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Auto Fuel
Efficiency Explained My lofty Goals with this
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Energy Efficiency and Off Grid
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TRC
Inc, which is really the business end of ME, is branching out into an area
that is both technologically fascinating and, I believe, necessary for the
health of our future generations. That area
is Energy Efficiency and alternative energy living. The
truth is, I have always been fascinated with things relating to energy. This
weird attraction started when I was a teenager and read an article in popular
mechanics about a man in About
the same time, in my hometown of all places, a startup company called
“ELCar” popped up and started building little electric vehicles.
Every once in a while I would see one around town among the muscle cars and
block-long “Cadillacs.” (We had a So, my
experience tells me that profiting in the energy business, in any form other
than digging it out of the ground, putting it into our electrical grid and
using as much as we want to pay for, is folly. This also seems true of the
business of “green” living. However, my instincts and intellect
tell me that this time, something is different. It's not just that Global
Warming is a household term. And it's not that gasoline is over three dollars
a gallon. And it's not that our country is at odds with oil rich nations. I
think it is more about people...becoming conscious about their surroundings.
The same time “ELcar” was in business, it was commonplace for
people to throw trash from their cars on the highway. An everyday affair. So,
it has taken a long time, but I think that people want to improve themselves
by not being so wasteful. Most people recycle for no other purpose than it
makes them feel better about living in the modern world. We have collectively
come a long way, baby. During
that time, I have been professionally involved in many varied technologies
related to the information age. And my curiosity has always been tuned to: ·
Electricity ·
Combustible things ·
Automobiles ·
Whatever was new and interesting (Computers were part of that in the
beginning.) Furthermore,
I have made a career out of implementing these things that use...energy. Lots
of it. I started to notice just how
much of it was being wasted. By the time the year 2000 came around, we had
immersed ourselves into electronics so much, that things that didn't need to
be electronic…were plugged in. Even as a gadget freak, something bugged
me about this – it just didn’t make sense. A few years ago,
things became more clear and I started asking myself questions...again. Like:
I found
answers to all these questions and it took me deep into new sciences that
often times beg more questions. The answers to the above were; yes, sort of,
money, time, yes, and yes. Recently,
talk is everywhere for the how and whys of change. And to me, the biggest
answer to all the questions regarding energy must start with "Stop wasting it" and “Educate our young people.” This is
the cornerstone of this new mindset and my business. Having applied
technologies my whole life, I now want to use this knowledge to help others
who want to : ·
Save money (stop wasting money on energy) ·
Be more independent (Live in places that were previously
inaccessible.) ·
Be in nature and stay connected to convenience and civilization. ·
Reduce their impact on the environment ·
Stop wasting energy just out of principle Additionally,
I will continue to explore new and alternative ways of becoming more energy
efficient in the home and in transportation. This includes research and
experimentation in: ·
Solar hot water ·
Solar heating (Both passive and active) ·
Hydrogen (H2) production on a small scale for use in-home. ·
Small scale ethanol production for use as a vehicle or generator fuel. ·
Browns Gas production for use as a welding gas and a catalyst for
Internal Combustion engines ·
Creating more efficient internal combustion processes using cold
vapor, water injection, and Browns Gas |
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