1/conspiracy has nothing to do with it. energy corporations are interested in maximizing profit, and one of the mechanisms is externalising costs. that's how the system works and you know it. 2/ "baseload and transmission problems" don't crop up until we have at least 25% wind. We're nowhere close to that. When we hit that 25%, wind will have reduced so far in cost that we can use batteries, hydrogen, or something else to cope with it cost-effectively.
I have reason to believe windpower(and solar) is being held back. It is in the best interest of large energy corporations to hold it back, because solar and wind releases the grip of big energy corporations on governments and citizens, because it is MUCH easier to produce locally, and on a smaller scale.
no amount of wind or solar is going to deliver that.
BS. Wind is currently the cheapest source of energy there is(oil can compete when it stays well below 100$ a barrel), and wind continues to get cheaper. The only problem is, that it's not available all the time, or so they want us to believe.
And fusion ? I have to see if it will ever be viable. How are they going to control the plasma ? I think it will cost more energy to keep the plasma in check than they will ever get energy out of it.
better insulation seriously reduces the need for airco or heating. investments in insulation are said to have a pyback time of 1 to 2 years. (this means 50% to 100% return of investment per year)
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It is SIMPLE LOGIC. The only facts you need are the way the market works.
adblock? flashblock?
you missed one : Noscript.
1/conspiracy has nothing to do with it. energy corporations are interested in maximizing profit, and one of the mechanisms is externalising costs. that's how the system works and you know it.
2/ "baseload and transmission problems" don't crop up until we have at least 25% wind. We're nowhere close to that. When we hit that 25%, wind will have reduced so far in cost that we can use batteries, hydrogen, or something else to cope with it cost-effectively.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic#Energy_payback_time_and_energy_returned_on_energy_invested
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/wind_turbine_lca.php
http://www.windpower.org/en/tour/env/enpaybk.htm
crazy conspiracy theorist whackjobs,
I have reason to believe windpower(and solar) is being held back. It is in the best interest of large energy corporations to hold it back, because solar and wind releases the grip of big energy corporations on governments and citizens, because it is MUCH easier to produce locally, and on a smaller scale.
find ANY wind map. look for the largest area without wind. you only have to spread your mills over an area that's much larger.
no amount of wind or solar is going to deliver that.
BS. Wind is currently the cheapest source of energy there is(oil can compete when it stays well below 100$ a barrel), and wind continues to get cheaper. The only problem is, that it's not available all the time, or so they want us to believe.
And fusion ? I have to see if it will ever be viable. How are they going to control the plasma ? I think it will cost more energy to keep the plasma in check than they will ever get energy out of it.
>When those photos were blown up
poor photo.
that depends ... how much are the batteries worth after use ? Can they be refreshed or repolarized or whatever ?
This battery is good for acceleration, but not as much for long range.
so it is ideal to store braking power in , in cars?
massive land use
yes, we have to build solar panels on the ground, not on roofs.
the grains of sand on the beaches of earth are countable, in theory at least ...
that looks like a very expensive production ...
you couldn't count all the stars
there are more stars than there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the world.
One simple word : WHY?
It only happened because they violated their own safety rules.
That is the CORE of the problem : the humans operating a nuclear power plant. Without very strict regulations, cost cuttings would lead to accidents.
regulatory ratcheting from environmentalists
Three-mile island, chernobyl
cheap
HAHAHAHAH ! nuclear is NOT cheap. It is being subsidized MORE than wind or solar.
and, once they are damaged or destroyed, the materials can be reused ...
better insulation seriously reduces the need for airco or heating. investments in insulation are said to have a pyback time of 1 to 2 years. (this means 50% to 100% return of investment per year)
I am definitely curious whether the lens can be scaled up to a square
You're thinking of solar furnaces, like the one in Odeillo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_furnace (already in production for over 20 years ...)
So how much longer before we see a variation of this on our real-world car windshields?
I would rather have a car that steers itself
Let the best man (company) win.
epic FAIL. currently, the customers are being screwed.
we have cut so many trees, that we have offset that effect allready.
I can see the ads allready : "there are 6 different versions, Collect them all ! "