Comments on: Recaptured Energy Technologies Partners with Ricardo on Green Solutions http://gas2.org/2009/10/16/recaptured-energy-technologies-partners-with-ricardo-on-green-solutions/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2009/10/16/recaptured-energy-technologies-partners-with-ricardo-on-green-solutions/#comment-13163 ChuckL Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:15:12 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3819#comment-13163 Maybe after about 20 years of sitting on a shelf, it will prove viable this time.Popular Mechanics had articles on this idea over 20 years ago using both compressed air and steel springs. Maybe after about 20 years of sitting on a shelf, it will prove viable this time.Popular Mechanics had articles on this idea over 20 years ago using both compressed air and steel springs.

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2009/10/16/recaptured-energy-technologies-partners-with-ricardo-on-green-solutions/#comment-36208 ChuckL Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:15:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3819#comment-36208 Maybe after about 20 years of sitting on a shelf, it will prove viable this time.Popular Mechanics had articles on this idea over 20 years ago using both compressed air and steel springs. Maybe after about 20 years of sitting on a shelf, it will prove viable this time.Popular Mechanics had articles on this idea over 20 years ago using both compressed air and steel springs.

]]> By: Tim Cleland http://gas2.org/2009/10/16/recaptured-energy-technologies-partners-with-ricardo-on-green-solutions/#comment-13162 Tim Cleland Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:10:46 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3819#comment-13162 Personally, I've always liked the hydraulic hybrid idea. It makes perfect sense for any vehicle that has to start and stop a lot. Furthermore, hydraulic technology has been around for many decades (anyone who's seen a back hoe working has seen the power of hydraulics) so is very mature. Just a small critique: "When a vehicle brakes, it expends energy which is wasted." A better way to say this would be, "When a vehicle brakes, all the kinetic energy it has is converted into waste heat." The hydraulic hybrid, instead, converts the kinetic energy into potential energy stored in the compressed air tanks (which can then be reconverted into kinetic energy, etc.) An electric hybrid does the same thing, but the potential energy takes the form of chemical energy in a battery. Personally, I’ve always liked the hydraulic hybrid idea. It makes perfect sense for any vehicle that has to start and stop

a lot. Furthermore, hydraulic technology has been around for many decades (anyone who’s seen a back hoe working has seen the power of hydraulics) so is very mature.

Just a small critique:

“When a vehicle brakes, it expends energy which is wasted.”

A better way to say this would be, “When a vehicle brakes, all the kinetic energy it has is converted into waste heat.”

The hydraulic hybrid, instead, converts the kinetic energy into potential energy stored in the compressed air tanks (which can then be reconverted into kinetic energy, etc.) An electric hybrid does the same thing, but the potential energy takes the form of chemical energy in a battery.

]]> By: Tim Cleland http://gas2.org/2009/10/16/recaptured-energy-technologies-partners-with-ricardo-on-green-solutions/#comment-36207 Tim Cleland Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:10:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3819#comment-36207 Personally, I've always liked the hydraulic hybrid idea. It makes perfect sense for any vehicle that has to start and stop a lot. Furthermore, hydraulic technology has been around for many decades (anyone who's seen a back hoe working has seen the power of hydraulics) so is very mature. Just a small critique: "When a vehicle brakes, it expends energy which is wasted." A better way to say this would be, "When a vehicle brakes, all the kinetic energy it has is converted into waste heat." The hydraulic hybrid, instead, converts the kinetic energy into potential energy stored in the compressed air tanks (which can then be reconverted into kinetic energy, etc.) An electric hybrid does the same thing, but the potential energy takes the form of chemical energy in a battery. Personally, I’ve always liked the hydraulic hybrid idea. It makes perfect sense for any vehicle that has to start and stop

a lot. Furthermore, hydraulic technology has been around for many decades (anyone who’s seen a back hoe working has seen the power of hydraulics) so is very mature.

Just a small critique:

“When a vehicle brakes, it expends energy which is wasted.”

A better way to say this would be, “When a vehicle brakes, all the kinetic energy it has is converted into waste heat.”

The hydraulic hybrid, instead, converts the kinetic energy into potential energy stored in the compressed air tanks (which can then be reconverted into kinetic energy, etc.) An electric hybrid does the same thing, but the potential energy takes the form of chemical energy in a battery.

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