tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43182523348795181632024-02-20T08:23:24.116-06:00Compressed Air Powered Vehicles......and associated power generation and energy storage technologies; SOLUTIONS IN THE MAKING!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-75360554782975987792010-01-24T09:00:00.005-06:002010-01-24T09:43:47.521-06:00mdi06 via YouTubeIf you are interest in seeing what the final product of the AirPod actually looks like on the road, check out this YouTube user:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">RE:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mdi06">http://www.youtube.com/user/mdi</a></span><br /><br />There is a whole selection of material to choose from, including<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mdi06#p/u/9/fxZ4d0uzPzQ"> </a><span style="cursor: pointer; margin-right: 7px; text-decoration: none;" onclick="document.location.href='/watch?v=fxZ4d0uzPzQ'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mdi06#p/u/9/fxZ4d0uzPzQ"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Un AirPod à Paris</span></a>, </span>a wonderful view of an AirPod in actual traffic!<br /><br />Here's a quick screenshot:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mdi06#p/u/9/fxZ4d0uzPzQ"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mdi06#p/u/9/fxZ4d0uzPzQ"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dbb4u1vsjxzE5354JPuC2juO0PJmcuu0eFzP2qOQts3cGqM3htgaPp0ajq7x7XuesJe4pQY7ts6ESMl-669v0KCpi0F3JYkyU6ythPpuINzFdWA9L_XAE2NKDJ1bLJxrDzR920TSgZoT/s400/AirPod-Paris.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430328282175370722" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, wait a minute! Is that a Smart car right next to an AirPod? Interesting size comparison!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">Passenger Capacity</span>: <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Smart</span> = 2 people <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">vs</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">AirPod</span> = 3 people!</span><br /><br />I'm not entirely sure if this YouTube channel is directly from "les usines de MDI", but the sheer quality of the video suggests that it is. Excellent visual materials!<br /><br />Thanks <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mdi06">mdi06</a> - Hope to see more of you!<br />.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-65514290959391922732009-03-09T00:51:00.004-05:002009-03-09T23:51:44.923-05:00La Voiture Qui Pompe L'AirHere's a report on the AirPod development within Switzerland. <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.nouvo.ch/167-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.nouvo.ch/167-1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div>Please note that the video clip is in French, but I have provided some basic translation for the text and the audio portions:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Text translation: </span><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhhvzrwr_49544mqwfr&hl=en"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhhvzrwr_49544mqwfr&hl=en</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Audio translation: </span><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhhvzrwr_529t847wds&hl=en"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhhvzrwr_529t847wds&hl=en</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.nouvo.ch/publication-static/www2007/swf/player_tsr.swf?autostart=true&path=http://www.nouvo.ch/get-data/player-data/167-1" width="500" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.nouvo.ch/publication-static/www2007/swf/player_tsr.swf?autostart=true&path=http://www.nouvo.ch/get-data/player-data/167-1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> </object></div><div><br /></div><div>More information about this Swiss company is available via their website:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.catecar.ch/en_index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">www.catecar.ch</span></span></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Merci beaucoup.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-53931662282315376032009-02-25T13:42:00.024-06:002009-03-07T10:26:07.962-06:00A Tribute to the EV1 - The Killing of a Dream<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"></span></div><span><span></span></span><span><span><div></div></span></span><span><span>I wish that I could have been part of the 1990's EV1 ownership experience. Imagine being the first person to own a vehicle pioneering the way society views transportation... the future was coming and it was unlike anything available anywhere in North America! </span></span><div></div><div><span><span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">This was absolutely fantastic! It was time to dream... late night inductive charging and zero emissions. WOW!</span><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">"...But then, as the new millennium arrived and US dependence on foreign oil became a hot political issues, something weird happened. The car companies who'd leased out electric vehicles began demanding them back. And they wouldn't take no for an answer..."</span><br /></blockquote><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">*(Quote from: <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/the-plot-to-kill-the-green-machine-480645.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/the-plot-to-kill-the-green-machine-480645.html</a>) </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">What happened? </span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nsJAlrYjGz8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nsJAlrYjGz8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">*full movie with FR subtitles: </span><a href="http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5871495968130273402&ei=35yySYqlLoL8rgL2x5jtCA&q=who+killed+the+electric+car"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5871495968130273402&ei=35yySYqlLoL8rgL2x5jtCA&q=who+killed+the+electric+car</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span>All that's left is some basic electrical charging infrastructure and crushed remnants from a series of futuristic vehicles, and some stagnant archived websites. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">This is a total disgrace in the face of our current economic situation. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><br />What would have happened if the EV1 program would have been allowed to thrive? It is quite possible that instead of going belly-up, the car makers might actually be making money... well, we can at least dream, eh?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/electric.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/electric.html</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">By the way...</span> Chris Paine is making a sequel to "Who Killed the Electric Car" - This should be interesting... Check out this link out and maybe listen to the Audio portion if you get the chance: <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/09/27/altcar-2008-chris-paine-talks-who-killed-sequel-coming-in-2/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/09/27/altcar-2008-chris-paine-talks-who-killed-sequel-coming-in-2/</span></a><br /><br />I would like to forward a big thank-you to people who have put alot of time and energy into documenting their EV1 ownership experiences. Here are a couple of examples:<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span><a href="http://ev1-club.power.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://ev1-club.power.net/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.eanet.com/kodama/ev1/">http://www.eanet.com/kodama/ev1/</a></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~rcy/ev/index.html">http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~rcy/ev/index.html</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Without your documentation there would be just that much less historical data available on the EV1.