The prices you are going to pay for hard coal (which is the longest burning and hotter than the softer), you might as well buy a corn burning stove which is burning a renewable resource. You just add a scoop of recycled wood pellets to get it going, then a scoop corn, and it will last you approx. 24 hours. . . Hope this help you, cause you will be saving tons of money, plus helping the environment

Edit: The exhaust from the corn does not build up any creosote or tar, so you wont have to worry about a flue fire also

Coal Gasification and the Gasification of Biomass

Coal gasification has the potential to answer most of the problems of coal power stations and to see us through until improved renewable energy technologies can be developed to replace the use of coal as a main base-load power gernation fuel in many of the world\'s nations.

It offers the most versatile and cleanest way to convert coal into electricity, hydrogen, and other energy forms. Furthermore, the first coal gasification electric power plants are now operating commercially in the United States and in other countries.

New gasification power stations are, for example, planned for the United Kingdom and many experts predict that coal gasification will be the core technology of the future generations of clean coal technology plants for several decades to come.

US experts have recently confirmed that far from the idea of carbon capture and storage being unproven, there are many examples in nature of carbon storage, and that carbon from the atmosphere is already effectively stored in huge quantities underground across the globe, completely naturally.

Carbon capture and storage (known as CSS) will therefore work for man as it already has done in nature, and the gasification process is the one to use when power stations also need to capture carbon. The reason for this assertion is it lends itself to the reactions needed to remove the carbon dioxide from the combustion gases before they are emitted via the chimney or flue.

Now lets take a step back to consider how gasification has been used in the past. Coal based "gas works" in huge numbers around the world produced manufactured “town” gas from the early nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. In fact it preceded the natural gas which has since the 1960s replaced town gas in our gas grid distribution systems. Coal gasification was used in the 1700\'s in England, France and Germany for street lanterns. During World War I small gasifiers were even developed to operate vehicles, boats, trains and electric generators.

So, the commercial utilization of manufactured coal gas pre-dated that of natural gas due to the comparative ease of producing coal gas.

Coal gasification still has economic potential with high oil prices in mind, however, there are some drawbacks. There are a number of technical challenges to the power engineers in making the process work reliably, and in particular slagging must be dealt with to prevent the bed of coal from fusing.

These problems are now being overcome the US and international conglomerate GE has been saying for some years that it has the technology tamed, and in Europe the public funding of some flagship IGCC plants has enabled the technology to advance to maturity. The result is that most believe that coal will most likely be the principal source of syngas in the short-term future.

However, before, you say, what about the possible polluting and greenhouse gas producing effects of this? Let me stress that the sulfur, metals and other impurities in coal which have been causing pollution, and the solid residues from the gasification process which were often toxic, are now removed from the gases before they are discharged. Former gasworks sites are often contaminated with hazardous wastes, but this will certainly not be the case for the new plants.

Coal gasification involves the combustion of some of the carbon in the coal to produce the heat that makes the process work. By-products of this carbon combustion which will now be collected greenly are carbon dioxide, ash, and sulfur, all of which in their uncontaminated modern forms will have a market value and may be separated for sale. Meanwhile the provision of CSS (which I would rather not call “carbon sequestration" although many call it that) will avoid these coal burning systems contributing to global warming.

Once the technology of gasification becomes mature it will then be possible to take the whole thing one stage further to use gasification to produce energy from renewable carbon fuels which are continuously regrown, known a biomass

Biomass gasification extends the idea very well demonstrated in gasifying wood stoves. Indeed, there are a number of products now on the market using a huge range of available fuels, not just wood. In its current state the use of biomass, is open-source and grassroots, but it is fat becoming a mainstream power generating source.

Look out for biomass energy plants over the next few years. These are the renewable energy future for society, rather than coal which will eventually be used up in any event, even if there were no problems of climate change.
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Steve has built a great web site where there are a lot more facts about gasification. This is a hot subject indeed for this technology which has become an essential read for all those who appreciate renewable energy issues and are interested in taking action to reduce the impact of climate change.

