Editorial -
December (Check the homepage)
(Vol 3 no 12)
Welcome!
We need stricter building codes and concrete homes. http://www.cement.org/homes/ch_newsletter2005-11&12.asp#Tornado
Suggestions:
Convert closed manufacturing sites to build solar cells and arrays.
Create jobs and improve the country’s self reliance
Convert closed military bases into renewable power farms and demo sites
Let prisons manufacture solar cells and build arrays along with other renewable energy products.
Teach them a trade for when they are released
Payback society
Convert to renewable energy sooner
Improve our economy
Lower production costs
Prediction:
In less than 5 years colleges will be teaching a Business course on Renewable Energy Business 101 where students will learn how to create a site that will produce electric from clean renewable energy for a small business that will provide them will a income well into their retirement years. Hundred of thousands will create a new career that will make them their own boss with initial funding from the SBA and Venture Capital firms along with local, state and federal incentives as a reaction to the oil crisis and the economic impact of continual export imbalance over oil.
Just imagine how attractive a site would be that can generate income without much intervention from you. You will be able to travel and monitor your business via the internet. Part of the income would go to increase production and to bring in new technology. Not only will you be able to use wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, fuel cell but also biomass and whatever new source that comes along.
No boss, no discrimination, no glass ceiling and knowing your helping not only you but your family, local community, state self reliance and national security.
A business where you will be able to own acres and be self reliant but also communicate and educate yourself and your family continuously via the Internet over wireless broadband almost anywhere.
Hurricane Katrina
Relief Organizations
Please contact one of the following and send a gift:
-American Red Cross, www.redcross.org
or (800) HELP
•Operation Blessing,
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•Adventist Community
Services,
•Catholic Charities, www.catholiccharitiesusa.org,
•Christian Reformed World
Relief Committee,
•Church World Service, www.churchworldservice.org,
•Convoy of Hope,
•Episcopal Relief and
Development, http://erd.servicenetwork.com/Donate/Donate.asp,
•Lutheran Disaster
Response,
•Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance,
•Salvation Army, www.salvationarmyusa.org,
(800)
•Southern Baptist
Convention — Disaster Relief,
•United Methodist
Committee on Relief,
Another New Department: Demo homes – sites for energy saving designs, renewable energy communities and tips
Also next month we will introduce another new section – RE Stocks (if you have suggestions send them to editor@ENERGYFARMS.ORG)
As always please feel free to send this to others who might like it, without spamming them! We are open to all comments/suggestions/ideas/input/products.
If you have a product that should be high lighted for the new Product of The Month please send it to editor@energyfarms.org
With this months newsletter we start a new section that will highlight a specific product. For the initial product we have chosen a Vertical Windmill Model and maker.
Tenth National Green Power Marketing
Conference
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
Miscanthus
For biomass
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Miscanthus
is a tall perennial grass that has been evaluated in
Miscanthus
is being grown experimentally in at least 10 European countries. The crop is
established by planting pieces of the root called rhizomes, which are usually
collected from "nursery fields" where miscanthus has already been
established. The rhizomes can be broken up, collected and planted using
existing agricultural equipment such as potato harvesters and planters.
Irrigation in the first year and protection from frost improves the
establishment rate. The crop is normally harvested from year 2 onwards, but
yields continue to improve until they level off around the 5th or 6th year.
To date,
there are no yield results from any trials in the U.S. Speculating from
European data on small plots in agricultural experimental stations, the crop
may attain as much as 25 t/ha (10 t/acre) dry weight by Fall. In
Miscanthus has
- relatively high yields — 8-15 t/ha (3-6 t/acre)
dry weight,
- low moisture content (as little as 15-20% if
harvested in late winter or spring),
- annual harvests, providing a regular yearly
income for the grower,
- good energy balance and output/input ratio
compared with some other biomass options, and
- low mineral content, especially
with late winter or spring harvest, which improves fuel quality.
There is little or no experience with this potential crop in
the
Miscanthus rhizomes have a low tolerance of frost. Care may be required in some
locations to minimize frost damage, e.g. by growing a "cover-crop"
over the winter, or by spreading a thick layer of straw in the fields.
Native species are often preferred in the
For more information:
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A short
report, "Miscanthus: a Review of European Experience with a Novel Energy
Crop", ORNL/TM-13732, is in preparation. Full text of the report in html and pdf format is available. |
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Dr. Iris
Lewandowski, Institute for Crop Production and Grassland Research, |
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Dr. S.
McCarthy/ Dr. M. Walsh, Hyperion Energy Systems Ltd., Main Street, Watergrasshill, Co. |
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European
Energy Crops InterNetwork Web site: http://www.eeci.net/ |
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Bioenergy
Feedstock Development Program (BFDP), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, |
Short
Notes for October
Recent
Short Notes
Seeking Comments
http://www.energyfarms.org/trinity/
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The Energy Plan still being debated in
the Congress.