</div><div><br /></div><div>It would be great to see a future with plug-in vehicles and MDI dual-energy vehicles developing along side them. Our world is in terrible need of changing our view of "transportation and mobility"...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully we can swing basic vehicle models to more sustainable energy technologies, no matter what energy sources are used.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">AirCars and Electric cars... just imagine how different things could be in just a short time... plug-in, recharging electrical or pneumatic vehicles... WOW!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">I think our children would appreciate this change for a better future... and it's really not a very complicated solution.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-92094254320436607032009-01-19T22:54:00.072-06:002009-02-01T08:14:31.620-06:00FlowAir "Adjuvant" from "Anything Into Oil?"Looking at the design of the MDI FlowAir dual-energy engine, the first thing most people notice is the compressed air system in which pressurized air powers the motor by physically pushing the pistons. No big deal at first glance. This concept is relatively understandable.<br /><br />The second noticeable thing about the MDI FlowAir dual-energy engine is its ability to operate using alternative <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">adjuvant</span></span> fuels, such as biodiesel and alcohol.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">These fuels are referred to as "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">adjuvants</span>" because these liquids <strong>help</strong> or <strong>assist</strong> in powering the engines. </span><br /><br />The main motor process still requires compressed air to propel the engine, but the compressed air is preheated externally just before entering the piston chamber. This heating or external combustion of the adjuvant fuel, provides expansion for the compressed gasses and acts as a pressure multiplier, increasing the total applied pressure of the compressed air to the pistons. What we end up with is a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)"></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">HYBRID</span> compressed air <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">AND</span> external combustion engine</span>,<br />the basic essence of the MDI FlowAir dual-energy engine.<br /><br />There are a few geographical situations that almost require the use of adjuvant fuels with the FlowAir systems. The first obvious reason is one of compressed air storage logistics. The basic operating range for a FlowAir dual-energy vehicle is around 180km unless an adjuvant fuel is used to boost the operating range. This would not necessarily be a problem if there were adequate compressed air filling stations available for the FlowAir vehicles, but if there weren't any available, it would severely limit the vehicle's mobility in terms of combined time and distance. With adjuvant fuels the logistics of travelling great distances would be much simpler, especially if compressed air was not available as a fuel source within the immediate area.<br /><br />The second reason for using adjuvant fuel is the necessity for heating FlowAir vehicles operating within colder climates. One of the basic problems of northern latitude transportation is passenger cabin heat for the vehicle occupants and the ability to defrost windshields. Without a heat source, it is impossible to travel in colder temperatures without compromising occupant safety and environmental comfort. Operating any vehicle at low temperatures is a hazardous endeavor in itself, especially when visibility becomes an issue.<br /><br />But what kind of liquids could be used as adjuvant fuels? Realistically, anything that can burn would be adequate for powering a FlowAir engine: gasoline, diesel, vegetable oils and alcohols. But what about products of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">thermal depolymerization</span>?<br /><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Um... Excuse me!?! Thermal WHAT?</span></span></span><br /><br />If you have never heard of this process, you're not alone.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Thermal Depolymerization</span> is a relatively new concept from a company called <a href="http://www.changingworldtech.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Changing World Technologies, Inc</span></a>. whereby waste materials are transformed into alternative forms of usable energy. They use a <a href="http://www.changingworldtech.com/what/index.asp">Thermal Conversion Process (TCP)</a> to effectively convert any carbon-based materials into smaller, more basic molecular units which are separated and reformed into liquid fuels, fertilizer products, and specialty chemicals.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> first heard about thermal depolymerization in a 2003 issue of Discover Magazine that featured the conversion of organic waste materials from a turkey processing plant in Missouri. This was the initial development stage of the TDP process:</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://discovermagazine.com/2003/may/featoil"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://discovermagazine.com/2003/may/featoil</span></span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gradually the whole process began to be perfected and a viable system of converting anything from sewage sludge and shredded automotive PVC residues into usable energy and chemical end products developed:</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/anything-oil"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/anything-oil</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br />Essentially this is the process of converting carbon based waste products to usable liquid fuels - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ANYTHING INTO OIL</span>. This <a href="http://www.changingworldtech.com/what/index.asp">Thermal Conversion Process (TCP)</a> completely mimics natural geological processes by pressurizing and heating carbon based materials to their chemical break-down points and reforming them into complex carbon molecules such as oil and gas. This process not only effectively shortens the chemical transformation process down to a matter of hours, it is also extremely efficient. Heat is required for the conversion process, therefore waste gases are collected and used to heat the input materials to conversion temperature. The end result is an approximate 80% or better efficiency rate of waste to liquid oil conversion. The resultant light oil produced by the TCP process is biodiesel.<br /><br />This type of liquid fuel would be an excellent adjuvant fuel for FlowAir vehicles because of the heat or energy content of this biodiesel. This energy dense liquid would not only burn exceptionally clean as a fuel, it would also remain quite viscous (having the ability to flow, or a low viscosity) at low temperatures, unlike corn and canola recycled cooking oils. The process is entirely energy positive and converts any organic waste material into usable energy-dense fuels and harmless solids. We could effectively eliminate our garbage disposal problems and possible begin mining old garbage dump raw materials for conversion use.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"But why bother to use the FlowAir concept in the first place?", you ask. Why not just continue on using internal combustion engines such as diesel for this type of development?</span><br /><br />The answer is quite simple; this is ultimately a question of efficiency. There is absolutely no possible way of maintaining our current fossil fuel usage rates world wide. Our current energy system will not come close to being able to maintain current production rates of gas and oil. Even with potential TCP facilities around the world, there is still have one major factor against current society, and that is TIME! These conversion facilities are energy intensive and costly to set-up and maintain so that even though they could generate a net energy output from the conversion process, it would take a very long period of time to construct each individual facility and this is a luxury that we don't have readily available.