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GREEN HOME SHOW #4: Electrical Savings: Part 2 Audience Going Green Questions and Biomass
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Listener Letters & E-mail (Paul & Doug) - 7:00 Sponsored by: CMI Electric
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Time for listener letters. We have four questions this week. What do we have Doug?
- Our firt questions comes from Bob Furappels from Elkton. Bob asks "I have an old house and I am not sure what to do about the old wiring. What is the safest wiring for my house?";
- Our second question was sent in by Ima Weiner of New Castle. Ima wants to know "What is a GFI outlet? How does it work? And what are surge Protectors?";
- Our next question is from Buster Fingers from Wilmington. Buster has a great question. "Which appliances consume the most electricity and how do I find the most efficient ones?";
- Our final letter is an actual, real, genuine email from John Irwin. We don't know where John is from, but we don't care because he's real!!! Our first ever, actual email from a live human! Anyway, John sent us this: "I have a heat pump rated at 15 SEER for cooling. I'm wondering whether it makes sense to have a room air conditioner for our bedroom ";
"Thanks to Energy Services Group com for sponsoring this weeks Listener Letters. Remember, we'll answer your questions too. Simply e-mail them to greenfox@thegreatgreenhomeshow.com or send them by regular mail to The Great Green Home Show - ATTN: Listener Letters, P.O. Box 822, Claymont, DE 19703-0822";
Next segment: Eco Education Room 2:00 minutes; sponsored by Suntrust Mortgages
Good morning, Pleas take a seat today's word and topic is biomass..who can tell me ..
Biomass ( Organic matter)can be used to provide heat, make fuels, chemicals and other products, and generate electricity. Example ..wood is one of the oldest and most commonly used examples of biomass burning it produces heat to give us warmth or fire boilers to do other jobs
... other sources include plants, aquatic plants, animal waste, organic compounds from municipal and, industrial waste which can be used to produce fuels and chemicals, and power. Biomass resources can be replenished through cultivation of energy crops such as fast growing trees and grasses.
Unlike other renewable energy sources, biomass can be converted directly into liquid fuels for our transportation needs. The two most common bio-fuels are ethanol and bio-diesel.
Ethanol is made by fermenting any biomass high in carbohydrates, like corn, through a process similar to brewing beer. It is mostly used as a fuel additive, to cut down on a vehicles carbon monoxide and other smog causing emissions. Bio-diesel is, an ester, ( I have no Idea what that is ) is made using vegetable oils, animal fats, algae 9 cool 0, or even recycled cooking greases. It can be used as an additive to diesel or all on its own to power a vehicle.
Comments: power loss, minimal, but less pollution, and it could satisfy almost 5% of our transport needs in this country - downside..raising food prices for corn and other grains .even if we took all the grain produced in this country we would only get about 15% of the fuel we need or now use ..
