[Gasification] Energy Research Habitat

[kenn johnsen]

Here we have it again, a planed socialize society, ruled by an  
intellectual elite, al in excuse - sold by saving energy. And by the  
global warming hoax.

Kenn
tirsdag 6. feb 2007 kl. 20:10 skrev Kermit Schlansker:

>                Energy Research Habitat
>
>              The gradual unavailability of all basic raw materials  
> will enforce a simpler society that must concentrate on manufacturing  
> and farming. It is essential to the future of our children that we  
> find means to conserve energy. There are several reasons that habitat  
> change will be more important than technical improvements in large  
> power producing facilities. Larger buildings such as apartments use  
> much less energy to heat than houses. It can be shown that an 8 unit  
> apartment building of 2 stories will use 1/2 the heating energy that a  
> similar house would. Another reason is that tightly clustered towns of  
> such apartments would greatly reduce the transportation energy needed  
> for all of the essential functions of life. This includes going to  
> work, going to fields, shopping, transportation of biomass energy, and  
> transportation of food from field to plate. It will not be necessary  
> to own a car.  Another reason is that the larger buildings enable  
> cheaper power devices than
>  those suitable for houses. Heating means such as cogeneration,  
> comanufacturing, heat pumping, solar energy, alcohol fermentation, and  
> biomass gasification would reduce heating energy to zero. Electricity  
> in the summer would come from solar and in the winter from biomass  
> locally grown. Biomass energy becomes much more practical because of  
> short hauling distances. Summer cooling could come from cisterns and  
> solar air conditioning.  Local manufacturing could provide an income  
> and produce essential products. Another unchangeable factor is that  
> all manufacturing processes create waste heat. This waste heat can be  
> used to heat buildings in winter or to heat hot water. This gives  
> small manufacturers an inherent advantage over larger ones that  
> frequently would outweigh the economies of scale. The transportation  
> cost of getting to work also counts against large scale manufacturing.
>             A research effort centered on a single large building on  
> as much land as possible would serve as a model for future  
> settlements.  An 8 unit building on one acre would be large enough to  
> demonstrate many heating, cooling, and alternate energy projects. What  
> is really needed is a large state sponsored farm project on several  
> hundred acres that would experiment with habitat, energy and food  
> farming, and comanufacturing. I have called such facilities  
> Ecomindiums, however they could be called "Energy Research Farms",   
> "Total Energy Projects", or "Energy Research Habitat". The housing  
> units would best be designed for paying condominium owners but could  
> also be constructed as housing for the elderly or for the poor. One  
> thing that would help would be to find dwellers that would work hard  
> on the project. Some of the technical problems that could be solved  
> are small scale cogeneration, heat pumping, solar power using mirrors,  
> biomass gasification, windmills that pump, sewa
>  ge to power to fertilizer using clover as a nitrogen source, and  
> biomass gasification. The machinery required for such a facility would  
> keep mechanical engineers busy for some time. Presently we do not even  
> have a suitable off the shelf device for small scale cogeneration. The  
> project could create many commercial products that could be  
> manufactured and make jobs.
>            This facility would generate publicity for Sustainability  
> efforts and if done properly could attract cheap manpower for work on  
> labor intensive projects. Projects could be undertaken not only from  
> Umich but also from other nearby and remote universities. Because of  
> its shop facilities WCC could play a major role. The project should if  
> possible be supported by county, city, state, and federal government  
> as well as by private foundations. Global Warming would be greatly  
> reduced by this research because other countries would imitate the  
> products and methodology generated and create ideas.
>               What I am looking for is organizational, financial, and  
> technical help in forming a large umbrella project that will  
> concentrate efforts on the energy problems of habitat. The support of  
> both individuals and groups is sought. One of my thoughts is that a  
> University class could work with others and form a non-profit  
> organization to organize, solicit, and publicize the effort. Proposals  
> could be written to get Grants and donations. Engineering classes  
> could do important projects as part of their studies. The city or  
> county might help in making land available. Volunteer help could be  
> available from many sources if people really understood the enormous  
> value that this project would have for our children. We can't produce  
> enough energy for our present culture to continue but at least we can  
> demonstrate a culture that can survive.
>             I am a professional engineer and inventor. I have spent a  
> lot of time in gathering many ideas and in writing a book called  
> "Blueprint for Sustainability". I also have a 10 page document called  
> "Proposal for an Ecomindium" that I would furnish to anyone who is  
> interested. I have many ideas for mechanical devices that process  
> energy. These ideas could provide projects for many students.
>                                              Kermit Schlansker   PE    
> 734 971 5283           kssustain at provide.net
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