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Joining green blogs
I have just joined a local onlne forum that is geared to green fuels.
I think that my vision could be getting one step closer!!!
NickDutch
I think that my vision could be getting one step closer!!!
NickDutch
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 10:35pm — No Comments
The growth of wood as a fuel in Oxfordshire UK
It seems like I am riding a wave! Wood as a fuel is growing in popularity in my county thus making it marginally easier for me to go for my wood pellet evokation :)
Nick
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Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 9:59pm — No Comments
Wood as fuel in Buckinghamshire UK
Ther are new plans to make the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire a place where renewable fuel is harvested from the woodland.
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Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 9:54pm — No Comments
Using mirrors to increase solar photovoltaic energy
The guy in this video is showing how one can use mirrors to substantially increase the power gained from a solar photovoltaic panel.
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 8:28pm — No Comments
Using waste CO2 instead of sequestering it
I have come accross this fascinating abstract that explains the possibility of using algae to turn waste carbon dioxide into fuel that can then be used for vehicules as well as other applications instead of sequestering it.
Sounds like a good deal and the abstract mentions the use of this as a municipal application.
The wh*** article apparently goes into how to convert cooling towers and the cost of doing so.
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Sounds like a good deal and the abstract mentions the use of this as a municipal application.
The wh*** article apparently goes into how to convert cooling towers and the cost of doing so.
Read the abstract… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 8:04pm — No Comments
My evocation progress.
Considering that one of my evokations is to have set up (or to set up) a wood pellet and wood pellet stove business here in the south midlands of the UK, Ihave done some brief market research. I have discovered that the pellet market is growing nicely and that there are pellet makers and sellers and even those who buy pellets from companies and individulas who make them. So if i was to get evoke to help me to establish this green business, I am sure that I would be able to make sme turnover… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 6:25pm — No Comments
How do I find a "Secret Assignment" from Alchemy??
Can anyone point me in the right direction (page URL would help) to do an evoke secret assignment please? I am getting ultra eager to do as much as I can for Alchemy !!
Water from thin air
With all of my talk about using peltier generators to scavenge energy from heat sources to reduce the word's need for electricity and to create power from other heat sources, you might be tempted to think that I am obsessed with the technology, well, I am LOL :) But on the other hand it is a technology that has real promise in many different applications. Take for instance the issue of water shortage. Wouldn't it be great if one could just make water out of thin air? Well, you can! And yes, it… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 1:23pm — No Comments
Donating to a good water charity
In order to assist in the global water crisis, I felt that I had to put my money where my mouth is and I have made a financial donation to watercharity.org which is an NGO (Non Governmental Organisation) which spends very little of the money that it recieves on admin, and most of the money in the field using peace corps staff to help implement water security and sanitation in locations accross the world.
They try and use local labour and local… Continue
They try and use local labour and local… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 1:12pm — No Comments
World Water Day 2020
In order to bring peoples attention to the problems of water depletion in the wh*** world I would encourage a series of events. Firstly, one hour in which everyone goes without a glass of water or anything to drink (unless of course they feel unwell) to highlight the sense of thirst. This will involve even pubs and restaurants not serving any drinks for that one hour. I am sure that people who are thirsty enough will catch up later on in the day so no real loss to the hospitality industry!… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Water Desalination in London England
My chosen awe inspiring water project is in fact in the United Kingdom, East London, a place called Beckton. Although water solutions are needed in the developing world, there is also a need to maintain water stability in the 1st world countries too. Lack of clean fresh drinking water could cause civil unrest and even a return to far right political extremists gaining power in nations that lead the world in a wide variety of fields. So, maintaining stability in the UK, Australia the USA and the… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 12:44pm — No Comments
Establish carbon neutrality as part of the weekly practice in the western world?
The movement towards reducing meat consumption through "Meat Free Mondays" is a good idea in that it helps people to reduce the demand for meat and thus produce less greenhouse emmissions from animal farming, but what about carbon?