<br /><br />So realistically, we still require shifting from oil-based economies just to be able to survive. The FlowAir technology is one of the basic tools allowing us to effectively utilise renewable resources. Wind and solar power can charge compressed air vehicles and equipment without having to rely on fossil fuels, and this type of system will be flexible enough for immediate implementation during the initial stages of our current infrastructure transition and replacement. The FlowAir dual-energy technology is an excellent choice because of the flexibility it provides for both transportation and power generation. Not only will renewable energy technologies like wind and solar be required for this transition, but some liquid fuels or "adjuvants" will also be required for special circumstances, depending upon climate and infrastructure availability.<br /><br />As long as adjuvant fuels will be required for energy and transportation, it is a big possibility that the TCP process of converting <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ANYTHING INTO OIL</span> will help us along the path of change...<br /><br />AND hopefully in the near future we will bare witness to companies like MDI, IndraNet Technologies, ITMDI-Energy and Changing World Technologies working in unison to bring about the future of sustainability in our world....<br /><br />...I think our children would appreciate the effort.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Welcome to the next generation of change.</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">More information on </span></span><a href="http://www.changingworldtech.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Changing World Technologies, Inc</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">. and their Thermal Conversion Process (TCP) is available at:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.changingworldtech.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.changingworldtech.com/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Interview with Brian S. Appel, Charman and CEO of CWT:</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWf9nYbm3ac"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWf9nYbm3ac</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Other reference materials:</span></span><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_depolymerization"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_depolymerization</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Changing_World_Technology_-_Thermal_Depolymerization_Process">http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Changing_World_Technology_-_Thermal_Depolymerization_Process</a></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-14748339655144325692009-01-14T07:11:00.036-06:002009-01-27T23:45:16.390-06:00ITMDI-Energy.com - MDI and "IndraNet"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To begin with, what is the "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IndraNet</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" concept and what does it have to do with compressed air technology? To get the whole picture, let's review some basics. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">First of all, the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Internet</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is a very familiar concept with most people. This is the term used to describe the WorldWideWeb, or the information system linking computer networks around the globe. This is the mechanism that allows information exchange and communication between<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> separate locations on a global scale. Information is either publicly available or kept hidden behind lock-and-key firewalls that act as security barriers or personal access points for data handling and storage mediums.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now, an "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Intranet</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" is a term used to describe private organization data networks. If you operate a computer network within a certain organization, it is probably termed "the company </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">intranet</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" because it pertains ONLY to the company. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But what is this "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IndraNet</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" concept? Most people have never heard of this term, so let's now focus on a little company called </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IT</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MDI</span></span></a></span><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-Energy</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is a joint enterprise between </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MDI</span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ndraNet </span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">T</span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">echnologies</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "></span></span></div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></span></span><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MDI</span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">M</span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">otor </span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">D</span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">evelopment </span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">nternational</span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">developer of the FlowAir dual-energy motor, which is the engine behind both the compressed air vehicle and stationary power generators. For now, let's think of MDI as energy and transportation.<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span></span></a></span><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ndraNet</span></span></a></span><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">T</span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">echnologies</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">is the developer of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/pdf/solutions.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">FraMe (Fractal Mesh)</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> broadband network communication technology. This is a stand-alone high speed broadband system that works completely independently from typical TELCO systems. It is designed to automatically create and actively maintain communications links between separate points within a dynamic network mesh. Think of it as a wireless leapfrog system that only has one single tie-in to the WWW, thereby eliminating the typical wheel and spoke pattern of a typical TELCO. So, let's think of IndraNet as information and communication.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The IndraNet technology under development is not only a system that could replace all of our existing broadband communications, it is also the cornerstone for developing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/pdf/solutions_ipower.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">iPower</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> systems that would use </span><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english/autres.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MDI Eolo Energie</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> power generators for intelligent power-on-demand networks. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This integration between information, communication, energy and transportation technologies makes ITMDI-Energy a potential solution to our inefficient infrastructure systems currently in operation. The analogy used by </span><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/information/company/profiles.html#LArnoux"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dr. Louis Arnoux</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is one of the computing industry, and how mainframes have been replaced by the personal computer. Similarly, the power industry might be replaced by intelligent power networks, minimizing the gap between power produced on the grid and the actual power being consumed, hence, intelligent power.