolph Diesel wanted to build an engine with the highest possible compression ratio. He introduced fuel only when combustion was desired and allowed the fuel to ignite on its own in the hot compressed air. Diesel’s engine achieved an efficiency higher than that of the Otto engine and much higher than that of the steam engine. It also eliminated the trouble-prone electric-spark ignition system. Diesel received a patent in 1893 and demonstrated a workable engine in 1897. Today, diesel engines are classified as “compression-ignition” engines, and Otto engines are classified as “spark-ignition” engines.


What is the
Carnot Cycle?

The Carnot Cycle has been described as being the most efficient thermal cycle possible, wherein there are no heat losses, and consisting of four reversible processes, two isothermal and two adiabatic. It has also been described as a cycle of expansion and compression of a reversible heat engine that does work with no loss of heat.


What is the Cheng Cycle?

The Cheng Cycle is a highly flexible and efficient method of optimizing a cogeneration plant, and more specifically a combined cycle power plant, which also provides a high amount of flexibility in the power and thermal energy output.

For a Cheng Cycle to be implemented, a gas turbine and waste heat boiler or heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is required.  The gas turbine is updated to accept steam injection - the steam being "superheated steam" which is capable of handling up to 20% of the exhaust flow from the gas turbine. The saturated steam as well as the superheated steam, is generated from the waste heat boiler or heat recovery steam generator

When the Cheng Cycle is in 100% power mode, all of the steam that is produced by the "waste heat" from the gas turbine, is "recycled" through the gas turbine.  In cogeneration plants, the Cheng Cycle system is set-up so that steam may be used for process application and-or recycled back to the gas turbine. A duct burner is placed between the gas turbine and the waste heat boiler or the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) which increases the total amount of steam output generated by the plant.


What is the Graz Cycle?

The Graz Cycle is the only thermodynamic combustion cycle that allows for the retention and capture of carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels.

The Graz Cycle burns fossil fuel along with pure oxygen thereby enabling for the cost-effective separation of the carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion process through condensation. The additional expense for supplying the oxygen for the combustion process - and requirements for an air separation unit, are compensated, in part, through the increase in cycle efficiencies that exceed 65%. The combined efficiency of the Graz Cycle equals of exceeds the thermodynamic performance of other serious contenders in Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS).

The Graz Cycle is the thermodynamic cycle that provides for a "zero emission power plant" which also has the highest available efficiencies using gas turbines. The Graz Cycle has also been heralded as a "zero emission" power plant.

In practice, net electrical cycle efficiencies for Graz Cycle power plants have exceeded 65% - which is far higher than typical of state-of-the-art combined cycle plants.

According to the DOE web site, the Graz Cycle consists of a high temperature Brayton cycle and a low temperature Rankine cycle with a Heat Recovery Steam Generator. The Graz Cycle is an oxy-fuel power cycle with the capability of retaining all the combustion generated CO2 for further use. Its cycle configuration aims at highest efficiency by reducing the heat extraction in the condenser to a minimum. A thermodynamic investigation of the Graz Cycle fired with natural gas (CH4) shows a net efficiency of 52.5%, if the efforts for oxygen supply and CO2 compression to liquefaction are considered. If synthesis gas can be used from an external synthesis gas plant at 500°C, efficiencies can rise up to 56%. Studies indicate that further efficiency improvements and simplification of the cycle are possible.


What is the Organic Rankine Cycle?

A Rankine Cycle is a closed circuit steam cycle. (Also - see Rankine Cycle). 

An Organic Rankine Cycle uses a heated chemical instead of steam as found in the Rankine Cycle.

Chemicals used in the Organic Rankine Cycle include freon, butane, propane, ammonia, and the new environmentally-friendly" refrigerants. 


Why use a chemical refrigerant? 


A refrigerant boils at a temperature below the temperature of frozen ice. Solar heat, for example, of only 150 degrees Fahrenheit from a typical rooftop solar hot water heater, will furiously boil a refrigerant. The resulting high-pressure refrigerant vapor is then piped to an organic
Rankine Cycle engine. 


Why is it called "organic"? 


"Organic" is a term used in chemistry to describe a class of chemicals that includes Freon and most of the other common refrigerants.


What is the
Rankine Cycle?

