Your Thoughts on Energy Infographics
My team at 2GreenEnergy and I are having fun with these infographics on energy, and I think they serve a useful purpose in presenting a few of the basics on the subject of clean energy at a high level – appropriate even for relative newcomers to the subject. If you have a spare minute or two, I’m wondering if you’d like to make a suggestion for the topic of future energy infographics.
Here are a few ideas of my own:
- Global climate change – predominant beliefs of its causes and effects
- Alternative fuel vehicles – the pros and cons of each
- Concepts in energy efficiency
- Countries with progressive (or backward) energy policies
Again, I’d appreciate any direction you may be able to provide.
Topics for future energy infographics
1.Base load energy comparisons. It would be comparison between coal vs. nat gas vs. nuclear. Until the storage issues are solved renewables are not base load.
2.Distributed power generation versus off site, centralized power plants.
Terrific ideas! Thanks.
I woul love to see some discussion about reserch into the unknown and cotroversial areas of energy sources, development, and out the box thinking. There is a lot said in the simple E=Mc2(squared)Einstine creation, all mass is energy is it not? But how do we get at it easily and without destroying ourselves in the process is the bigger question.
I would like to develop a solid strategy for obtaining clean-tech development funding for 3rd world projects from private equity.
Good Morning Craig,
The graph needs to be more self explanatory something like an organizational chart. Nuclear energy without waste is what we should be looking for. More work on the KYOTO PROTOCOL needs to be done. All these are slow processes but Glad you are on the right tract. The reduction of our individual carbon footprints should be our primary goal as this shall mitigate the climate change syndrome. Electric vehicles contribution to carbon would be substantial. Pioneers are on the job and Ihope to see this resolved soon
Renewables and Conventionals – Four Factors: Plant cost vs. plant lifespan vs. fuel reserve duration vs. cost per kilowatt hour with holistic accounting.
Hello Craig,
The moving targets for us are:
West coast rack price for #2 Diesel
Rack price for B-100
Rack price for B-99
Domestic Feedstock prices: Soy, cotton, YG, WVO, all others
Imported feed for biodiesel production FOB US Port
Freight costs per MT for overseas shipments West, East, Gulf
RINs values
Crude Glycerol prices paid per lb
Refined Tech Grade Glycerin
Refined USP Glycerin
Long distance US freight costs (rail cars)
Short haul freight costs (truck)
It would be great to see a 10 year, month-by-month study on all of the above to see how they track against each other.
A record of last years B-100 rack prices would also be helpful to see how the expiration of the blenders credit affected rack prices as may happen again soon. Some of the reporting groups have these graphs but I haven’t seen anything that tracks them all over time.
Hello Craig,
The focus on our organization is working with nonprofits to make them more energy efficient. A more energy efficient building means a nonprofit that spends less on energy costs and less demand on fundraising.
While we support and are enthusiastic about renewables, the best type of energy is the energy we don’t use.
With that in mind, I would love to see some infographics that drives home the point that there is tremendous potential in the US to ease our energy demand by making commercial structures more energy efficient.
This may be contained within your ideas of “concepts in energy efficiency”.
Graphs comparing subsidies for fossil fuels, renewables, and energy efficiency.
Graphs comparing the unsubsidized energy cost for fossil fuels, renewables, and energy efficiency now, 10 years from now, 20 years from now….
Graphs comparing the unsubsidized energy cost money leaving the USA economy for fossil fuels, renewables, and energy efficiency now, 10 years from now, 20 years from now….
Graphs comparing the potential jobs in the USA economy for fossil fuels, renewables, and energy efficiency now, 10 years from now, 20 years from now….
Graphs comparing the potential jobs in the USA economy for fossil fuels, renewables, and energy efficiency now, 10 years from now, 20 years from now….if we do it now with American products or wait 2 years and do it with Chinese products.
Graphs comparing the money going to US politicians from China 10 years ago, today….
To my mind, RE offers the chance to realize the greatest worldwide peace paradigm ever dreamed posible. The very idea of massive and attainable peaceful gifts to people all over the world has indeed rallyed new forms of the egos belief in fear and attack as the only way for maintenance of the world view, because the ego knows that a peaceful mind has little need for it, and it is therefore threatened absolutely.
The interesting things to me are the industries and mindsets that display fearful suggestions and attack thoughts in this time of major transition because, indeed their way of taking from the world will need to change for ever.
