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Sustainable Fuel Alternatives

Sustainable Fuel Alternatives. Myths, Misconceptions and Reality. Peak Oil Discoverer M. King Hubbert 1903-1989. Shell Oil Geologist / Petroleum Scientist In 1954 he predicted that U.S. oil would peak about 1970 Controversial

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Sustainable Fuel Alternatives

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  1. Sustainable Fuel Alternatives Myths, Misconceptions and Reality

  2. Peak Oil Discoverer M. King Hubbert 1903-1989 • Shell Oil Geologist / Petroleum Scientist • In 1954 he predicted that U.S. oil would peak about 1970 • Controversial • His estimates were highly accurate • In 1984 Hubbert predicted world peak oil in the early 2000s

  3. USA Oil Peaked in 1970http://www.oilcrisis.com/de/lecture.html

  4. Top petroleum-consuming countries

  5. Jean Laherr`ere, Estimates of Oil Reserves, paper presented at the EMF/IEA/IEW meeting in Laxenburg, Austria, June 19, 2001.http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/ECS/IEW2001/pdffiles/Papers/Laherrere-long.pdf

  6. “Ethanol boom may fuel shortage of tequila”

  7. “Biofuel brews up higher German beer prices” "It's absolutely outrageous that beer is getting even more expensive," Glitsch said, gulping down the last swig of his half-liter dark beer at lunch. "But there's nothing we can do about it, except drinking less –AND THAT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN."

  8. Hydrogen Concept Car

  9. Home energy consumption averages: • space conditioning, 44% • water heating, 13% • lighting, 12% • Subtotal=69% • refrigeration, 8% • home electronics, 6% • laundry appliances, 5% • kitchen appliances, 4% • other uses, 8%

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