The Rankine Cycle is a thermodynamic cycle used to generate electricity in many power stations, and is the real-world approach to the Carnot Cycle. Superheated steam is generated in a boiler, and then expanded in a steam turbine. The steam turbine drives a generator, to convert the work into electricity. The remaining steam is then condensed and recycled as feed-water to the boiler. A disadvantage of using the water-steam mixture is that superheated steam has to be used, otherwise the moisture content after expansion might be too high, which would erode the turbine blades.


What is Stack Gas?

Stack gas also known as flue gas and "wasted heat," is the heat, passes through or "escapes" through a chimney or smokestack. Typically, stack gas begins with the combustion in a boiler of a fossil fuel, such as natural gas, diesel or coal. 


What is Waste Heat Recovery?

There are more than 500,000 smokestacks in the U.S. that are "wasting" heat, an untapped resource that can be converted to energy with Waste Heat Recovery technologies.

About 10% of these 500,000 smokestacks represent about 75% of the available wasted heat which has a stack gas exit temperature above 500 degrees F. which could generate approximately 50,000 megawatts of electricity annually and an annual market of over $75 billion in gross revenues before tax incentives and greenhouse gas emissions credits.

Waste Heat Recovery technologies represent the least cost solution which provides the greatest return on investment, than any other possible green energy technology or "carbon free energy" opportunity! 


Typical Waste Heat Recovery Installation

In some cogeneration and trigeneration designs, the exhaust gases can be used to activate a thermal wheel or a desiccant dehumidifier. Thermal wheels use the exhaust gas to heat a wheel with a medium that absorbs the heat and then transfers the heat when the wheel is rotated into the incoming airflow.

A professional engineer should be involved in designing and sizing of the Waste Heat Recovery section. For a proper and economical operation, the design of the heat recovery section involves consideration of many related factors, such as the thermal capacity of the exhaust gases, the exhaust flow rate, the sizing and type of heat exchanger, and the desired parameters over a various range of operating conditions of the cogeneration or trigeneration system — all of which need to be considered for proper and economical operation.

Many processes, especially in industrial applications, produce large amounts of excess heat – i.e., heat beyond what can be efficiently used in the process.  Waste Heat Recovery methods attempt to extract some of the energy as work that otherwise would be wasted.  

Typical methods of recovering heat in industrial applications include direct heat recovery to the process itself, recuperators, regenerators, and waste heat boilers.  In many applications – especially those with low-temperature waste heat streams, such as automotive applications – the economic benefits of waste heat recovery do not justify the cost of the recovery systems.  Innovative, affordable methods that are highly efficient, applicable to low-temperature streams, and/or suitable for use with corrosive or “dirty” wastes could expand the number of viable applications of waste heat recovery, as well as improve the performance of existing applications.  Our focus is on the development of innovative Waste Heat Recovery processes and techniques that are (1) more efficient than conventional methods, yet still cost-effective; and (2) applicable to waste streams from which heat cannot be recovered easily with conventional methods.

Turning to cooling, air conditioning systems consume approximately 10% of the energy used in U.S. buildings and are key contributors to peak demand.  Consequently, improving the energy efficiency of air conditioning systems would substantially reduce overall energy consumption and enhance grid reliability.  For example, compressors require cooling to dissipate the heat produced during compression and could benefit from improved surface heat transfer – innovative designs could increase the available heat-transfer area or materials enhancement could increase the heat flux between the hot and cool sides of a heat exchanger.  Similarly, a reduction in the requirement for condenser cooling could provide significant energy savings if more-efficient, cost-effective technologies were developed.  

This is where we believe waste heat recovery integrated with our Solar Trigeneration energy systems represents a unique opportunity for commercial and industrial clients. 

Industrial Waste Heat Recovery

Waste Heat Recovery from exit gases can significantly increase the energy efficiency of industrial processes.  Energy can be recovered from flue and stack gases, vent gases, and combustion gases at a variety of temperatures at large-scale industrial plants (chemical plants, petroleum refineries, biorefineries, pulp and paper mills, etc.).

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What is "Decentralized Energy"?

Decentralized Energy is the opposite of "centralized energy."  Decentralized Energy energy generates the power and energy that a residential, commercial or industrial customer needs, onsite. Examples of decentralized energy production are solar energy systems and solar trigeneration energy systems.

