AboutDavid L. Russell, PE Expertise I`m a Chemical,Civil and Environmental Engineer and have a number of projects in all phases of the environment.
I have worked in the chemical industry and am active in professional societies, and am currently on an industrial wastes committee for the Water Environment Federation, and have taught courses in remediation in the US and abroad.
I have written one book on Remediation of petroleum Contaminated Sites, and have a second book on PRACTICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT to be published by John Wiley in September, 2006. I've also written over 30 articles on various elements of environmental problems and cleanup. Most Recently, I have addressed a NATO Scientific and Techical Conference on Ecoterrorism, and have worked with the same group on remediation of sites contaminated with Chemical Warfare Agent materials and othe materials as well. . I can answer q`s about Chemical and Environmental Engineering, land development, air pollution, water pollution, soil and water cleanup, combustion, international environmental problems, industrial processes chemical processes. Civil and Environmental and Chemical Engineering. Overall, I have over 35 years of experience in this area. Note: I do not answer homework questions
Experience I love work in the third world and developing areas
because it is challenging and one can get a sense of accomplishment.
Question Do you believe that oil producing countries could sabotage the development of
renewable energies by dropping the price of oil low enough to render
renewables uncompetitive?
Answer The short answer to your question is YES.
Renewables are generally uncompetitive now. However, lowering the price of oil further goes against their self interest -- to make as much money as they can before the oil runs out. Oil will be at $75 per barrel later this year, and that's when the economy of the middle east will resume it's activity.
Right now Renewable energy sources account for between 2% and 6% of power generation. Renewable power is extremely expensive and marginally reliable. Example: Wind power & Solar. Both are variable output depending upon the wind and cloud cover. Solar doesn't work at night, so it has zero output. that' a variable source and limits our ability to rely upon those sources for steady uses- such as air conditioning and computers, and many power generation sources.
