[Gasification] DOE's political agenda

[linvent at aol.com]

Dear Mark,
     This is somewhat the nature of humans, and I have personally seen 
it happen more than not. However, with dismal disasters like Solyandra 
and Range Fuels, the well of innovation has been drained by those 
closer and unfortunately,  less able to make the best of it.
      I have seen the same occur in New Mexico where several decades ago 
a State run program was created to support innovation and energy 
projects, and the Director funded all of his solar buddies and after a 
couple of years, the legislature unfunded it saying they were tired of 
him funding his cronies.
      Without higher purpose and motivation, these government programs 
are indeed negative for the entire process. It casts a shadow over the 
financing saying, "well if your technology is so good, go get a 
government grant" which is not the case for the single innovator. The 
financial world has wizened up some, and figured out that the DOE and 
others can actually be detrimental.
      The other point is that if this money were in the private sector, 
the market process could be much more effective in getting the ideas 
into the market.

Sincerely,
Leland T. "Tom" Taylor
Thermogenics Inc. 


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Ludlow <mark at ludlow.com>
To: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification' 
<gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 3:48 pm
Subject: Re: [Gasification] DOE's political agenda

Dear Tom,

Being connected is not scandalous. It's simply the way things are done. 
Relationships are built around common themes and politics is one such 
theme and wanting to have money is another. We may also be dismayed if 
government assistance went to a total stranger. "They gave him a grant 
and had never met him before!"

Perhaps you are against any Government Assistance. Perhaps you would 
never accept any of the largesse that gets cast about. Good for you. 
That's a true capitalist and market-driven approach that most of us 
agree with. But few of us would refuse a step up if, for instance, a 
good friend's brother-in-law was administering a grant and was looking 
for takers. Connections come in all forms. Not all are insidious.

Best, Mark

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linvent at aol.com
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 11:20 AM
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Subject: [Gasification] DOE's political agenda

Dear all,
       If you wonder why DOE isn't more supportive of gasification 
outside of the well connected, below is one excerpt from a journalist:

Following the publication of my column on Governor Richardson and Crony 
Capitalism, I was connected with Christine Lakatos--a researcher who'd 
continued digging long after her research contract was up. She had 
three-year's worth of research on all of the DOE green-energy loan 
recipients and their connections to the administration and/or other 
high-ranking Democrats with no way to get it out to the greater public.
Surprise! More than 80% of the loans have direct connections--and, 
chances are, the other 15-20% do, too (albeit more guarded or hidden).
Christine and I are collaborating to release a column a week between 
now and the election to expose the scandal.

Sincerely,
Leland T. "Tom" Taylor
Thermogenics Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Davis <jeff0124 at velocity.net>
To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification 
<gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Sun, Jul 15, 2012 3:38 pm
Subject: Re: [Gasification] Tom Reed Recovering from Fall

Dear Dr. Tom,


I still have some Erie Times newspaper Fireballs and I would be happy 
to send you a sample, if interested. When burned in a TLUD or open top 
gas producer they convert to charcoal Fireballs.


Get well soon,


Jeff


20 miles south of the Erie coast.




On Sun, 2012-07-15 at 12:30 -0400, Tombreed wrote:
> Paper and high cellulose paper products could be a much cleaner
> biomass fuel and are easily pelletized.  Wood pellets have become a
> major fuel source in the past decade.  Is it possible that paper
> pellets could be even more important and cleaner and cheaper?
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