Send your comment(s) via http://action.foe.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1031
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National
Center for Photovoltaics
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Reading
Materials
North
American Windpower
"Covering the world's fastest growing energy source in the most
promising geographical market"
Alternative Energy Retailer
"The Leading Resource for Sellers, Installers Designers"
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More on Education - Making Energy
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It is important for everyone to do something for us to become energy independent. The longest journey starts with the first step, take a step.
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The Energy Plan is still in Congress
Get on the bandwagon for renewable
energy!
Support the Petition for Renewable
Energy
http://www.nirs.org/petition/index.php?r=sb
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School promotes energy education
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Recent Outages
(What happens to you
and your family during an outage?)
(What if it happened
during extreme hot or cold weather)
Not to mention the many caused by Katrina
Indonesian outage leaves 100m without electricity
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Oil has now hit over
$70 a barrel!!!
How is it affecting
you and your family?
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Energy Information
Administration
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This explosion in demand for oil is NOT going to abate
anytime soon.
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My home state of
Getting closer
Wind
Farm family building wind farm for
$100k for supporting 8 homes,
We can use more research funds, incentives, large scale manufacturing, economy of scale
and long term funding support from the SBA
What the world needs is more attention spent on developing a
supply of clean electric from renewable sources. Resources that are
available throughout most of the world.
Rather then heaping praises on actors and those in sports we should be
honoring those that make life better for everyone. Those who can make the quality of life better
for all. What we need are home designs
and government incentives that create homes that not only supply their own
electric needs but can also place excess electric out onto the power grid.
What if:
It costs Homes
$10,000 to install systems for supplying their own electrical needs and
A owner could
generate electric for 10 homes for $100,000 and if
A person could
generate electric for 100 homes for $500,000
The average
home electric bill was $100
The person
producing electric for 10 homes would make $1,000 per month
The person
producing electric for 100 homes would make $10,000 per month
Millions of people would elect to get an SBA loan or other
business loan to create a small business to generate electric from solar, wind,
water or other
form of clean renewable
electric. The idea would act as a
motivator for corporations to do more research and development in the energy
sector. The country would have
exportable technology that would help the entire world.
It would help the
Interesting Links:
Renewable Energy Policy Project
Wind Energy For Electric Power
We need you to
push manufacturers and dealers to send in their product information so we can
present it here!
We are also seeking
a non-profit as our sponsor so that we can seek foundation and public funding
together.
We hope you enjoy
this issue and welcome your comments and suggestions.
Future Section(s)
Energy Patents – Latest Energy Ideas
Safety – How to stay safe around electric
AGAIN:
The difference with our group is that we are promoting and encouraging energy independence using clean renewable sources and promoting jobs and incentives for the creation of Energy Farms. We will also cover becoming independent and how best to run it as a small business thus it is not just to support your personal energy needs but for an income-producing career.
- We will be asking people to write letters to their representatives to push for this goal by supporting legislation that promote Renewable Energy.
- We are
asking the government to attack the issue of energy independence the same
way we pushed the Apollo Program which landed a man on the moon and we
will ask people to get behind the issue with the same enthusiasm that fans
show for sporting events and for
- We will encourage colleges to create a curriculum to show people a new career alternative, that of generating electric and selling it to the utilities.
- We will push for a standard acceptable contract for independent power producers and the utilities so that the additional legal costs can be avoided.
- We will also seek reasonable environmental controls. We are the stewards of our planet and we need to maintain it so that future generations can enjoy it in safety.
- Backing would come from a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan guarantee with up to $500,000. The idea is to create a small business opportunity for individuals and families as a home based business.
- Being energy independent should avoid future wars over oil and lost lives while benefiting the standard of living for people worldwide.
- Check our Mission Statement
- We urge the Federal Government to create a incentive program for our disabled veterans and other vets for their service to the country
- We also support Home Schooling, Distant Learning and Lifelong learning via the Internet to reduced taxes and improve education
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Design Challenge
We are promoting companies to send in their best designs for a small Energy Farm in the $200,000 to $500,000 range. If we can put together a site that generates a good income and a sustainable career for people we can replicate it across the country and create jobs for thousands of people. As part of the effort we will cover various products, home design and independent living ideas. Feel free to send your ideas to mailto:editor@energyfarms.org
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I also included the contents from previous issues and a link to it on the web
This newsletter promotes energy independence, independent living and environmental stewardship.
Some near terms growth plans.
- We are picking up advisors and future contributors for articles, we have several people who have been interested all their lives but didn’t know how to get involved. We will have their bios in future Newsletters.
- We are now also looking for people/groups to send in state reports.
- We are now publishing every other week so we are looking for sponsors to help us publish on this schedule and to become a non-profit organization promoting mid-scale energy generation and energy independence.
- Some subscribers to the Newsletter are from other countries, involved with the environment and would like to help their countrymen become independent and build their own family energy farm.
- We are looking to team up with an energy non-profit to seek
funding from funding sources to the benefit of our goal. If your group
would like to consider sponsoring our group please contact us at editor@energyfarms.org
Note: Stop the telemarketing calls and spend more
time on the web doing RE work, go to www.donotcall.gov the online registry site and
stop those marketing calls during supper!
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items, just double click and you should be taken to the item. Please send this Newsletter to others!
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