Can any 'Green' energy top gasoline?

Fractals 'R Us said:
Rapid charging batteries are becoming a reality. Electric cars that can fast-swap battery packs are here... Solar is the way forward. Turn the highways and buildings into solar generators. Oil is like 18th century stuff, Steampunk anybody?
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I was just thinking about that today. Most of us traders have quick thinking minds and can adapt very easily. But if you look across that parking lot where I live over to the C store, you see many people who just want a fill up (or just enough to get them to work). And they are not going to adapt quickly.
 
Future cars will have paint that acts like a solar panel - captures solar energy and convert to electric power that runs the car... Same with shingles/tiled roofs. Nice thought, anyways...
 
laugh if you want, at one time we lighted all our houses with kerosene lamps. There is still plenty of kerosene, no shortage in sight
 
wildchild said:
Ethanol is a dream and a stupid one at that.
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I will agree that turning your food (corn) into fuel is absurd. However it is the flavor of the day crony capitalism that has the support of farmers, the fuel industry (who charge higher rates for ethanol-added gas while getting tax breaks), and the environmental fringe.

However everyone should note the that there is significant advancements occurring in algae based fuel, in battery-life for electric cars, and in other alternative improvements while oil/gas (despite fracking) will someday be declining in production causing gasoline prices to sky-rocket.
 
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gwb-trading said:
I will agree that turning your food (corn) into fuel is absurd. However it is flavor of the day crony capitalism that has the support of farmers, the fuel industry (who charge higher rates for ethanol-added gas while getting tax breaks), and the environmental fringe.

However everyone should note the that there is significant advancements occurring in algae based fuel, in battery-life for electric cars, and in other alternative improvements while oil/gas (despite fracking) will someday be declining in production causing gasoline prices to sky-rocket.
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where the hell are you from? There is hardly a kernel of corn grown in Iowa, Indiana or Illinois that is edible. Food? All three states could be wiped out and you wouldn't notice anything except high fructose corn syrup would be in short supply.
 
Who wins and loses under Obama's stricter power plant limits
http://www.wral.com/who-wins-and-loses-under-obama-s-stricter-power-plant-limits/14808023/

The Losers:
  • YOUR POWER BILL
  • NATURAL GAS
  • ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Yes, that is right, Obama's energy initiative kills off energy efficiency promotion while killing the average family with power bills that will double according to the utility industry. A reasonable shift to use natural gas over coal in the power grid is no longer supported.

All of this while not spending a dime to improve the nation's power grid to support distributed renewable electrical sources - no actions on micro-grid, net metering, or distribution enhancements. Only a mandate to use renewables; this is an example of a completely worthless brain-dead energy policy.
 
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