Notes+at+NREL

__Issues__
 * Notes @ NREL**
 * N**ational **R**enewable **E**nergy **L**abortories
 * 1** Supppy and demand for oil is up but he amount of oil in the earth is down
 * 2** Petropolitical- we only produces 2% but we use 1/4 of the worlds oil
 * 3** Climates Change- water vapor holds heat so earths temperatures aren't too extreme

Carbon dioxide makes plants grow. Plants need O and Co2. these are molded into it's growth. Compost releases Carbons and O. Circle of life is grow, die, burn or compost. Plants if exposed to extreme heat __without__ Oxygen melt into a fuel like substance. Plant material is mostly sugar. Every year a curtain amount of dosn't decay but becomes oil. When we burn oil we put old Co2 back into the atmosphere and the Balance of gases is thrown off. 15-16 labs in the US like this.

__Cement-__ BAD BAD BAD using fosil fuels to cook Calcium Carbonates to make Concrete Japan uses 1/2 the worlds cement

__Methane Ch4-__ -cow burps -coal and natural gas that are heated

__How to Store Energy__ -Compress Air (Alabama, California, Texas) -Pump H2O (Geogretown) -Battery, effcient - but expensive -Compress Hydrogen -Fuel Cell, 10x as expensive

__Wind__ __Solar__ Energy in sunlight can also be used to clean up contaminated soil and water the energy that the sun produces in one day has twices the energy we use in one year __Geothermal*__ 24 hours a day have used the easy stuff 400 degrees in water-US-2G of Thermal Fissure Garanite to pour in water So hot it turns into steam __Biomass*__ Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
 * Solutions**

Furtalizer- Nitrogen Potassium Phosphoures Need to find plants that grow well w/ low needs __Oceans__ __Hydro__ __Transporting energy__ higher voltage the less energy lost 700,000 volts move energy from coast to coast

__Cars__ Electric Motor 80% more Efficient Current motor- 20% efficient, internal combustionn engine

Talked to Will Jolliffe Volenteer 1/17/11