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In essence, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IT</span></span></a><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MDI</span></span></a><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-Energy</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> could be the major paradigm shift in the way we view information, communication, energy and transportation. By introducing more efficient engines for vehicles and generators AND providing computer information systems that can wirelessly tie everything together, it is quite possible to completely reduce our energy requirements for day to day operation of our society's infrastructure. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What all of this means is that the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IT</span></span></a><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MDI</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-Energy</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> idea could quite possibly buy the world some time from the full effects of Peak Oil and associated peak energy. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For more information on Peak Oil and associated global effects:<br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/information/threats.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.itmdi-energy.com/information/threats.html</span></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/information/company/profiles.html#LArnoux"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dr. Louis Arnous</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> and his ebook:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/news/arnoux_publication.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Peak Oil, Climate Change and all that Jazz"</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.theoildrum.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.TheOilDrum.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> (Discussions About Energy and Our Future)</span></span><br /></div><div><span><span><a href="http://www.crudeawakening.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.crudeawakening.org/</span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.thefuture.net.nz/peakoil.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.thefuture.net.nz/peakoil.htm</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.howtoboilafrog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.howtoboilafrog.com/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.oilrelease.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.oilrelease.com/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">...and many others</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Personally, I believe the world should really pay close attention to this emerging symbiosis of power and communication. This development might just possibly save our collective global butts!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSMtn-WDChTDIg6UyoTSXeQcWT5ZxOw7qIeib8OTu2H1XEM8659yi4Wb4ha-qrcUoC2TZ9UgZZpK32fhCML4WnS34geqYVF54mzZcRqSDce8t4qvoIyrHxH3d0BdnSdFYoldj6vIaSB1z/s400/itmdi-energy.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 45px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292592729563509778" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> ...the future of sustainability!</span></span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-66472784217558532862009-01-13T00:02:00.007-06:002009-01-18T03:00:08.935-06:00Peak Oil Was in 2005 - Final Warning!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Date Stamp:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">13 Dec 2008</span></span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peak Oil final warnings from <a href="http://www.financialsense.com/Experts/2008/Simmons.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Simmons</span></a> (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">head of the oil investment bank Simmons and Company International) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.financialsense.com/Experts/2008/Hirsch.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Hirsch</span></a> (energy advisor) are beginning to resonate heavily in the world energy market. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">(*please click on each name for their bio links)</span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It appears that Peak Oil has not only passed in 2005, but the oil industry is destabilizing due to the extremely low commodity prices on the oil market. Both men warn of a very serious situation now developing world wide regarding oil supply and bottlenecking and that the energy system is potentially spiraling out of control within the very near future. In a nutshell, we are looking at major supply destruction within the world energy system that cannot be undone.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Keep in mind that both men are veterans of the energy industry and for them to present this genre of analysis to the public is not a very good sign.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Is it already too late to implement alternative energy and transportation contingency plans?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">(Brace for impact... mayday, mayday.)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">This audio discussion is available at the <a href="http://www.financialsense.com">Financial Sense</a> website in multiple formats</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;">Link: <a href="http://www.financialsense.com/Experts/roundtable/2008/1213.html">http://www.financialsense.com/Experts/roundtable/2008/1213.html</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-31594896514359582172009-01-08T11:06:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:07:36.552-06:00French video interviews re: MDII came accross these video clips while searching for information on "AirCars":<br /><br /><iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="376" height="381" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/videozap/playlist/xqb9i_gnomaedh_voitures-aire-comprime?position=bottom&cols=4&large=1"></iframe><br /><br />NOTE: this playlist is all in French. SALÛT et merci!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-65267915944753978752009-01-08T10:58:00.003-06:002009-01-12T21:06:07.557-06:00www.thefuture.net.nzTo get a better understanding of why it is so important to shift to green ideas like MDI's vehicles and power generators, I suggest visiting:<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.thefuture.net.nz/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgDvWAASjBPw5Xuuvqv2797T-q6tWigsqcNxWDBAZjtPtl9yDxz-wrduB735b9JdXiREWG_ZG8EFB9M0ooCIzEshHY8Yx_EcfeLOl-9t-Rjwcqy7AGTMqBSk4YlNXHZ3PLBDL6w2xVXO0/s400/thefuture.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 65px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290607160193727506" /></a><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thefuture.net.nz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">www.thefuture.net.nz</span></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>This is the most informative website that I have seen in regards to MDI technology and applications.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please spend some time looking around and spread the word... or share the link.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-62676190550414830102008-12-29T20:18:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:26:00.264-06:00Note on "Anonymous" Comments<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I find it interesting that when given the option, most people choose to leave "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">anonymous</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" comments on a blog.