If everyone in Europe, the UK and the USA took one day out a week in the three months of the summer to cook outdoors with solar, wood pellets or vegetable oil as fuel, that would also go some way in reducing carbon as alternative fuels are, to the most part,… Continue
If everyone in Europe, the UK and the USA took one day out a week in the three months of the summer to cook outdoors with solar, wood pellets or vegetable oil as fuel, that would also go some way in reducing carbon as alternative fuels are, to the most part,… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments
Trading Currencies: Benefits and problems
The most revolutionary alternative system that I know of is a system that I use myself, it is called “Bartercard”. It gives people the ability to buy and sell services on an international basis via a non cash currency. It started out in Australia and is now in half a dozen countries. It is useful, but does have its problems. The first problem is that it costs cash money to join, the second problem is that there is a monthly direct debit that goes out of… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 12:29am — No Comments
Future of Money creative blog posts
ECONOMIC NEWS APRIL 1ST 2020
Fortunately for us, the changes in the global educational system which makes woodwork, crafts, metal work and motor maintenance as well as plumbing, building and a wide variety of services open to the majority of the population, both adults and children has started to pay off, there are many small businesses that have been created. People hand making shoes, clothes, cook stoves, beverage makers and ornamental gear has become the norm and has helped to… Continue
Fortunately for us, the changes in the global educational system which makes woodwork, crafts, metal work and motor maintenance as well as plumbing, building and a wide variety of services open to the majority of the population, both adults and children has started to pay off, there are many small businesses that have been created. People hand making shoes, clothes, cook stoves, beverage makers and ornamental gear has become the norm and has helped to… Continue
Added by NickDutch on April 4, 2010 at 12:03am — No Comments
Bartering
I am very familiar with trading in non cash currencies as I have been a member of a company called "bartercard" for some time. They ise a system whereby you trade in "trade pounds" which track the value of real pounds, but are nn cash and you get an interest free line of creit to go with it too. I have used that when I was doing 3D computer generated imagery for banner adverts and recruitment for a living. The idea is that it works through cutting down the number of cash pounds that you spend,… Continue
Local Council Carbon Neutral or Negative Energy Generation nationwide + biochar provision
Large biomass gasifiers can be purchased by specialist businesses these days, each one capeable of making megawatts of power and turning that into electricity.
I have a vision in which each county council inthe United Kingdom could purchase a number of these, then the waste from offices and homes, anything from old clothes (made from cotton and other organic materials!), food leftovers and plate scrapings, grass cuttings, straw, stubble and other biological wastes, scrap wood,… Continue
I have a vision in which each county council inthe United Kingdom could purchase a number of these, then the waste from offices and homes, anything from old clothes (made from cotton and other organic materials!), food leftovers and plate scrapings, grass cuttings, straw, stubble and other biological wastes, scrap wood,… Continue
Added by NickDutch on March 25, 2010 at 7:12pm — 2 Comments
Some things to take into acount when doing solar projects
Over 10 years ago now I worked as a marketing manager in a solar energy company. We sold home installations for hot water, hot air and electricity. The hot air
systems comprised a metal box with a polycarbonate cover that had
some kind of black UV resistant matting inside it that got warm under
the influence of direct solar radiation. The hot water system was the
Daimler-Prince (I think!) system made of glass vacuum tubes that…
Added by NickDutch on March 23, 2010 at 4:36pm — No Comments
Can the governemnts finance the conversion of sewerage plants into biogas plants?
Would it be possible for the governments of the western world to provide finance for the conversion of sewerage plants into biogas plants? Human waste is a good source of the bacteria that make methane, and as such we are probably wasting a lot of potential energy that way. Lets say for the sake of argument, that a 5 - 10 year plan was put into operation, a loan would be offered to a sewerage plant of enough money to make the conversion possible, and the loan then gets repaid as a result of the… Continue
Added by NickDutch on March 23, 2010 at 1:01pm — No Comments
Dash it!! its the seebeck effect and not the seeback effect!!!
I have been blogging alot on the subject of thermoelectric generation, but I have made one fatal mistake, I have consistently called it the seeback effect when infact its the seebeck effect......
See the wiki entry here
Please accept my appologies.
Nick
See the wiki entry here
Please accept my appologies.
Nick
Added by NickDutch on March 23, 2010 at 12:55pm — No Comments
How is the wh*** world going to go totally green?
Creating change to renewables.
Most of us here on Evoke are drawn by a sense of social conscience or maybe are full of compassion for your fellow man, that is a great thing, and maybe you are already doing
something to reduce your carbon footprint, anything from only putting
enough water in the kettle to cover the quantity of coffee that…
Added by NickDutch on March 22, 2010 at 9:23pm — No Comments
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- Donating to a good water charity
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- Trading Currencies: Benefits and problems
- Overview of alternative energy solutions for the house
- Peltier / Seeback effect as a way of recycling energy. (some technical details)
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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