Today's electric utility industry was "born" in the 1930's, when fossil fuel prices were cheap, and the cost of wheeling the electricity via transmission power lines, was also cheap.  "Central" power plants could be located hundreds of miles from the load centers, or cities, where the electricity was needed. These extreme inefficiencies and cheap fossil fuel prices have added a considerable economic and environmental burden to the consumers and the planet.

Centralized energy is found in the form of electric utility companies that generate power from "central" power plants. Central power plants are highly inefficient, averaging only 33% net system efficiency.  This means that the power coming to your home or business - including the line losses and transmission inefficiencies of moving the power - has lost 75% to as much as 80% energy it started with at the "central" power plant.  These losses and inefficiencies translate into significantly increased energy expenses by the residential and commercial consumers.

Decentralized Energy is the Best Way to Generate Clean and Green Energy! 

How we make and distribute electricity is changing! 

The electric power generation, transmission and distribution system (the electric "grid") is changing and evolving from the electric grid of the 19th and 20th centuries, which was inefficient, highly-polluting, very expensive and “dumb.”  

The "old" way of generating and distributing energy resembles this slide:

   

The electric grid of the 21st century (see slide below) will be Decentralized, Smart, Efficient and provide "carbon free energy" and “pollution free power” to customers who remain on the electric grid.  The electric grid of the future will be comprised of both Onsite Power Generation plants and "utility scale power plants" that are fueled/powered with Biomass Gasification, Biomethane, Concentrating Solar Power, B100 Biodiesel, Distributed PV, EcoGeneration Systems, Geothermal Power Plants, Synthesis Gas, Rooftop PV, Solar Cogeneration, Solar Energy Systems, Solar Power Parks, Solar Trigeneration and Wind Power Generation  - located at Residential, Commercial, Industrial and City/Municipal Locations. 

Some customers will choose to dis-connect from the grid entirely.  (Electric grid represented by the small light blue circles in the slide below.)


The transmission grid will be upgraded to with green electrons that will be sent from the clean power plants to the customer's locations via "High Voltage Direct Current transmission power lines. 

Typical "central" power plants and the electric utility companies that own them will either be shut-down, closed or go out of business due to one or more of the following:  failed business model, inordinate expenses related to central power plants that are inefficient, excessive pollution/emissions, high costs, continued reliance on the use of fossil fuels to generate energy, and the failure to provide efficient, carbon free energy and pollution free power

Carbon free energy and pollution free power reduces our dependence on foreign oil and makes us Energy Independent while reducing and eliminating Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

* Some of the above information from the Department of Energy website with permission.


Hubbert's Peak Oil Predictions Now Proving True?

Marion King Hubbert was a geologist and scientist who worked at Shell Oil company's research lab in Houston, Texas.  Hubbert made several important contributions to geology, geophysics and petroleum geology.  Hubbert is most recognized for the "Hubbert Curve" and " Hubbert Peak Theory" which is now referred to as " Peak Oil. 

Hubbert's life work determined that the world has a finite amount of petroleum that can be produced.  (Similarly, there is a finite amount of coal.) Many scientists and engineers believe we have reached Hubbert's "peak oil" limit.  Hubbert's espouses that when 50% of domestic crude oil production has been reached, that there will be such significant upward demand on prices of the limited supplies of oil production, that the U.S. economy will experience severe economic, social, and political turmoil.

Hubbert's Peak Oil predictions have proven to be true and this is validated as the U.S. in the early 1970's produced about 60% of its' oil demand and imported 40%.  That equation has flipped since then, because our domestic oil production has been on the decline since 1970, so now, due to our declining domestic oil production, we have to import 60% of our oil supplies, to meet our country's oil/energy demands.

The Next Oil Shock Could be the "mother" of All Oil Shocks

How severe our economic calamity and next "oil shock" will depend upon a number of factors, including when this occurs, as well as the following:

1.  the dependence of the individual country upon its own crude oil production to meet its energy needs and to subsidize consumer imports; 

2.  the rate of relative decline in crude oil production; 

3.  the degree of difficulty encountered in replacing missing energy inputs; 

4.  the degree to which our country had prepared in advance for this inevitable geological and economic calamity.

Examples of past "oil shocks" and the economic and political calamities that followed:

United States: Our peak crude oil production of domestic oil occurred in 1970; the first "oil shock" and oil crisis followed in 1973 with the Arab/OPEC Oil Embargo.