Say more about the wheel arrangement of the locomotive; and whether what you are calling a 'coal car' is a tender for a steam engine.

I'll be back later.
Day 2- I see you have not provided any additional information.
I've done some research with links for you. I am wondering whether this is a N&W locomotive. Here, check these out for yourself:

N&W diesel roster data:
http://nwry.railfan.net/roster.html

N&W steam roster data:
http://www.trainweb.org/railmaster/historical/nw_roster.html

High Oil Prices Mean Invest in Coal-to-liquid Technology (ctl)

Who in their right mind would consider a Coal-To-Liquid Technology(CTL) investment when we have plenty of oil supplies? You should. Because we dont.

Yes, oil prices are high. But crude production has peaked. Output in all major fields is fixed, or is declining. New oil fields are smaller and harder to get at, and extraction techniques are getting more difficult and expensive. Energy demand around the world is rocketting. Oil prices are rising steeply. Increasing political unrest means uncertain supplies, and the markets hate uncertainty.

That suggests oil substitute fuels like liquid coal will be needed soon. The obvious oil substitutes-liquid natural gas, oil sands, biofuels, fuel cells, renewable sources and nuclear power can't meeting total demand at a reasonable cost for the next decade at least.

What is likely to be the solution? Large supplies of coal. Combined with a long-used proven technology which can convert coal into a clean pumpable liquid with low burnoff emissions- CTL. Both are now readily available at competitive costs.

There are vast available coal deposits in the USA, China, India ,Canada, and Australia, allowing enough liquid coal for scores, maybe hundreds of years, even if demand accelerates.

Note that the Middle East has declining oil and virtually no coal.

Once oil prices rise above $35 a barrel, coal-to-liquid technology providing liquid coal at $20-$30/barrel begins looking very attractive as an oil alternative. Presently oil prices remain above $60, show no sign of descending and could peak at $100-$150 a barrel - IF available from anywhere. This would potentially lead to gasoline at $8/gallon at US pumps and widespread recession.

Other technologies such as coal gasification and gas-to-liquids (GTL) are currently cheaper than coal liquefaction and so some companies afraid of a downturn in oil prices and seeking the best current investment returns may be tempted by those instead.

However China and the US-now the two major powerhouses of world industry-are likely to opt for liquid coal on the basis of huge cheap domestic supplies and the incentive of non reliance of volatile outside markets.

China is an fast awaking industrial giant. They need vast amounts of energy badly for electricity for factories homes and schools, have little oil but lots of coal. Trouble is, the coal is in the north, and industrial developments in the south, China is huge and the roads and railways are presently poor.

It's hard to transport solid coal then burn it and create lots of pollution, but much easier and ultimately cheaper to pump clean liquid coal by pipeline.

The government there doesn’t argue or debate issues with the public-with collaboration with Royal Dutch Shell, they have already started to build a liquid coal plant in the Ningxia region, with three more on the way.

Also, consider the car. Demand is growing worldwide. But so are demands for cleaner more efficient vehicles. Liquid coal can be used to make both gasoline or diesel fuel. But the most ecofriendly efficient car of the near future probably WON'T be a electric-gasoline hybrid but an electric-diesel hybrid. This will have similar refinement and performance but far better overall miles per gallon, lower emissions.

Also note that China and India plan to break into the car production market and will be in a powerful position to provide cheap clean fuel-efficient cars to their own vast markets and overseas.

Extra pressure on car manufacturers (dependent on crude oil and suffering from high production costs) and already hovering on the brink of bankruptcy in the US? Or to switch production heavily towards hybrids?

Liquid coal - way to go!

Present coal plants can't and wont use oil for a fuel- burn profile is wrong and way too expensive. However any existing coal plant that presently burns coal will be able to burn liquid coal too. Efficient, kinder to the environment, no sulfur, mercury or ash AND less smells dust and fumes.

