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Zero Point Energy

Zero Point Energy

The Lost Century Dr Steven Greer on Crackle ; According to Wikipedia: “Zero-point energy (ZPE) is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical system may have. Unlike in classical mechanics, quantum systems constantly fluctuate in their lowest energy state as described by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.[1] Therefore, atoms and molecules retain some vibrational motion even at absolute zero. Apart from atoms and molecules, the space of the vacuum also has these properties. According to quantum field theory, the universe can be thought of not as isolated particles but continuous fluctuating fields: matter fields, whose quanta are fermions (i.e., leptons and quarks), and force fields, whose quanta are bosons (e.g., photons and gluons). All these fields have zero-point energy. These fluctuating zero-point fields lead to a kind of reintroduction of an aether in physics since some systems can detect the existence of this energy. However, this aether cannot be considered a physical medium if it is to be Lorentz invariant such that there is no contradiction with Einstein’s theory of special relativity.

Liquid helium retains kinetic energy and does not freeze regardless of temperature at standard atmospheric pressure due to zero-point energy. When cooled below its Lambda point, it exhibits properties of superfluidity.

The notion of a zero-point energy is also important for cosmology, and physics currently lacks a full theoretical model for understanding zero-point energy in this context; in particular, the discrepancy between theorized and observed vacuum energy in the universe is a source of major contention. Yet according to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, any such energy would gravitate, and the experimental evidence from the expansion of the universedark energy, and the Casimir effect shows any such energy to be exceptionally weak. One proposal that attempts to address this issue is to say that the fermion field has a negative zero-point energy, while the boson field has positive zero-point energy and thus these energies somehow cancel each other out. This idea would be true if supersymmetry were an exact symmetry of nature; however, the LHC at CERN has so far found no evidence to support it. Moreover, it is known that if supersymmetry is valid at all, it is at most a broken symmetry, only true at very high energies, and no one has been able to show a theory where zero-point cancellations occur in the low-energy universe we observe today. This discrepancy is known as the cosmological constant problem and it is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in physics. Many physicists believe that “the vacuum holds the key to a full understanding of nature”.”

What is essential to understand both the good and bad news. Devising a method to utilize this source of energy would make it potentially inexpensive and carbon neutral. This is bad news for all other sources. I encourage you to view The Lost Century by Dr Steven Greer free to stream on Crackle.

Green Energy

Green Energy

While there are still a tiny % that denies climate change and the role that we play in that trend the vast majority of scientists agree that we must immediately take aggressive action to eliminate carbon emissions. Some countries have an advantage due to the availability of geo or hydro resources but others are taking advantage of wind, solar, and nuclear. The following show the countries that are doing the best in these three areas:

% of Power Generated% of power Generated% of power Generated
by windby solarby nuclear
Country%Country%Country%
gen.gen.total
 Denmark55 Namibia24.2  France62.6%
 Lithuania38 Palestine 23.3  Slovakia59.2%
 Ireland33.3 Luxembourg20.3  Ukraine55.0%
 Uruguay30.5 Chile17.5  Hungary47.0%
 Portugal28.3 Yemen 17.1  Belgium46.4%
 Luxembourg25.2 Jordan 16  Slovenia42.8%
 United Kingdom24.6 El Salvador14.4  Czech Republic36.7%
 Germany22.3 Netherlands14.3  Switzerland36.4%
 Spain21.7 Australia14.2  Finland35.0%
 Greece20.8 Malta14.2  Bulgaria32.6%

The following shows countries that have over 90% of their energy produced by renewables:

Country / dependency%%%%%%
ren.hydrowindsolarbio.geo.
 Ethiopia100.0%94.5%5.2%0.2%0.1%0%
 Bhutan100.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0%
 Albania100.0%99.5%0.0%0.5%0.0%0%
 South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands100.0%98.7%1.3%0.0%0.0%0%
   Nepal100.0%98.7%0.0%1.2%0.1%0%
 Paraguay100.0%99.3%0.0%0.0%0.7%0%
 Iceland100.0%70.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%30%
 Costa Rica100.0%73.4%12.4%0.8%0.7%13%
 Lesotho99.8%99.6%0.0%0.1%0.0%0%
 Eswatini99.8%56.1%0.0%0.3%43.4%0%
 Norway99.1%91.4%7.5%0.1%0.0%0%
 DR Congo99.0%98.8%0.0%0.2%0.1%0%
 Uganda97.8%88.2%0.0%2.9%6.8%0%
 Central African Republic96.5%96.2%0.0%0.3%0.0%0%
 Andorra93.3%75.9%0.0%1.2%0.0%0%
 Belize92.9%33.4%0.0%2.1%57.4%0%
 Tajikistan92.8%92.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0%
 Zambia92.0%90.7%0.0%0.9%0.4%0%
 Tokelau91.7%0.0%0.0%91.7%0.0%0%
 Uruguay91.2%32.2%44.5%3.8%10.7%0%

Amazing Hybrid

Chinese Tesla rival BYD says its new hybrid cars can go 1,250 miles without stopping for gas or charging

Article by Graham Rapier   May 28, 2024, 12:30 PM CDT

The BYD Seal 06 will be one of two models to get the new hybrid technology, which the EV maker says can enable a vehicle to travel more than 1,000 miles without stopping to charge or refuel. VCG/Getty Images

  • BYD says its new hybrid powertrain system lets cars go 1,250 miles without refueling or charging.
  • That’s nearly twice the range of some rival hybrids in the US.
  • Hybrid popularity has surged as EVs remain expensive and largely unprofitable.

Bottom of Form

Driving 1,250 miles without stopping to fill up? That’s a pipe dream for any car on the market right now, whether it’s powered by gas or electricity.

But the Chinese EV maker BYD says it can happen thanks to upgrades in its new hybrid powertrain system, which is set to launch on two recently revealed midsize sedans, Bloomberg reported. It’s the equivalent of about 81 miles per gallon, more than three times the US fuel-economy average for model-year-2022 cars. It’s also about 500 more miles of range than a hybrid 2023 Lexus ES gets, which last year topped Kelley Blue Book’s list of longest-range hybrids.

A leap this big in hybrid technology would boost an already fervent interest in these cars, with their impressive fuel economies, lower up-front costs, and mitigated range anxiety. The models are wildly popular with both automakers and consumers as a bridge between traditional internal-combustion engines and fully electric models, especially as electric-vehicle sales plateau in many markets.

In BYD’s case, hybrids make up the majority of its models sold, Reuters reported.

I have a 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and I have gotten slightly over 800 miles.

I went over 800 miles on this tank

     What is possible for 200 miles at 55 MPH