Therefore it is necessary to keep in mind that while automobile energy technology is important, it is not the answer to all of earth's fossil fuel consumption problems. In terms of pure sustainability and environmental impact, solar power outstrips all other energy sources (Sukhatme, 2006)
The subsidization is based upon oil price targets of $20 per barrel crude oil and outdated cost analyses of the ethanol production process, so currently these subsidies are under scrutiny from many parties relative to their cost vs. benefit (Tyner, 2007)
Moreover, huge platforms could be built off of the coast to generate additional capacity. (Deal, 2010, pp
The efficiency of fossil fuel plants are very low partly because the process of producing power is long and every process has its own power losses making the final efficiency to be very low. The efficiency of a wind power plant on the other hand is expected to be higher as the process is shorter thus the losses can be minimized (Ball 2)
During transportation, fossil fuels leak in the ocean waters and endanger the marine lives. Wind will not need to be transported from one place to the other and also it does not affect the environment (Emerson)
With these facts, a renewed need for another power production alternative is triggered and there is urgent need to address the problem of power demand and reduce carbon dioxide emission. There are several advantages of using wind power plants as opposed to the current use of fossil fuel driven power plants (Hazel 17)
Building of new structures is an indirect cost paid due to use of fossil fuels. If wind power is used these costs will be reduced (Shwartz, Mark)
Nations that depends on fossil fuel power production have been challenged to develop other forms of power production. America has great wind power production potential and now with the renew challenges to reduce global carbon dioxide emission to the atmosphere there is need to cut down the level of power produced from fossil power plants and take this opportunity to develop the wind resource (Simon 182)
These and other concerns associated with wind energy development are discussed below, and are addressed in the Wind Energy Development Programmatic EIS. To get more information about these concerns and access current research, please visit the suggested web sites listed on the Wind Energy Links page (Talley 2)
They include solar energy, wind energy, geothermal, biomass, biogas and hydro electric power. These types of energy have a significant potential to reduce emission of carbon dioxide which raises the amount of warmth in the atmosphere hence leading to global warming (Alternative Energy, 2011)
Among other companies and organizations involved in research on biofuels is Joule biotechnologies. Joule indicated in 2009 that it is able to produce a substantial 20,000 gallons of the biofuels per acre per year (Kevin Bullis, 2009)
According to these authorities, "As technological options, various types of energy conversion technologies are explicitly modelled besides electricity generation. Some of them are oil refinery, natural gas liquefaction, natural gas reforming, coal gasification, water electrolysis, and methanol synthesis" (Akimoto et al
S. companies and consultants have provided LNG field developmental assistance, including technical guidance and project development/construction services in West Africa and Angola (Chambers 2009)
Chapter Two: Review and Analysis Chapter Introduction This chapter provides a review of the relevant peer-reviewed, scholarly, organizational and governmental literature concerning the processes involved in the extraction, production and transportation of liquefied natural gas, including the liquefaction process, a discussion concerning how LNG is used to generate power, followed by an assessment of current trends in the development and operation of gas fields around the world. Liquefaction Process Just as the basic technologies involved in processing petroleum have remained unchanged for several decades, the technologies for LNG processing also date back to the early 1940s where the first commercial facility was constructed in Cleveland, Ohio; however, the facilities was closed after just a few years of operation due to a gas leak and explosion (Chandra 2012)
(Liquefied natural gas chain 2012, p. 5) The developmental pattern that is expected to result for natural gas field around the world will likely continue to be concentrated in those regions where natural gas is already an important fuel source (Knowles 2009)
By eliminating all oxygen, water and carbon dioxide from natural gas, the liquefaction process transforms natural gas into nearly pure methane (Liquefied Natural Gas 2012). Based on these and other attributes that are discussed further below, current projections by industry analysts indicate that future use of LNG will continue to increase despite the enormous infrastructure costs that are involved (Liquefied Natural Gas 2012), with some industry analysts projecting a significant increase in demand over the next 25 years (Lebeck 2006)
The data-gathering method and database of study used for these purposes are discussed further below. This study approach is highly congruent with a number of social researchers who emphasize the need to review what is known about a specific topic in order to formulate timely opinions and views as well as to formulate new insights and observations that might otherwise go undiscerned (Neuman 2003)
244). Notwithstanding these constraints to development the push to develop additional LNG gas fields in other regions of the world is also setting new records in financing requirements and engineering challenges (Platt 2005)
3). It is important to note, though, that liquefaction of the natural gas must take place before it is suitable for transportation, creating the need for costly and technically sophisticated facilities (Sherbiny & Tessler 1999)
For example, the in Salah natural gas project in Algeria already has a budget of approximately $3.5 billion; this amount includes building a 520-kilometer pipeline from Krechba to Hassi R'Mel at which point gas pipelines link to export facilities that transport LNG to Europe (Williams 2006)