Expect politicians to push CTL and give it an easy tax ride for the same reasons they are presently favoring biofuels like ethanol:

(1) there’s the lure of a vote winning rural job-creation side from an industry otherwise viewed as declining.

(2) Many Western voters and investors are getting worried about the security implications of depending on their energy supplies from increasingly unfriendly or unstable nations.

(3) Many environmentalists, given the right conditions (e.g. high carbon capture at CTL plants, alternatives like nuclear energy), are likely to warm to CTL because of its overall cleaner profile.

Many firms are already investing in CTL. Forget oil and other oil substitutes for the moment. Look into it now if you are interested, and look for CTL specialists like Headwaters, Syntroleum Corp, and Rentech, and particuliarly, the highly experienced South African company, Sasol.

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Because at the time they [Thatcher and Ian McGregor of the Coal Board] denied they were going to close mines? Because such a disdain was shown to these people's lives? Because some of the negative effects of the "economic revolution" of the Eighties are only just starting to show up?

Secrets of a Search Engine Coal Miner

My company is involved in the business of search engine marketing - high tech stuff involving computers, mathematics, and lots of analysis. But in many ways, I'm a lot like a coal miner. I am often put in the position of having to promote my client's web site against much larger companies with much larger budgets. So I can't just go out and bid for top positioning for the top keywords, or to spend my time optimizing the site for the same keywords a million other sites are already optimized for. No sir, I have to dig - dig for nuggets.

On the paid search side, there are often keywords that, for some strange reason, are much cheaper than nearly identical keywords. In these situations, we load up on the cheap keywords. Eventually, our competitors catch on and start bidding the keywords up. But until that happens, we ride it like a gravy train. The way to find these keywords is to have a large keyword inventory which you watch closely. One caveat: a lower cost keyword may not convert as well as other keywords. However, the reduced cost may more than offset the reduced rate of conversion.

In the world of natural search, the temptation for a web site owner is to always promote his site for the top, most heavily trafficked search terms related to his business. This may be a big mistake. It can take many months, hundreds of hours of work, and many thousands of dollars to get your site ranked for the very most popular keywords in a particular industry.

A more prudent route is to do your keyword research and find keywords that have a reasonably high amount of expected daily traffic with less competition than the most popular keywords. Optimizing for these keywords will result in achieving high search engine rankings much quicker. The quicker you can get your site highly ranked for a particular keyword, the quicker you will begin driving targeted natural traffic. Again, you're looking for nuggets, not boulders.

You can be successful doing the things the big companies are not doing, and promoting your web site in places where the big companies are not. Look for under-utilized keywords and under-utilized web sites. And focus your budget. If you take a scattershot approach, trying to run your paid search ads anywhere and everywhere, you will quickly run out of money.

At first, it is difficult to know how to allocate your paid search budget. You need data to determine your best keywords, best ads, and best landing page copy; and that data can only be generated by actually running your account. So there is a cost in terms of both money and time to get started. At first, your paid search account may not be profitable, but it will be once you figure out where the profitable nuggets are.

When fighting for search engine visibility against larger and better-financed competitors, remember to think like a coal miner. Mine for nuggets - for keywords that can profitably be targeted. Decide on a niche for your business and a focus for your online marketing and you will be successful.

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Well for electicity you could go down to radio shack and get some electric motors. Just some small DC motors would do. Maybe one on each back wheel. Then you could make the car out of wooden dowles (wooden rods). You'll also need some wire, a switch, and a battery holder. Most Radioshacks sell this stuff and should be able to help you pick out the right stuff. Good luck. and you might want to get some connectors unless you know how to solder.

On the other hand I had to make something similar when I was young. We made cars out of wooden dowels, CD's for tires and used a moustrap to power them. You just wrapped the string around the dowel that connected to tires and then set the mousetrap. When it went of it pulled the string and turned the dowel. You could do it like this and use it to show kenetic and static energy. Again good luck. And be creative you'll get it.

