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Hanford, California – Economy

Hanford is a major trading center serving the surrounding agricultural area. According to the California Employment Development Department, as of January 2007, most residents of the Hanford area were employed in services (29,200 employees), government (14,300 employees) and farming (7,600 employees) as well as in some manufacturing enterprises (3,400 employees). The heavy industry sector has [...]

Renewable energy in Brazil – Ethanol fuel

Brazil’s ethanol program started in 1975, when soaring oil prices put a chokehold on the economy. In response, the country’s military rulers launched an effort to free themselves from foreign oil, which then accounted for almost 90% of oil consumption, by developing innovative fuels. Ethanol made from sugar cane was an obvious candidate, given Brazil’s [...]

Hydrogen storage – Onboard hydrogen storage

Targets were set by the FreedomCAR Partnership in January 2002 between the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) and U.S. DOE (Targets assume a 5-kg H2 storage system). The 2005 targets were not reached in 2005. The targets were revised in 2009 to reflect potentially more attainable goals, where the ultimate goal for volumetric [...]

Net energy gain – Sources of energy

The definition of an energy source is not rigorous. Anything that can provide energy to anything else can qualify. Wood in a stove is full of potential thermal energy; in a car, mechanical energy is acquired from the combustion of gasoline, and the combustion of coal is converted from thermal to mechanical, and then to [...]

Biofuel in Australia – E85 vehicle

Since 2007, the Saab 9-3 has been available with the option of one of two GM Ecotec engines, which are able to run on E85 or any other mix of petrol and ethanol. GM-Holden are committed to having locally built Holden Commodores running E85 in the market by 2010. The group says that biofuels will [...]

Mother Earth News – History

John Shuttleworth and Jane Shuttleworth started the magazine on a “shoestring” budget of $1500, published from home in 1970. The first issue was published in January of that year. John Shuttleworth died on March 29, 2009, at his home in Evergreen, Colorado, at the age of 71. (Backhome Magazine, issue 101, p.4) The magazine was [...]

Alternative technology – Alternative technologies

Alternative technologies include the following: * Anaerobic digestion * Composting * Fuel cells * Fuels for automobiles (besides gasoline and diesel) ** Alcohol (either ethanol or methanol) ** Biodiesel ** Vegetable oil * Greywater * Solar panels ** Silicon-based ** Photosynthetic “Gratzel cells” (Titanium dioxide) * Landfill gas extraction from landfills * Mechanical biological treatment [...]

Joel Sheltrown – Political career

Following the traditions of his politically active family from an early age, Joel Sheltrown served as an Ogemaw Township Trustee from 1978-1988 and as the Ogemaw Township Supervisor from 2000-2004. He has also served as the vice-president of the Ogemaw County chapter of the Michigan Townships Association. Joel Sheltrown was elected from the 103rd House [...]

Economy of metropolitan Detroit – Manufacturing

As the world’s traditional automotive center, Metro Detroit is headquarters to America’s “Big Three” automakers, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler. Virtually every major global automaker has a presence in the area including technology and design centers. Oakland County’s ””Automation Alley”” has over 1,800 of world’s advanced technology companies. There are about 4,000 factories [...]

Biofuel – Liquid fuels for transportation

Most transportation fuels are liquids, because vehicles usually require high energy density, as occurs in liquids and solids. High power density can be provided most inexpensively by an internal combustion engine; these engines require clean burning fuels, to keep the engine clean and minimize air pollution. The fuels that are easiest to burn cleanly are [...]

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