The “Solar Sweetlife” is the way of the future..
I would like to see some Energy Infographics with comparisons of vital characteristics of renewable energies
versus fossil fuels,like price trends,CO2 emmissions,etc.
It would be helpful to compare the “real costs” of 1 kWh produced from RE and from fossil fuels. I mean to include the externalities in the real cost of electricity from coal, oil… (as a suggested link, visit: http://riversedge.hubpages.com/hub/real-cost-of-fossil-fuels ) My idea is to display answers to questions like for instance: Which is the cost of collecting 1 kg of CO2 emmited from a thermal power plant and converted it into biomass?
How about some useful infographics such as comparisons between different ways of achieving the same thing, e.g. hand driers versus paper towels versus cloth towelling; cooking in an electric oven, gas over or microwave; washing up versus a dishwasher; shower versus bath. It may be necessary to extend each to a full life cycle analysis of the equipment and processes used, but some data at least are available.
These are things I know many people question, but it is difficult to find satisfactory answers to.
I have two suggestions.
First, an in-depth analysis of LEED certified buildings over a time span of 5 years to evaluate if these buildings are truly energy efficient and if the buildings are continuing to reduce energy usage compared to newer LEED building and non-LEED buildings.
Second, a look at the calculations/formulas that many energy companies, power plants, etc. use to determine how energy efficient they are. What is the best method to measure energy efficiency? Should an energy analysis also include an exergy analysis?
I would like to see energy vs NGP and CO2 vs GNP for EU, for China, Japan, Usa, Canada, and Rusia.
A chart to see these parameters projected to 5, 10 & 15 years.
This will show how are we doing with productivity and carbonprint.
The growth of solar, wind, and other energy sources by capacity by continent in 5 year increments over the next 30 years.
I get so weary listening to the same old Electric Company BS from people who think they know something but only know utility rhetoric.
The grid needs rebuilt properly to 2011 technology standards, we need transmission lines of high voltage DC buried underground safe from weather especially lightening, switch-mode conversion at intermediate points for high efficiency distribution and all new consumers should be capable of using AC OLD way or DC NEW way sources for compatibility with usage and therefore higher efficiency at the user interface. I throw that concept into the ring. Let Engineers design the best not a system to rebuild in 3 to 5 years but to last for 30 years as “State of the Art”, that is worth the capital investment and look at all the scrap iron towers and copper wire to salvage, also eliminate all the tree trimming because all grid wiring needs to be underground like gas pipes! Further Florida Progress put an underground feeder in North/East St. Petersburg in the early 1960’s so that technology is proven for over 45 years.
Craig,
What would really be nice is an infographic comparing the cost of mitigating CO2 with various alternatives… just to put the different alternatives into proper perspective.
For instance, how much more does it cost to abate CO2 emissions by setting up a rooftop solar panel in NJ as compared to installing additional insulation in an office building in Texas or setting up a wind farm in the Dakotas?
This would be extremely instructional to your readers in terms of what policies would make more sense… and it would be fun to look at how you graph the negative CO2 abatement value of EV’s.
Wishing You Happy Holidays and Prosperous
Dear Craig
It has been a great 2011 for us. We came up with daily chores and We have build a bigger family and you all are an important part of that. Hope you had a pleasant year as well. With all excitement and optimism, looking forward to another splendid year for me, you and all your near and dear ones.
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Thanks very much, and yes, peace to the world!
Here’s another set of ideas a reader sent it: I would suggest areas of focus be on the graphical correlation between legacy energy interest’s reserve assets and campaign contributions/favorable legislation, (unfavorable to sustainable energy interests), a dynamic and predictive spread sheet that determines the real cost of legacy fuel/energy to the average user when health, military, environmental, tax breaks and opportunity costs are factored in, (instead of a $3.50/gallon of gas cost a more volatile $13.50/gallon or $23.50/gallon cost when all “hidden” costs, lost opportunities and subsidies are taken into account) and predicted incremental job growth associated with various degrees of national commitment from legacy fuel/energy to sustainable fuel/energy infrastructure.
I would be interested in seeing something on costs versus returns for administering recycling programs. Also, cost and energy expenditure differences between production from raw materials and recycled materials, i.e., paper, newsprint, plastics, metals, glass, etc.
Being from an area that does not recycle, I would be interested in seeing a hopefully fruitful local dialogue on the subject.