http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/19/efficient-power-plant-tech-grabs-vc-dollars/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/19/efficient-power-plant-tech-grabs-vc-dollars/#comment-9906 Brent Quebman energyQue.com Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:37:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1644#comment-9906 <p>This is all great stuff but shouldn't we all look inward a bit? How much of the energy put out by any powerplant is simply wasted? Look around your house and think about how much vanishes into thin air. Heating, powerbricks plugged in, lights left on etc. the list goes on and on... If someone was sneaking money out of your checking account, you would be upset, right? Then DO something this weekend! An investment that pays comfort dividends.</p> This is all great stuff but shouldn’t we all look inward a bit? How much of the energy put out by any powerplant is simply wasted? Look around your house and think about how much vanishes into thin air. Heating, powerbricks plugged in, lights left on etc. the list goes on and on… If someone was sneaking money out of your checking account, you would be upset, right? Then DO something this weekend! An investment that pays comfort dividends.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/19/efficient-power-plant-tech-grabs-vc-dollars/#comment-9480 Web Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:30:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1644#comment-9480 <p>Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.</p> Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/19/efficient-power-plant-tech-grabs-vc-dollars/#comment-9446 Stephen Partain Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:33:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1644#comment-9446 <p>The only problem I see with this is that H2O will now be coming out of the stack as an "air emission" and H2O is a more harmful "greenhouse gas" than CO2 or NO2. I understand that is sounds like a "green" thing to do. I mean, it's water right? Well, yes it's just water, but water traps heat better than these other gases making it much more likely to cause so called global warming. Just wondering how they are going to explain this.</p> The only problem I see with this is that H2O will now be coming out of the stack as an “air emission” and H2O is a more harmful “greenhouse gas” than CO2 or NO2. I understand that is sounds like a “green” thing to do. I mean, it’s water right? Well, yes it’s just water, but water traps heat better than these other gases making it much more likely to cause so called global warming. Just wondering how they are going to explain this.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/19/efficient-power-plant-tech-grabs-vc-dollars/#comment-9438 Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:56:22 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1644#comment-9438 <p>Nathan, Thanks for the question. I asked Advanced Power Project's CEO on the distinction. He says a combined cycle power plant takes the waste heat into a boiler, creates steam which drives a separate steam turbine generator. And a Simplified Combined Cycle plant takes the steam from the boiler and injects it back into the gas turbine. He says the advantages include less equipment, lower cost, greater ability to respond to load changes and reduced air emissions.</p> Nathan, Thanks for the question. I asked Advanced Power Project’s CEO on the distinction. He says a combined cycle power plant takes the waste heat into a boiler, creates steam which drives a separate steam turbine generator. And a Simplified Combined Cycle plant takes the steam from the boiler and injects it back into the gas turbine. He says the advantages include less equipment, lower cost, greater ability to respond to load changes and reduced air emissions.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/19/efficient-power-plant-tech-grabs-vc-dollars/#comment-9433 Nathan Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:46:36 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1644#comment-9433 <p>How is this different from a conventional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle" rel="nofollow">Combined Cycle Power Plant</a></p> How is this different from a conventional Combined Cycle Power Plant

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