And none of those big bird is flying anywhere close to a modern windmill, they have no reason for that... If you would complain about crows or other birds living in human farmland, you had a point.
What has the spot price to do with consumer prices? For households the prises are sinking since years and continue to sink...
People, especial americans, should finally try to get it.
Two nights in a pub, 5 beers or ciders, cost me more than my monthly electricity bill. Unless the electricity prices increase ten fold, no one cares....
I had around 2004 a 17" PowerBook, running Mac OS X 10.4 (Panther). I played Diablo on it, not sure if it was Diablo II, that was an 68k game running under Rosetta. I did not notice any performance problems.
"Eagles tend to use that habitat around the turbines. It's windy there, so they can save energy and soar,..." That quote of yours does not make any sense. Wind turbines are either at sea: there is nothing any eagle wants, unless it is a fish eagle, but for that the turbines are usually to far out, or they are placed on farmer fields: nothing lives there that is hunted by eagles.
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. When I ride by train from Karlsruhe to Stuttgart I pass plenty of small towns and villages where a high percentage of roof tops have PV solar installations. It looks pretty, futuristic and is a nice show off for the owners.
And when we talk about the beauty of mankinds buildings, you can hardly find anything that looks as majestetic as a field of thousands of 300m high wind mills.The only things coming close are a few super high buildings and the longest bridges if the world.
Modern wind parks are not a few hundred out of service 35m turbines rotting in he landscape. The are truly magnificient sights. Only an idiot would find them ugly.
Actually the best places are not already chosen. Most of the solar power comes from house holds with roof top installations. House owners decide if they want one. So 90% of the houses or more don't have any and hence all those places are still free. Regarding wind, 95% or more of our installations are land based. Again the owners of the land decide, or people who long term rent it, if they want wind power there. So there are thousands of good land based places left. OTOH the trend is now to build offshore wind parks. So 99.99% f the coast and the north sea is still completeley free. Obviously the offshore wind parks have the biggest potential in the long run.
The numbers you were throwing around make no sense anyway. Why don't you google for load curves?
I have no idea what renewable energy government subsidies exist in Germany Close to none. The money comes from the customers, the grid operators pay fixed feed in tariffs to wind and solar producers. And those are broken down on the over all energy price.
You never looked at a thermostat huh? Well you can only run one at a time. if both are separated entities, which they are nearly all over the world you can run both. A friend of mine was in an american hotel. Autumn or so. Room so hot, he could not sleep. Windows could not be opened. the heater, a water pumped radiator had a broken vent, he could not shut it down. The only way to get the room below 25C was to run the AC parallel to the heating... Many people want it war, so the heating is on. But enjoy the cold air flo of the AC, so the AC is on, too.
And the result from that cost, which is mainly taxes, is: o a typical german household uses 1/5th to 1/4 of the energy an american household uses o and hence the total monthly bill of a german household for electricity is less than half of yours
Most days Germany gets 45% of their electric generation from coal, and 26% from lignite or "brown coal", the world's filthiest fuel. Fist of all, he times that we have 70% of our electricity from coal are long long over. Secondly there is no "filthyness" in lignite, brown coal plants use the same technology like hard coal plants to scrub the exhaust
Only regarding children that are born to early, and the USA don't count very early child birth, so the USA are artificially increasing the survival rate, not the others.
Historically, it's been the case with nearly all "public" infrastructure outside of communist countries that private companies, plan it, design it, organize short-term financing for it, build it, maintain it. That is completely wrong.
Historically nearly all infrastructure in Europe was state owned (Railways, Telephon, Roads, Water distribution, Gas distribution, Electric Grids, Post/Mail, Power Plants etc.)
Since the mid 1990s most European countries started to privatize parts of the infrastructure. Some countries with success, some failed misserable in certain areas, e.g. the British railway system.
E.g. the French Power Company is still 85% state owned.
$5500 for Germany is cheap, considering what you get for it. In the states you pay 15000 for less than you get in Germany, or until Obama had no health care at all.
A simple dentist visit in the US costs about $200. In Germany less than $50. I'm private incurred, so I see all the bills first before my insurance pays them.
Depending on your family and insurance (private or "standard") for $5500 the whole family is insured, regardless of amount of kids.
Seems the only thing you know about "european health systems" are costs for the individual. Wow... and you really think you are qualified to argue?
I guess if I come via Mexico they shoot me at the fence and when I use a boat from Cuba they think the boat. Would be a shame... for the boat (/me imagines a nice Sloop )
Some beers are drafted with mixed gas, CO2 and nitrogene. Some with nitrogen only. Thouse beers are called Souts or Ale, not Lager. Most prominent example is Guiness.
Sorry, I'm german. What we love more than beer is correcting internet noobs:)
Why should I be delusioned? Most european countries have a decent and relatively cheap health(care) system. The USA have not. (Most certainly it is still not 'cheap' or 'affordable') As you live there now as you posted in a nother post, you should know that. Or you are somehow blind or delusioned or whatever:)
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And none of those big bird is flying anywhere close to a modern windmill, they have no reason for that ...
If you would complain about crows or other birds living in human farmland, you had a point.
Nevertheless 30% of Germanies electricity over the cours of a year comes from renewables.
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtscha...
What has the spot price to do with consumer prices? ...
For households the prises are sinking since years and continue to sink
People, especial americans, should finally try to get it.
Two nights in a pub, 5 beers or ciders, cost me more than my monthly electricity bill. ....
Unless the electricity prices increase ten fold, no one cares
I had around 2004 a 17" PowerBook, running Mac OS X 10.4 (Panther).
I played Diablo on it, not sure if it was Diablo II, that was an 68k game running under Rosetta.