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What about the words </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CREDIBILITY</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">INTEGRITY</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I do understand that people will have differing viewpoints on subjects such as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"a new technology"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">; this is a good thing! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yes yes yes!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">HOWEVER</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, please use some common </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">courtesy</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> when posting opinions and supporting details!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Please identify yourselves when leaving a comment!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Thanks; the author.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">p.s. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Merry Xmas</span></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2009!</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-59089052119555980072008-12-19T14:12:00.011-06:002009-01-12T16:50:08.313-06:00Arctic FlowAir - Purpose by DesignI live in an area of the world where winter temperatures hover around the -40 degree mark and at this point, Fahrenheit or Celsius makes absolutely no difference - it's all the same.<br /><br />If you believe that your vehicle is well built and well designed, this is the place to test it because if it's not rugged enough, the Arctic environment will be more than happy to point out any engineering flaws or design weaknesses you may have overlooked along the way.<br /><br />In the Arctic, we need a power source that uses an exothermic reaction to power an engine. Heat is required at these temperatures because the engine and passenger cabin must be artificially heated in this climate.<div><br /><div>Vehicles operating in extreme cold currently use the internal combustion engine as a power source, primarily because of how much heat they generate and release. Even though these engines are extremely inefficient, excess heat is easily shunted away from the engine cooling systems for use in heating the interior of the cabin for the passengers.<div><br /></div><div>What other alternatives power sources are available to power a vehicle at these temperatures? This is the one area of the world that battery powered vehicles will have a difficult time to operate in, especially considering current battery temperature requirements. Most batteries loose their ability to hold or convey charge at extreme temperatures. But then, what does that leave us with? Hydrogen fuel cells are a possibility, but once again we are faced with using hydrocarbons as a primary source for hydrogen, unfortunately.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>This leaves either the internal combustion engine or the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FlowAir</span> dual-energy engine as viable vehicle power sources, especially in colder climates.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can hear people already arguing that you need a BIG MOTOR to produce enough heat to operate effectively. This is bull. I used to own a Toyota <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Previa</span> minivan that had a 4 cylinder 2L engine and it heated twice as good as the P.O.S. domestic thing I own now, and it has a 6 cylinder 4.2L engine. My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Previa</span> (North American model) had absolutely no problem providing a comfortable internal cabin temperature on a -40 degree day. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's not about engine size or output, it's all about insulation and correctly designing the cabin airflow to act as a shell, insulating the passengers from the elements with moving airflow on the outer edge of the vehicle. Toyota understood that with their design. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Previa</span> even feature air ducts that were built into the outer wall and side doors for channeling the air completely around the front seats. This created a temperature buffer that evenly regulated the whole vehicle interior. In essence, it was an ARCTIC DESIGNED HEATING SYSTEM:</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8Ue2azjXSVmrNDyGkDem_4GnU4QPvfiy_rvhanFELGWFiuq5vmWT-gTb4DAP_EA5zhdLD5g28VTSEYy8KOkLakUTMKiEbQhc3RPDjutVybwC5r7etazXYxafum5RPlaA7x9DLCO6UHv3/s400/airflow_demo+1of2.GIF" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290506369426285666" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I remember driving home at 120km/h in -40 weather, sitting comfortably in a long sleeve shirt with my jacket draped over my seat. I have never been able to do that in any vehicle since, no matter what the engine size. It's all about design.<br /><br /></div><div>So then, let's look closely at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">FlowAir</span> dual-engine design. It has an external heat source that should be adequate in providing enough heat for the engine and the passenger cabin. If we consider that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">MiniFlowAir</span> is a fiberglass and foam composite body, it's insulation value compared to a solid steel vehicle body would be far superior at retaining heat in the passenger cabin. All that the unit would require for an "Arctic" upgrade would possibly be redesigning the internal airflow to shield the occupants from the vehicle shell. Everything else should be adequate for the task of operating at extreme low temperatures.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One final note: In an era when Peak Oil is an immediate reality and fossil fuels are on the decline, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">FlowAir</span> dual-energy engine has one main advantage and that is the ability to use multiple variations of liquid fuel. Even though it might be easier to use petroleum based fuel for the immediate future, it will be much simpler switching over to other fuels with FlowAir dual-energy vehicles.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah... don't forget the "air" part of it either... :)</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-33188630851203230642008-12-11T14:52:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:26:00.290-06:00MDI Dual-Energy - 4 Modes of Operation?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Just hold on a </span></span>minute there... the MDI <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">dual-energy</span></span></span> engines have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">HOW</span></span></span> many modes of operation exactly?<div><br /></div><div>What do you mean, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">FOUR</span></span>... ?</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Quote:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;"><p align="justify"><br /><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Four operating modes: </span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /> </span></p><div align="justify"><ul><li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Mode <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">1</span>, mono energy compressed air</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">: below 50km/h, only the compressed air in the tank is used.</span></li><li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Mode <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">2</span>, simple dual energy</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">: range extension by using the compressed air in the tank which is heated using an energetic adjuvant for the external combustion chamber before it is introduced in the engine.