Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if the DOE has generated a 'National Renewable Resources map'?
Something that tells people where solar farms/wind farms/wave farms etc would most effectively be placed?
Wouldn't the next logical step be incentives to build these systems in those locations?
I know here in Michigan it's cloudy for 8 months of the year, so solar is out and wind is in (actually coal is in, thats the problem).
And as far as 'the grid' is concerned, wouldn't it make sense to start plopping a 'wind turbine' on each new power transmission 'pole' (those huge ones that are giant steel structures carrying like 12+ cables). It seems you could directly feed the grid if an efficient transformer could be made.
Have you ever seen the places, like in Ohio they put these wind turbines? Maybe you could clarify exactly what you mean by 10 times the environmental impact. From where I sit, these things are being plopped down in the middle of farms, not hurting any wildlife that the aforementioned farm didnt already displace. Given most farms wouldn't bother using fertilizer and pesticides on this chunk of land, I'm struggling to see the environment impact. Perhaps there are batteries or some other nasty stuff that go along with a wind turbine?
Wouldnt it just be easier to ask the Americans to stop bombing them? Then they could still call their girlfriends after the days usual activities... oh wait, about the girlfriends...
I find myself wanting a computer to be powerful in 2 main ways: performance and capacity (especially in the age of MP3's and digital pictures). So what this device does for me is allow me to load my intense applications and the files they access onto the solids state drive, and leave pictures of my Cat and MP3's on a standard HDD, where they're accessed infrequently. Solid state drives entering the market will drop in price and cause 'regular' hdd's to drop in price as well, I WIN.
It's unfortunate their submarine crews didn't receive the same treatment.
whereas the Russians sensibly had a Soyuz or Progress craft on standby at all times to mount a rescue of their Cosmonauts?
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With a rectal thermometer the size of Uranus, of course...
Sounds like any other government project to me...
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if the DOE has generated a 'National Renewable Resources map'? Something that tells people where solar farms/wind farms/wave farms etc would most effectively be placed? Wouldn't the next logical step be incentives to build these systems in those locations? I know here in Michigan it's cloudy for 8 months of the year, so solar is out and wind is in (actually coal is in, thats the problem). And as far as 'the grid' is concerned, wouldn't it make sense to start plopping a 'wind turbine' on each new power transmission 'pole' (those huge ones that are giant steel structures carrying like 12+ cables). It seems you could directly feed the grid if an efficient transformer could be made.
Have you ever seen the places, like in Ohio they put these wind turbines? Maybe you could clarify exactly what you mean by 10 times the environmental impact. From where I sit, these things are being plopped down in the middle of farms, not hurting any wildlife that the aforementioned farm didnt already displace. Given most farms wouldn't bother using fertilizer and pesticides on this chunk of land, I'm struggling to see the environment impact. Perhaps there are batteries or some other nasty stuff that go along with a wind turbine?
Wouldnt it just be easier to ask the Americans to stop bombing them? Then they could still call their girlfriends after the days usual activities... oh wait, about the girlfriends...
I find myself wanting a computer to be powerful in 2 main ways: performance and capacity (especially in the age of MP3's and digital pictures). So what this device does for me is allow me to load my intense applications and the files they access onto the solids state drive, and leave pictures of my Cat and MP3's on a standard HDD, where they're accessed infrequently. Solid state drives entering the market will drop in price and cause 'regular' hdd's to drop in price as well, I WIN.