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Vatican To Build 100 Megawatt Solar Power Plant
Karim Y. writes "The Vatican is going solar in a big way. The tiny state recently announced that it intends to spend 660 million dollars to create what will effectively be Europe's largest solar power plant. This massive 100 megawatt photovoltaic installation will provide enough energy to make the Vatican the first solar powered nation state in the world! 'The 100 megawatts unleashed by the station will supply about 40,000 households. That will far outstrip demand by Pope Benedict XVI and the 900 inhabitants of the 0.2 square-mile country nestled across Rome's Tiber River. The plant will cover nine times the needs of Vatican Radio, whose transmission tower is strong enough to reach 35 countries including Asia.'"
if that's true will god ignite Jupiter so that there is enough day light hours so that the solar can truely power all of the vatican. Or will it only work during the his glorious light and at night there will be no lights?
Solar doesn't store power very well.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
I hope Stephen Hawking can get out of the hospital soon.
Falcon
Should there be a Law?
A black man, an italian and a jew all happen to die the same afternoon. When they get to the pearly gates, St. Peter calls them over.
"Gentlemen, I see that you were all construction contractors in life. As it happens, the pearly gates are in need of some remodeling and repair work. I thought you might like to put in a bid for the contract."
The black contractor looks the pearly gates over, makes some measurements and does some calculations. "St. Peter, I can do it for $600. That's $200 for material, $200 for labor and $200 for me."
St. Peter writes down his estimate and thanks him.
The jewish contractor looks the pearly gates over, makes some measurements and does some calculations. "St Peter, I can do it for $3,000. That's $1,000 for material, $1,000 for labor and $1,000 for me."
St. Peter writes down his estimate and thanks him.
The italian contractor takes St. Peter aside and quietly tells him he can do the job for $2,600. St. Peter asks him how he arrived at the estimate without having taken any measurements or having done any calculations.
"Simple. A $1,000 for me, a $1,000 for you, and $600 for the low bidder over there."
Power does not corrupt - power attracts the corrupt.