</span></li><li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Mode <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">3</span>, autonomous dual energy</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">: beyond 50 km/h the stored compressed air in the tanks is not used anymore. •A combined air compressor produces compressed air at working pressure which is then heated in the external combustion chamber before being transferred in the active chamber and expanded in the work cylinder. </span></li></ul></div><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">This operating mode is also used below 50 km/h when the tank is empty.</span></p><div align="justify"><ul><li><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Mode <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">4</span>, Dual energy with recompression of the tanks</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">: an energy sharing occur using part of the produced compressed air (by the combined compressor) to run the vehicle (as in mode 3) and rest is directed towards a booster to refill the tanks.</span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;">*view source: <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:11px;"><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english/moteurs.php">http://www.mdi.lu/english/moteurs.php</a></span></span></div></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, when MDI says DUAL-energy modes, they don't mean "dual" as-in "two"...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The more I learn about this, the more impressed I become with the whole concept... it's simply AMAZING!</div><div><br /></div><div>The thing I'm not too certain about is why I never noticed this explanation on the website before? Was it even there the last time I checked? </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm really not sure... How puzzling.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-21791676616852268442008-12-10T08:21:00.001-06:002009-01-12T21:00:11.209-06:00The EXTERNAL Combustion Engine!<div>I first noticed this blog write-up about a week ago:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://suddendisruption.blogspot.com/2008/01/amazing-new-air-car-moving-at-heat-of.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sudden Disruption: Amazing New Air Car - It's NOT About the Air!</span></span></a> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://suddendisruption.blogspot.com/2008/01/amazing-new-air-car-moving-at-heat-of.html</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div> </div><div>At first I didn't really pay attention to what the author was saying, but when<span><span> <a href="http://www.thefuture.net.nz/">www.thefuture.net.nz</a> </span></span>further explained the MDI Compressed Air Engine as an engine with a THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE, it actually began to make sense...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">*refer: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.thefuture.net.nz/mdi_tech.htm#sudden">http://www.thefuture.net.nz/mdi_tech.htm#sudden</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>In essense, what Guy Nègre has managed to develope is the...</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">"EXTERNAL" <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">COMBUSTION ENGINE!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div> </div><div>Basically, the fuel or heating source is completely external to the engine and acts as a pressure multiplier for the compressed air powering the motor itself. This means that the combustion process or heating process is continuous at lower temperatures and therefore an extremely efficient burn; almost all of the heat energy produced by the pre-burner will be used to expand the compressed gasses creating an increased power output per unit volume of compressed air. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>In the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">internal combustion engine</span></span>, a pulsed fuel explosion creates extreme heat and exhaust vapor in each burn cycle. This "waste" heat and exhaust vapor is then completely purged from the system via the exhaust and cooling systems. This is why the efficiency of the standard internal combusion engine is so low! All of the heat energy is considered <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">waste</span></span>, but in the EXTERNAL combustion engine, heat is a fuel multiplier, therefore a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">SOURCE</span></span> of energy!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>AHA! EUREKA!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>So, in essence, the system is similar to a regular engine, but one which <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">heat</span></span> is used as an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">input</span></span> and not simply viewed as a by-product of the whole process... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">WOW</span>!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*I realize that my explanation is an extreme oversimplification of the MDI engine theory, but that's how I wrapped my head around the whole heater/fuel concept.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Imagine an engine that's not an internal combustion engine, nor a complete external combustion engine like the steam engine, but a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">HYBRID</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">compressed air</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">AND</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">external combustion <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">engin</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">... ASTONISHING!</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">*FlowAir = dual-energy engine!</span></span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>Now, I can already hear people using the argument that we still need to fill the compressed air tank, and this takes energy.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>True! But...</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>We could use our existing infrastructure for compressing air without taxing our electrical grid what-so-ever... by charging the compressed air tanks at night!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>Typical power grid demand (sample):</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr-8l0dMJ_JQG4dk27K9RFWGNjbhcZ3jvcx6q_ymCjzUHBie5ATA1e-qaawzN9vzptaCACxGoeK40KW8sfDWCtKwFYgYgciYsEJwRYqjK2klwJ1RJ6Va132wv_yCqfguxifXkJojUxmkK/s400/grid_demand.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 377px; height: 247px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290607536196236978" /><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>Notice how demand drops during each night and peaks midday. The thing to remember is that power generation does not stop; current power generating systems keep the grid availability above demand levels at all time, otherwise the grid browns out or fails outright. All of the available power being generated at night is simply wasted... </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>Apparently our current power generation is enough to charge a whole generation of electric powered vehicle during each night cycle, or perhaps <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">built-in compressor units </span>for each MDI powered vehicle. (imagine that!)</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>At any rate, it appears the whole concept of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">MDI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">External</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> Combustion Engine</span> is a valid mechanism for replacing the current model.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>I really hope to see these vehicles out in the market ASAP.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>It's time for a change from the old status-quo... and remember...