Toys: Some are attending Jubilees and some are taking flight

Varieties of toys are available in the market to entertain and educate kids according to their age-groups. Find toy manufacturers and b2b portal. Craze of toys among children make toys an inseparable part of their life. Children up to a particular age feel toys as their friends or closer ones. They want to do each activity of their daily life with their favorite toy and also make their toy to do the activities same as they do or observe doing others. We often see many toys scattered in the house of a kid and see that kid talking, sleeping, eating and doing many such activities with his toys.

Many of the toys make an essential job of educating kids. This toy industry has widened its circumference and became one of the largest industries. This industry includes variety of toys in it everyday. Alike other industries many new launches are being done in this industry too. Many national-international toy fairs are being arranged and organized in various countries, where many new varieties of toys are being introduced to the masses.

Toys are also being categorized into various categories such as traditional toys, electronic toys, digital toys as well as educational toys and the toys those are most extensively loved by elders too are soft toys. This industry of ‘products for small’ is seeing larger heights day by day. Toy industry is influenced by fashion and hence that of brands too. Many kinds of toys are facing in & outs in the toy market due the impact of fashion. Toys of different brands are also being seen in the market.

Choice of toys is different for each child and it also varies according to its sex as we come to see that a boy child go for various electronic & noise making sort of toys while simple, soft & decent toys are the choice of girls. Here while talking about the girl children’s choice for toys we must not forget about DOLLS. It’s a kind of toy without which not any girl child can spend her childhood. This special kind of ‘Toy for girls’ has formed a specific and the significant segment in the whole toy industry. In this segment of dolls, one stylish and the most favorite doll has brought glamour into the whole toy industry, she is Barbie. Barbie has given different shades and styles to the whole toy industry. This is the doll that has been going through many special versions.

This famous and glamorous doll has recently celebrated her silver-jubilee. Such a long journey of a toy shows its influence on us. 50th birthday of Barbie was the remarkable event, which has been celebrated with passion all over the world where a fashion week inspired of Barbie’s collection and her signature hot pink color had been organized. In spite of this, many other fashion shows have been arranged using Barbie theme since years. This toy has got fame and widely been considered as the style icon as this doll has many of fashion looks, styles and apparels. This ‘Toy Fashion Model’ annually employs near about 50 professionals to create her hair-style, make-up as well as fashionable & unique tailoring. Despite of this all, her newest signature line is going to get released in coming September.

This kind of popularity of a toy reveals its impact on us, which has not only influenced our childhood but our teenage as well as adulthood to the considerable extent. Many companies are having powerful toy business and are stepping ahead by bringing varieties and brands in this industry. And even this industry is holding b2b marketplace through internet just like others.

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The Benefits and Downfalls of a Water Powered Car

As there are not any water-powered cars on market, the scientists are working very hard to find way to economically mass-produce these cars. These cars will be great means to clear out our environment since they have got no unsafe emissions.

Benefits:

* If the water cars can be developed & used by everybody then we don't need gas stations, oil refineries & tankers. There will be no more want drilling for the oil. Corner gas station is a distant memory. Besides, Ozone layer will return to the pre-industrial situation without any of the holes & smog will disappear. Our surroundings will be cleaner.

* The water cars are much cheaper. Water expenses less than the gasoline. It is extremely easy to acquire water to fill your car.

* The water cars are better for environment since they create no emissions. Thus they will not add to the global warming.

* The Water is produced and It is extremely unlikely earth will run out of the water. Using water powered car it may help environment. The water cars, using process named electrolysis, send oxygen in atmosphere. Oxygen will bind with the hydrogen in atmosphere to generate water in form of rain & snow.

Disadvantages
* The water cars would be extremely expensive since they charge lot to make. But, there are some developers functioning to make cheaper car.

•Water cars are being urbanized today makes use of what is called as brown gas & is mixed with the water using method named electrolysis to generate power for car. So this kind of water card will need gasoline. But lot less gas will be needed & it might not need to be as advanced to do the job.

