GE Selects Promising Smart Grid Technologies for Investment

Prizes are a great way for big companies and government entities to harness the power (literally in this case) of smaller, more nimble teams and bring fresh thinking to bear on difficult problems. It's good to see GE getting in on the action.

I guess GE did not get an application for soil carbon sequestration technology, but they did invest $8M into Cool Planet Biofuels.

Biomass should never be just burnt, instead it should be fractionated to it's high value uses.
Particularly concerning Christoph Steiner's new work with Biochar and 52% NH3 conservation in composting systems.

Recent NATURE STUDY;
Sustainable bio char to mitigate global climate change
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v1/n5/full/ncomms1053.html

Agriculture allowed our cultural accent and Agriculture will now prevent our descent.

Land management; Organic farming and afforestation can build back our soil carbon,
Biochar allows the soil food web to build much more recalcitrant organic C,living biomass & Glomalins, in addition to the carbon in the biochar.

Every 1 ton of Biomass yields 1/3 ton Charcoal for soil Sequestration (= to 1 Ton CO2e) + Bio-Gas & Bio-oil fuels = to 1MWh exported electricity, so is a totally virtuous, carbon negative energy cycle.

Biochar viewed as soil Infrastructure; The old saw;
"Feed the Soil Not the Plants" becomes;
"Feed, Cloth and House the Soil, utilities included !".
Free Carbon Condominiums with carboxyl group fats in the pantry and hydroxyl alcohol in the mini bar.
Build it and the Wee-Beasties will come.
Microbes like to sit down when they eat.
By setting this table we expand husbandry to whole new orders & Kingdoms of life.

This is what I try to get across to Farmers about the act of returning carbon to the soil. An act of penitence and thankfulness for the civilization we have created. Farmers are the Soil Sink Bankers.
Unlike CCS which only reduces emissions, biochar systems draw down CO2 every energy cycle, closing a circle back to support the soil food web. The photosynthetic capture collectors are up and running, the storage sink is in operation under our feet. Pyrolysis conversion plants are the only infrastructure we need to build out

http://www.biochar-international.org/

I find it interesting that none of the winners are energy producers. Many fine alternative energy producing products that will revolutionize the industry are not on the list.

For instance our product which was entered into the contest make electricity on demand where you consume it. It's not a fuel cell or solar panel. It can make from 13KW all the way up to 3 megawatts. All without fuels or storage systems, NO CO2 no need for smart grid technology with our equipment since it had the power to remove you from the grid. Our equipment can also be used to make hybred electric trucks that need no fuel.

We already won with our product.

http://www.electricenergystore.com