</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>"the future is air" - Guy Nègre</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-74338074025305253822008-12-08T19:13:00.002-06:002009-01-16T19:30:18.144-06:00OIL and GAS - The Next Meltdown<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Matt Simmons, head of the oil investment bank Simmons and Company International)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Why air car tech? </div><div><br /></div><div>Watch this presentation:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Hrpv21Ubf8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Hrpv21Ubf8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;font-size:48px;">OMG! <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;">Here's a write-up about what Matt Simmons is trying to tell us:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/matt-simmons-peak-oil.php">http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/matt-simmons-peak-oil.php</a></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-12285961459744898382008-12-08T00:00:00.001-06:002009-01-12T21:07:49.842-06:00Wave MotorsHere is Eric DuPont's Quebec connection to MOTOR'AIR<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.ecowavemotors.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Wave Motors (World Air Vehicle Ecologic)</span></a></span><a href="http://www.ecowavemotors.com/"><br />http://www.ecowavemotors.com/<br /></a><br />You'll find some more information on the next web page, including a PowerPoint link to a quick presentation:<br /><br /><a href="http://ecowavemotors.com/des.htm">http://ecowavemotors.com/des.htm</a><br /><br />*note - the ppt file is completely in French :)<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ecowavemotors.com/"><img src="http://www.motorair.net/images/stories/slimbox/canada02.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It is interesting to note that the engine proposed in this unit uses compressed NITROGEN gas and HOT WATER:</div><div><br /></div><div>Source: <a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=1">http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">English</span> translation via Google: <a href="http://translate.google.ca/translate?u=http://www.motorair.net/index.php&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=fr&tl=en">http://translate.google.ca/translate?u=http://www.motorair.net/index.php&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=fr&tl=en</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">*note: hit [more] at the bottom of the page for the full explanation</span></div><div><br /></div><div>The concept makes sense, but we will have to see if it can be up and running by the time the Automotive Xprize is ready to start...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Once again, GOOD LUCK gentlemen!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-3053367945395838732008-12-07T13:55:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:26:00.357-06:00MOTOR'AIR<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This is another aircar concept by Eric DuPont:</span><div><br /><div><a href="http://www.motorair.net/"><img src="http://www.motorair.net/images/stories/slimbox/canada01.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.motorair.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">http://www.motorair.net</span></span></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently they are thinking of entering their concept into the Auto Xprize... (click on quoted text below to view original link)</div><div><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46"><br /></a></div><div></div><blockquote><div><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46"><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;"><table class="contentpaneopen" style="border-collapse: collapse; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; width: 100%; "><tbody><tr><td width="70%" align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><span class="small" style="padding-left: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46">Écrit par DUPONT </a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46"> </a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" colspan="2" class="createdate" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46">16-01-2008</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana;"><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46">Novembre 2008</a></span></span></strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46">Le prototype du moteur est en cours de réalisation. La voiture à été inscrite à la x-prize ,une course autommobile aux états-unis dotée de 10 millions de dollars pour le véhicule le plus écologique.</a></span></span></p></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46">C'est la société ECOWAVEMOTORS qui produira dans la banlieue de Montréal, une voitures en fibre de carbone appelé "ours blanc" toutes les 2 minutes. Le premier marché sera donc les états unis, suivi très rapidement, je l'espère par l'Europe.</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.motorair.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=46"> </a></span></span></div><div></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Gentlemen... START YOUR ENGINES!!! And good luck to all competitors!</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-24463369629630713492008-12-07T10:00:00.001-06:002009-01-12T21:09:36.405-06:00VERDIVAP AIRSTEAM GENERATORMDI has developed an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">agricultural application</span></span> for the MDI engine. <div><br /></div><div>The whole unit produces steam via compressed air and effectively acts as a farming soil disinfection system... <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.verdivap.com/"><img src="http://www.verdivap.com/images/verdivap_new.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 165px;" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More information is available at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.verdivap.com/">http://www.verdivap.com/</a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-11483171493351162132008-12-06T00:28:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:26:00.396-06:00Xprize - MDI / ZPM<div>The Xprize foundation has been a great source of innovation for the development of very specific cutting-edge technologies. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 554px; height: 90px;" src="http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/files/img/auto/AXP_site_header_nav2.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Shall we focus on 100mpg or energy equivalency?<div><br />Presenting the MDI / ZPM entry:<div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/teams/mdi-zpm"><img src="http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/files/img/auto/teams/mdi_logo.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 141px;" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/teams/mdi-zpm">http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/teams/mdi-zpm</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/teams/mdi-zpm"><br /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>...Excellent description of the 4 cycle, 5 stroke engines being developed by MDI, for use in the FlowAir class of vehicle.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>ALSO:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">For more information on the MDI Compressed Air Engine with Thermodynamic Cycle, please visit: </span><a href="http://www.thefuture.net.nz/mdi_tech.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">http://www.thefuture.net.nz/mdi_tech.htm</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*This is a most informative website on how the whole compressed air concept works in a dual mode engine.</span></div><div><br /></div><div> <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Shiva Vencat - CEO</div><div>Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) USA<br /></div><div><a href="http://zeropollutionmotors.us/">http://zeropollutionmotors.us/</a><br /></div><div><img src="http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/files/img/auto/teams/mdi_team.