Iran: Their peak crude oil production occurred in 1974; They had their islamic revolution 1979 that overturned government and replaced it with radical islam.

Soviet Union: Their peak crude oil production was in 1989; what happened next? 
Their country disintegrated and the collapse of the Soviet Union followed in 1991. 

Indonesia: Their peak crude oil production was in 1991; their financial and government crisis followed in 1997.

Iraq: Iraq's crude oil production was in 1989; they then invaded Kuwait (for their oil) in 1991.

Using Mr. Hubbert's predictions, that beginning around 2000  we would see peak (global) oil production, then, if the country's not weaning themselves off of their oil addiction, and had not begun making the switch to renewable energy, that the negative economic and political calamities would soon follow, including ever-increasing prices of energy that is from fossil fuels. 

Now is the time to begin weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels and making the transition to and increasing the use of renewable energy. If you don't believe in climate change, or global warming, GREAT! Join us in the switch to renewable energy and a fossil-free economy!

America's Clear and Present Danger

America Has INCREASED its' Dependence on Foreign 
Sources of Energy by 50% Since 1973.

America is even more "addicted" to foreign oil today, than we were in 1973 - 1974 when OPEC, Saudi Arabia and other suppliers from the Middle-East  stopped selling us their fossil fuels, and created a significant blow to our economy.


According to the CIA Fact Book, Every Day, the U.S.

PRODUCES:      7,460,000 bbls of oil

CONSUMES:   20,800,000 bbls of oil

 


This Means that 65% of America's Energy Supplies are Now Imported from Suppliers from Foreign Countries.  

Simply put, about 65% of the gasoline in your car's gas tank, comes from a foreign country.

EVERY day, the U.S. must IMPORT over 13 million bbls of oil from foreign countries and foreign suppliers to meet demand. 


At $80/barrel of oil, this also means that $1,040,000,000.00 American Dollars leave our country, EVERY DAY, to foreign countries/suppliers of our fossil fuels, to pay for the energy we need. 


That's $1 Billion EVERY day leaving our economy, and going to support a foreign country's economy. 


Talk about our foreign trade deficit..... nearly $400 Billion each year, leaves our country to pay for our oil addiction and the energy we need.  To be exact, that's $379,600,000,000.00 American Dollars.

This is NOT acceptable.

America needs to quickly transition to Energy Independence. 

Renewable Energy is the Only Way America Can Achieve Energy Independence. 

Millions of new and sustainable American jobs would be created here at home, if we would end our addiction to foreign fossil fuels, and quickly transition to an economy based on renewable energy and renewable fuels, produced here in the U.S.A. 

The good news is that today, America already has all of the Renewable Energy Resources and Renewable Energy Technologies needed to make American Energy Independence a reality. 



Green Energy

According to Monty Goodell, Founder and Chairman of the Renewable Energy Institute, "our increased dependence and reliance on foreign energy supplies represents a Clear and Present Danger to our national security, our economy, and the lives and livelihood of every American. Energy - including the energy we use from imported fossil fuels, is the very "lifeblood" of the American economy as it is for every industrialized country.  An economy dies without it's lifeblood of energy. This Clear and Present Danger we face is far more serious than the problems related to greenhouse gas emissions.  And while greenhouse gas emissions are very serious issue, in the long-term, pales in comparison to America's vital national security interests and America's economic stability in the short term.  For this reason alone, America needs to transition away from its addiction to foreign energy supplies. And America's abundant renewable energy resources such as the energy we receive from the sun, and renewable energy technologies such as concentrated solar power (CSP) plants - can supply 100% of America's power requirements with a concentrating solar power plant measuring 75 miles by 75 miles, located in the Southwest U.S.  By generating America's power from concentrating solar power plants, America resolves its' short-term Clear and Present Danger as it relates to importing its energy from foreign countries, and the long-term problems relating to greenhouse gas emissions."

Continuing, Mr. Goodell states that "too many Americans have forgotten what happened to us in 1973, when the Arabs and OPEC brought the United States economy to a screeching halt during the OPEC Oil Embargo.  This happened because they (mainly the country of Saudi Arabia) disagreed with our foreign policy and is the reason why they "turned off the tap" of our need for their oil supplies. When Saudi Arabia and OPEC stopped the vital flow of oil to our country in 1973, they caused an "oil shock" that severely and negatively impacted our economy. 

