There has always been a metaphorical connection between machine and man. The difference between man and his technology is constantly being redrawn. From the first simple machines the wedge, lever, screw, inclined plane, pulley and the wheel and axle, machines make our lives easier.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Chart compares Specific Energy, a fundamental performance measure of any energy storage technique, and distinguishes between theoretical and
packaged performance for various battery chemistries.
URFC, Li-SPE/MOx, AG/ZN, Li/LiCoO2, Li/AlFeS2, Na/S, Li/TiS2, Ni/Zn, Ni/MH2, Ni/Cd, Pb/acid
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF COST PER LIGHT I5
CITIES HAVING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLANTS.
PUBLIC PLANTS.
• Cities. • Population. • Cost per Light.
• Ashtabula • 8,000 • $77.00
• Little Rock
• Elgin • 25,000
• 22,000 • 70.00
• 62.00
• West Troy • 13,000 • 60.00
• Marquette
• Frederick • 9,000
• 8,000 • 60.00
• 60.00
• Aurora • 20,000 • 58.00
• Madison • 9,000 • 58.00
• Alexandria • 14,000 • 55.00
• Lewiston • 22,000 • 55.00
• Bloomington • 20,000 • 51.00
• Decatur • 17.000 • 50.00
• Hannibal • 13,000 • 50.00
• Bay City
• Jamestown • 28,000
• 18,000 • 49.00
• 44.00