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Interview with Shiva Vencat:</div><div><br /></div><div><a><embed src="http://nantucket.plumtv.com/sites/all/modules/plum_video_player/flowplayer/FlowPlayerPlum.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2CembedHeight%3A304%2CembedWidth%3A373%2CcontrolsWidth%3A373%2CgoogleAnalyticsPrefix%3A%27vflash%27%2ChtmlId%3A%27video%2D5006509508%27%2CfullScreenScriptURL%3A%27%2Fsites%2Fall%2Fmodules%2Fplum%5Fvideo%5Fplayer%2Fflowplayer%2Fjavascripts%2Ffullscreen%2Ejs%27%2CbaseUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fnantucket%2Eplumtv%2Ecom%2F%27%2CuseEmbeddedButtonImages%3Atrue%2CuseNativeFullScreen%3Atrue%2CstartingBufferLength%3A5%2CshowPlayListButtons%3Atrue%2CshowLoopButton%3Afalse%2CplayList%3A%5B%7BarrayIndex%3A0%2CshowOnLoadBegin%3Atrue%2Curl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fnantucket%2Eplumtv%2Ecom%2Ffiles%2Fvideo%5Fsplashes%2Fshiva%5Fvencat%5Fair%5F480%2Ejpg%27%2CoverlayId%3A%27play%27%7D%2C%7BarrayIndex%3A1%2Cdesc%3A%27DESCRIPTION%27%2Curl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwatch1%2Eplumtvvideo%2Ecom%2Fnantucket%2F10419%5Fshiva%5Fvencat%5Faircar%2Eflv%20%20%27%2Cname%3A%27Air%20Car%20%2D%20The%20Zero%20Emissions%20Vehicle%27%7D%2C%7BarrayIndex%3A2%2Curl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fnantucket%2Eplumtv%2Ecom%2Ffiles%2Fvideo%5Fsplashes%2Fshiva%5Fvencat%5Fair%5F480%2Ejpg%27%2CoverlayId%3A%27playAgain%27%7D%5D%2CmenuItems%3A%5B1%2C1%2C1%2C0%2C0%2C1%5D%2Cloop%3Afalse%2Cthumbnail%3A%27%2Fsites%2Fall%2Fmodules%2Fplum%5Fvideo%5Fplayer%2Fflowplayer%2Fimages%2Fthumb%5Fdefault%2Epng%27%2ClinkBackURL%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eplumtv%2Ecom%27%2CinitialScale%3A%27scale%27%2CbufferLength%3A10%2CbaseURL%3A%27%27%2CautoPlay%3Afalse%2CautoBuffering%3Afalse%7D" width="373" height="304" scale="noscale" bgcolor="111111" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>*spread the word... "the future is air"</div><div> <br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-64897339030839788252008-11-30T11:01:00.002-06:002009-01-25T15:19:20.016-06:00ITMDI-Energy and Dr. Louis Arnoux!<span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">It doesn't need to cost the earth to save the planet"</span></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:'times new roman';"><a href="http://www.itmdi-energy.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlG5O8HUZ03OFmn6H8J1Md5vIpvWIXsIdyQ1E8w45n1H0JwETA__qECO1-EkxPjiFI3WZHmUilpEyjCXLPy6eeoe4zBtkZjTYYmMV_a_7ho1LvX05rHqf73yQSwG5Xg3NvHBC_2Up4n2A/s400/itmdi-energy.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 45px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290608194388865490" /></a><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:'times new roman';">NOW! A combination of both the MDI power concepts and the INDRANET communication concepts! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:'times new roman';"><a href="http://www.indranet.co.nz/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6W4KXJU148CqtSUnz3m_vvEYKiD1EBwoBful0i5qeHf9sBMxb2Z8T6El6PM4i7uC1LvJqrL5E4UjGuAkgJ8O45l1Lhreb4N1L4M42fQ8I7EDdsberQMmcPHEb6VflzjKgIubQ2kc5wTd/s400/Indranet1.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 68px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290608444933637954" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJocakU3n4WQgAh5DN8U50YMK2YS0middCXF69tSnxSP76U1KSVrz6PYQb63TjAY9RnWo_aTcO3xBxlAWIrSx0Hzxaj_HLoigxuokfVy16CqNyi6UQM3Fndfjm9fZYfxHbYerdWrJnB2I/s400/MDIlogo.gif" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 71px; height: 65px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290608641186390610" /></a><a href="http://www.mdi.lu"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwmD3CcA95qLoTxnyLmtnyP4O3AWWuA9yRC2MKAomPFyN_9z_pZFDFkEwQ0An-py-UXfFps_KApMuse3unRsm6ASJmMVDrq3Tp0e7Rp0qaolXA7wUpm1kpVyM1FEsdl5OTIWmd58XkZWj/s400/mdi_1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 77px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295343919557171858" /></a></span><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*note: click on symbols to link to websites.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Two technologies combined into a single vision; people changing the way we view both communications and transportation for the 21st century!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Thank-you Guy Nègre and Dr. Louis Arnoux!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">(GO Australasia GO!!!)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-81262936712837535992008-11-26T16:13:00.001-06:002009-01-12T21:14:24.986-06:00Energine Corporation (Seoul, Korea)How about a P.H.E.V. from<br /><br /><a href="http://www.energine.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNY1MwXleLOolmAIDJ-xh0wqL3QJziHg9kEQislvI4hn7XybctTzMyilsqjOotP_bcNFR989gW8zE3umVw_m-B9qL0zIA-mSphRy6O0qvQVDx4iL8iQ9NWT3WmQ774pwX8BNjjo5yb955/s400/energine.gif" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 60px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290611142842020866" /><br /></a><div><a href="http://www.energine.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbACsbr0KboTrirgM-3Ia6eOMWg4y6Ey08d8iQBxfQvBqNEd65qGSmboh7mayo7dvP2RbQNJXUicH0A1Sn1zDx91UnV9X_DnwHoTSBZPU-L6UXRcRlErYhD8t6FNL9v24BEmERX4yDTXin/s400/spark.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 149px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290611212359896194" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br />PNEUMATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.energine.com/e_main.php">http://www.energine.com/e_main.php</a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-4896601130694102882008-11-25T12:56:00.000-06:002009-01-08T11:26:00.243-06:00Angelo Di Pietro - EngineAir.com.au<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eziyzmEXeqU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eziyzmEXeqU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />It's interesting that both the MDI and EngineAir models will be manufactured in Australia. I imagine that there is enough available market applications to utilize both of these technologies effectively to replace oil/petrol/gas/diesel based transportation systems.<br /><br />Gentlemen, I salute you!<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-90219385068998790912008-11-23T10:08:00.001-06:002009-01-09T00:37:30.598-06:00Peak Oil - We've Already Passed It.This 3.5 minute video quickly explains the general concepts of cheap energy and PEAK OIL.<br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Ab2ZbYzyEw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="270" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br /><br />Take a few minutes to view this clip, then pass it on... get the word out there - things are changing and very quickly at that!<br /><br />More info: <a href="http://postcarbon.org/nine_percent">http://postcarbon.org/nine_percent</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318252334879518163.post-86046576017642207692008-11-15T11:47:00.002-06:002009-01-12T21:12:18.479-06:00MDI - Motor Development International<a href="http://www.mdi.lu"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 71px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_X5LOWFegx2_v2Y2QHYP-CJN9fYUgg1m3Vwm0GmjIAiZHpNdZyBZQCI14OowNWZEL94RVFfT8f6TbrhcnYnl3KBHMKGyyTwoUx8THmyMcu0MHzlPyo0etzxRjSWGiHufKgmobLeyHhI2/s400/MDIlogo.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290610734859009490" /></a><a href="http://www.mdi.lu"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoWssf1XLKE4f8e0ZvucZm0ZSW8SVPw_nGiJMHozwTlJPXb3aMYO-nI4czA41ZXf75y3GifwiXzLmVUf2Mkkqd8og9YtAQmrPg29xIP4fgcdgMFAThpelngEdZy4EbPOHx_gxVSUPEpmL/s400/mdi_1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 77px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290610797140500322" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/">http://www.mdi.lu/</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">MDI partners and associates:</span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.mdi.lu/english/partenaires.php">http://www.mdi.lu/english/partenaires.php</a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0