Mr. Goodell's question for us to ponder is, "do these countries who sell us 60% of our daily energy requirements, like us and our foreign policy, or might they leverage our addiction to their fossil fuels, and turn off the tap to make us adjust or revise our foreign policy??  Like any addict, America's foreign policy may be held hostage to its addiction, and in this case, our addiction to foreign oil, may over-ride our national interests."

Have American's forgotten the gas shortages and long lines at 
their gas stations to get gas during the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973? 

"Apparently so."  Mr. Goodell states that "in 1973, America was 'addicted' and 'over the barrel' of foreign oil to the amount of 40%.  Forty percent of our energy 'needs' in 1973 came from countries - many of which didn't like us then, and I'm afraid, many of them still don't.  The difference between 1973 and today - is that today we receive 50% MORE foreign oil now than we did in 1973.  And now we know about the problems relating to greenhouse gas emissions that we didn't know then.  America needs to change course, and change course now, in terms of its' energy supplies and how we keep America's economy strong, without the threat of being held hostage to a middle-east tyrant or regime, that could once again, turn on us, and turn off our supply of foreign oil." 

Remember ????


" Sadly," Monty Goodell continues, " most Americans have forgotten the long lines of people waiting in their cars - lined up and waiting for gasoline at their nearby gas station, with lines that were many blocks long.  And, after waiting 4-5 hours, many even waiting overnight in many places, to finally take their turn to fill up their car with gasoline, only to find that the gas station had run out of gas."

"Let me Repeat.... That was 1973 when we imported 40% of our daily energy requirements in the form of crude oil from overseas, and from foreign countries - and many of these from countries that don't like us.

Today, over 35 years later, America has yet to learn the lesson.  We cannot continue our reliance on energy from foreign countries that supply us with 60% of the crude oil that our refineries use as a feedstock for producing gasoline and diesel fuel for our cars and trucks comes from overseas. 

America is "over the barrel" and it's not our barrel, but the barrels of oil that we are addicted by and owned by other countries.  Why have we not learned the lessons we needed to learn in 1973 when we were cut-off from the vital energy supplies we need? 

Countries like China, are growing rapidly, and have an insatiable need for crude oil. China, with their booming economy, is increasingly growing in its clout and control over international supplies of crude oil - whether they do this through their ability to buy as much oil as they need on a daily basis, or whether they simply but American drilling rigs, technology, and explore and produce oil and gas from their own fields. China, is buying large amounts of oil for their country, and causing upward pricing on declining supplies. What happens if Russia, with all of their oil and natural gas, along with China and Venezuela, with or without the help of OPEC, decided to NOT sell oil to us????

To be sure, greenhouse gas emissions are a problem, and to some, greenhouse gas emissions are also a Clear and Present Danger, but not to the extent that it presents an imminent Clear and Present Danger

America's reliance for 60% of our energy "needs" coming from foreign suppliers is un-acceptable.

The "driver" to get America to begin reducing and eliminating fossil fuel use should be our nation's national security and the welfare and safety of its citizens. And this can all begin with developing and investing in our own renewable energy resources and renewable energy technologies, let's start by putting solar on every rooftop that has a clear and unobstructed view of the Southern sky. See www.RooftopPV.com  or  www.DistributedPV.com  for more information.  Let's create incentives begin with adopting a national "Feed In Tariff" as Germany did in 1990. 

America, we simply do NOT have the luxury of time on our hands.  We need to end our dependence and reliance on foreign fossil fuels, especially from countries that don't like us! We need to rapidly begin expanding renewable energy resources and renewable energy technologies from our vast and abundant renewable energy resources, such as; solar, solar energy systems, solar cogeneration, solar trigeneration, "solar on every roof," waste to energy, waste to fuel, biomass gasification, B100 Biodiesel, Biomethane, Synthesis Gas, geothermal, E100 Ethanol (from sugar cane and NOT from corn), and wind, where it makes economic sense."   


 

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“spending hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars every year for oil, much of it from the Middle East, is just about the single stupidest thing that modern society could possibly do. It’s very difficult to think of anything more idiotic than that.”  

~ R. James Woolsey, Jr., former Director of the CIA

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