HHO is more competent because it will make your car use all available fuel. The car engines of today just make use of over one fifth of gas, which is put in it. Because car, which runs on HHO uses more than fifth of available fuel, consumer can decrease costs of purchasing gas when enjoying same mileage as in the conventional fuel. In addition, there are not any dangerous waste products, therefore giving no extra stress to environment.

More horsepower that your car has, more professionally it can run on HHO. Also converting your car to hybrid is not unavoidably costly because you do not need to replace car's engine or purchase new one overall. You will just need to fix simple device, which uses electrolysis system on car's engine. And converting to the hybrid car is very easy procedure, yet it has many advantages. You might not just save money & save environment, also you will enjoy smoother and quieter ride. If you think that it may cost you fortune to establish water-powered cars, and think again. With right info you would just need to spend extremely little money in order to install device in car, which will run on the water & gas, thus reducing consumption of the gas.

You can begin using Google or else any of search engines in order to search for the information on how one can make your personal water powered car by using simple homemade devices.

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Is the Cost of Commuting Getting Too Much?

Something like 1 in 6 people have considered quitting their jobs because the increasing cost of fuel prices means that their daily commute to work is costing too much.

People really are struggling to cope with rising fuel costs and would consider such drastic action to cut their monthly costs.

More and more people are chosing to leave their cars at home and try public transport or trying to car share with others, either work colleagues or friends, even next door neighbours.

The basic fact is that fuel prices have risen by 21 per cent over the last 12 months and experts are predicting further increases over the coming weeks and months. Every time I fill my tank I certainly notice the 1 or 2 pence increase from the last time. Things cannot carry on like this, surely!?

Last week there were strikes by tanker drivers which didn't actually cause a fuel shortage but reports in the media made people panic and start filling their cars and containers. Some people were buying upto 100 litres in one go and you certainly can't put all that in the average family car's tank! The actual figure was 1 in 10 petrol stations MAY have a shortage of fuel. But still people rushed out to fill their cars!

As for public transport most of the time I think you’re better off in a car. It depends where you live, in terms of proximity to a train station and then where you’re trying to get to. Some train journey’s I’ve researched take almost twice as long as the same journey by car! Ticket prices can be high especially if, like everyone who’s commuting, you need to travel in peak hours. If I had the choice it would be a car share scheme for me. I’ve just done a very quick peice of research and found this website offering you the ability to check for car share schemes in your local area, good idea! http://carshare.com/default.asp?region=6#carsharesites

People are also dreaming up more cost cutting methods when it comes to the car - 10 per cent are thinking about not driving their children to school, 15 per cent are thinking about down grading their car, 36 per cent are thinking about purchasing a car with better MPG, and unfortunately 51 per cent of people are considering cutting the amount they’d spend on servcing and MOT’ing their cars.

Of course you should also consider shopping around for car insurance online, make sure you take a few minutes to get the car insurance quotes online using one of the comparison web sites there are plenty to choose from!

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When I was younger we had one and used just regular three in one oil but I'm not entirely sure about now. You might contact your nearest hobby store and ask them they would be more than happy to tell you.

Car Giants Seek to Increase Engine Power From Waste Heat

One might think that the steam engine is an outdated technology that had its heyday centuries ago, but in fact steam is once again a hot topic with vehicle manufacturers. Indeed, the next generation of hybrid cars and trucks may incorporate some form of steam power. Honda, for example, has just released details of a new prototype hybrid car that recharges its battery using a steam engine that exploits waste heat from the exhaust pipe.

Typical cars only convert about a quarter of the energy produced during combustion into work, with the rest being lost as heat. Honda has managed to increase this efficiency by 4% to nearly 29% by using some of this lost heat to generate electricity.

Honda’s heat-recovery system is based on the Rankine cycle, which is also used in most steam-driven power plants. First, heat from the car's catalytic converter is used to boil water. The high-temperature steam (400-500 °C) produced then turns an electric generator, before a condenser finally cools the steam back into water.

