Yoshua wrote:Man and Wärtsilä are producing crude oil engines with over 50% fuel efficiency. Most diesel engines can run on crude.
All crudes are not the same. It is actually possible to blend crudes to get the right mix.
Would this lead to a perfect world? No. Could we do with less asphalt, plastics and other products? Probably yes.
I don't see this being done today. On contrary, our governments are demanding cleaner fuels. We will most likely continue on this highway until we hit a wall and have us another nice financial meltdown and who knows perhaps a nice little war as well and a little bit of chaos and anarchy with some starvation on top.
If the crude oil engine is a solution then the net energy from petroleum production would rise to 80-85% per barrel.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Tanada wrote:Before ROCKMAN objects that they stopped making Orimulsion when Chavez took control, A) Chavez is dead now, and B) just because he ordered them to stop selling Orimulsion does not mean they can not change their minds and start producing it again. Political factors were the reason they stopped, not physical.
charmcitysking wrote:Tanada wrote:Before ROCKMAN objects that they stopped making Orimulsion when Chavez took control, A) Chavez is dead now, and B) just because he ordered them to stop selling Orimulsion does not mean they can not change their minds and start producing it again. Political factors were the reason they stopped, not physical.
Hi Tanada
Thanks for that post - was wondering if you might be able to elaborate a bit more on the above quote or provide a link or two with more info on the political factors which contributed to the Chavez regime's decision to stop producing Orimulsion.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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