Electricity continued

Just a quick note to update some recent findings in the realms of my last 2 posts. I read a great article in business 2.0 a great magazine by the way. Here it is. Here's a bit about inventor Kamen's new take on the old stirling engine concept.
check it out. Here's some background and images on stirling engines.
images here.
Wiki here.


Thanks and have a great moment.

Rudoloph Steiner- The Ledgend behind the Man

So i was recently in Portland, OR and found myself enjoying a band by the name of AU, a write up in Portland Mercury HERE and the company of some lovely ladies who were both Waldorf educators there for a weekend conference. For those of you who are not familiar, the Waldorf education system was hatched by the late great Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian who's gifts to the world keep on giving.
Here's a historical look at Waldorf Education. Here is a link to the North American association. Boom!
He was also asked to apply his theory to agriculture, and Bio-Dyanamic was born, and continues to be interpreted and applied the world over today. Here's a resource site. Bip!

I think this little piece will lead you to many portals of interesting things if you poke around. Steiner was also well known for his work in Medicine and building design. I hope the lovely teachers I met get a chance to read this, thanks for the good times, keep up the good work.

Electricity for the Next Generation

Electricity is one the most pivitol innovations we humans have come to enjoy. We can thank folks like Nikolai Tesla and Thomas Edison. It sarted years ago, some history via wikia here. Zip to now, and we have 5 billion of us wanting it. We have an electricity grid, but there's been problems, and more innovation is coming. Something about a team at Columbia's Earth Island Institute here. There's plenty of sun light, enough for all the plants, and then some. Huge solar arrays are still viable in the the deserts of the world, but a nice home unit is best, it offers equalibrium for the grid and less current loss over the wires. They are very expensive though, and I have often wondered how solar electricity was going to be made affordable? I always knew a business model would reveal itself and look HERE it is. They make money off your roof top real estate by renting you solar panels. In the process they give you the jaw dropping offer of a 25 year fixed billing rate. If you have the $ to own your PV system, you will eventually get checks from the power company. They pay for themselves in 5-10 years, the draw back is needing a PV electrician around when it breaks. Who's looking for a career change pronounced shaaange. Thanks to innovation and capital, our electricity generation is coming home. Combine this with an electric car or truck and you don't need a gas station or a power plant. Here's a wierdo video relating to the battery buy back and grid modification deal PG&E is working out. wha'? Austin, Texas mayor doing the right thing, and it seems we are learning to electrify objects through the air, welcome to the party WiTricity Well i hope the hops around here have helped. Peace