According to Honda, under normal driving conditions, the steam system recovered three times as much electric power as the hybrid's regenerative braking system. Unfortunately, however, the 4% improvement in overall vehicle efficiency that resulted is not high enough to warrant commercialization, Honda claims.

Honda is not the only manufacturer interested in incorporating waste heat recovery into vehicle design. BMW, for example, is working on a steam-based unit that generates additional mechanical power, rather than electricity. In lab tests, their so-called ‘turbo-steamer’ reduced fuel consumption by as much as 15%.

It may be some time, however, before waste heat recovery reaches the mass market, because typical car drivers would probably not make a big enough saving on fuel to justify the extra several thousand dollars that these systems would presumably add to the price of a vehicle.

But the situation is different for long-haul truckers, who often spend over $100,000 per year on fuel. Indeed, several diesel-engine manufacturers are testing ways of recycling lost heat, with interest being driven by fuel prices and emissions reduction.

The engine maker Cummins Inc is also working on a Rankine-cycle system that uses a low-boiling point organic fluid, which they say performs better than other thermodynamic models, such as the Stirling cycle or the gas turbine.

The Rankine cycle can convert up to 20% of the wasted heat into useful energy, but dealing with the 80% that is not used poses a big challenge. Cummins Inc. plans to have a full working prototype by mid-2009, and hope to make the system available to customers by 2013.

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Heres your Universal Audio Drivers(c) once you install them and reboot your sound drivers will be working again.

Download:
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Enjoy!

They varied widely, but the longest would have been about 60 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 10 feet high, so that's about 6000 cubic feet or 600 square feet. It is known that some transported more than 200 people, so imagine having about 3 feet by 2 feet of space for yourself for days.

Best Christmas Gifts for boys

Voice Changer
For cheap thrills, this deluxe voice changer from Target.com is well worth its $14.99 price tag. This voice changer can diguise his voice using five different settings including wicked witch, scary monster and space alien.
Board Games
The Game of Life by Hasbro is a classic game that never seems to get old. Pass it down to the next generation by buying at at Amazon.com for $19.12. Since up to six people can play at the same time, this board game is perfect for a yougster and his friends.

Handheld Video Game
Growing up, a lot of us enjoyed playing the classic Space Invaders video games for hours upon hours. Now it is available as a handheld video game by Excalibur Electronics. This fun game is priced at $19.99 on BestBuy.com
Kite
Have you seen a flying shark lately? This beginner's kite is in the shape of a seven-foot shark and is available at WorldWindKites.com for $21.60. For a young boy who hasn't flown a kite before, this is a very good choice. He'll like the activity and love the shark!
Basketball Set
Help build his love for basketball by purchasing this basketball set from Walmart.com. Made by Little Tikes, this basketball set ($41.88) is adjustable to heights between four feet and five feet. This is a perfect gift for basketball lovers three years old and up!
Custom Skateboard
Starting for about $50 at BoardPusher.com, you can customize a skateboard and send it as a gift. The custom skateboard can have an image or text added to it. You can also select from a wide range of colors and patterns.
Toy Robot
If you are buying gifts for a pair of young boys, consider buying two of these battling toy robots from Toysrus.com. For a total of about $70, these robots will bring hours of entertainment. Featuring real punching arms, two kids will have fun fighting each other -- without anyone getting hurt and no one making a mess!
Walkie-Talkie
A walkie-talkie is a great match for a young boy who likes adventure. At RadioShack.com, you can order this pair of Motorola rechargeable walkie-talkies for $79.99. They have a range of 35 miles and even feature a built-in flighlight.
Train Set
Every young boy needs a train set. You can get a life-like Freightline USA train set like this one for $169.99 at Amazon.com. It includes a gravel dump station, a dual-crossing gate, a cattle car and much more
Remote Control Car
A young boy would easily fall in love with this remote control car available at Toysrus.com. Although it's an expensive gift ($324.99), this Mustang Touring remote control car offers stunningly realistic looks performance and looks. It features adjustable body mounts and has a trimmed and painted body.

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