I did not notice any performance problems.
"Eagles tend to use that habitat around the turbines. It's windy there, so they can save energy and soar,..."
That quote of yours does not make any sense.
Wind turbines are either at sea: there is nothing any eagle wants, unless it is a fish eagle, but for that the turbines are usually to far out, or they are placed on farmer fields: nothing lives there that is hunted by eagles.
Energy prices are falling in germany since 3 or 4 years ...
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.
When I ride by train from Karlsruhe to Stuttgart I pass plenty of small towns and villages where a high percentage of roof tops have PV solar installations. It looks pretty, futuristic and is a nice show off for the owners.
And when we talk about the beauty of mankinds buildings, you can hardly find anything that looks as majestetic as a field of thousands of 300m high wind mills.The only things coming close are a few super high buildings and the longest bridges if the world.
Modern wind parks are not a few hundred out of service 35m turbines rotting in he landscape. The are truly magnificient sights. Only an idiot would find them ugly.
Actually the best places are not already chosen.
Most of the solar power comes from house holds with roof top installations. House owners decide if they want one. So 90% of the houses or more don't have any and hence all those places are still free.
Regarding wind, 95% or more of our installations are land based. Again the owners of the land decide, or people who long term rent it, if they want wind power there. So there are thousands of good land based places left.
OTOH the trend is now to build offshore wind parks. So 99.99% f the coast and the north sea is still completeley free. Obviously the offshore wind parks have the biggest potential in the long run.
The numbers you were throwing around make no sense anyway. Why don't you google for load curves?
I have no idea what renewable energy government subsidies exist in Germany
Close to none.
The money comes from the customers, the grid operators pay fixed feed in tariffs to wind and solar producers. And those are broken down on the over all energy price.
You never looked at a thermostat huh? Well you can only run one at a time. ...
if both are separated entities, which they are nearly all over the world you can run both.
A friend of mine was in an american hotel. Autumn or so. Room so hot, he could not sleep. Windows could not be opened. the heater, a water pumped radiator had a broken vent, he could not shut it down.
The only way to get the room below 25C was to run the AC parallel to the heating
Many people want it war, so the heating is on. But enjoy the cold air flo of the AC, so the AC is on, too.
And the result from that cost, which is mainly taxes, is:
o a typical german household uses 1/5th to 1/4 of the energy an american household uses
o and hence the total monthly bill of a german household for electricity is less than half of yours
Most days Germany gets 45% of their electric generation from coal, and 26% from lignite or "brown coal", the world's filthiest fuel.
Fist of all, he times that we have 70% of our electricity from coal are long long over.
Secondly there is no "filthyness" in lignite, brown coal plants use the same technology like hard coal plants to scrub the exhaust
Only regarding children that are born to early, and the USA don't count very early child birth, so the USA are artificially increasing the survival rate, not the others.
Germany is a net exporter and exports about 1/3rd of its energy production.
At night we don't need solar energy.
Germany is to big, to have 'no wind'.
Any more questions?
Who needs to get better in what respect?
Don't get your 5 words statement.
The parent claimed child mortality would be lower in the US because for some obscure reasons they would "overrate" in comparison to e.g. Europe.
Your link supports our parent was wrong and I was right, so what is your point?
Engine powered Catamaran is close enough :D
Interesting finding though!
Obviously we are talking about times when "socialism" was a word to recon with.
Why you bring up "private companies" especially companies run by nobility before even a democratic and socialist regime exists is beyond me.
Historically, it's been the case with nearly all "public" infrastructure outside of communist countries that private companies, plan it, design it, organize short-term financing for it, build it, maintain it.
That is completely wrong.
Historically nearly all infrastructure in Europe was state owned (Railways, Telephon, Roads, Water distribution, Gas distribution, Electric Grids, Post/Mail, Power Plants etc.)
Since the mid 1990s most European countries started to privatize parts of the infrastructure. Some countries with success, some failed misserable in certain areas, e.g. the British railway system.
E.g. the French Power Company is still 85% state owned.
In Norway you don't "spent" money on healthcare.
It is included in your taxes.
$5500 for Germany is cheap, considering what you get for it. In the states you pay 15000 for less than you get in Germany, or until Obama had no health care at all.
A simple dentist visit in the US costs about $200. In Germany less than $50. I'm private incurred, so I see all the bills first before my insurance pays them.
Depending on your family and insurance (private or "standard") for $5500 the whole family is insured, regardless of amount of kids.
Seems the only thing you know about "european health systems" are costs for the individual. Wow ... and you really think you are qualified to argue?
By surveys ?
I guess if I come via Mexico they shoot me at the fence and when I use a boat from Cuba they think the boat. Would be a shame ... for the boat ( /me imagines a nice Sloop )
Some beers are drafted with mixed gas, CO2 and nitrogene.
Some with nitrogen only.
Thouse beers are called Souts or Ale, not Lager. Most prominent example is Guiness.
Sorry, I'm german. What we love more than beer is correcting internet noobs :)
A big laptop weights about a killogram.
My Dell here is close to 2kg.
If that is filled with C4, it does not matter where it explodes ... the plane is toast.
With an ordinary ship, you never make 2 days.
For that you would need hydrofoils.
Fast container ships need about 7 days.
Most freight ships btw. have passenger cabins, you can give it a try.
Ok ...
That was funny.
Probably pointy.
Probably even accurate.
And I guess his accent is more pleasant, too!
Why should I be delusioned? :)
Most european countries have a decent and relatively cheap health(care) system.
The USA have not. (Most certainly it is still not 'cheap' or 'affordable')
As you live there now as you posted in a nother post, you should know that.
Or you are somehow blind or delusioned or whatever