02-11-2008, 11:05 PM
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Location: Austin,
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh...
1) solar cells..great in theory...not yet practical in the VAST QUANTITIES NEEDED to switch Western economies to a hydrogen base...BUT...good in theory, we just need A LOT MORE work to make them practical and efficient!
2) hydroelectricity is wonderful, but we have dammed just about everything we can dam, and the ones we have are starting to silt up, so that's becoming impractical and increasingly worrisome
3) wind power is also a great alternative, but a) communities (especially the wealthy folks who live on the coastal areas where wind power is MOST effective) are objecting to the 'ugliness' of lots of wind power machines (f***ing idiots!!!) and b) most wind power is actually generated at night (when demand is lowest), and we STILL haven't found an effective and/or efficient way of storing electrical energy for the peak times when we need it. I understand that Austin (where I live) is the number one city in the country for wind energy, and the Austin Energy people have explained this issue to me a number of times.
most of these 'wonderful' solutions all work, but in a VERY small way, and we NEED to find a solution that is scalable (IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME!!!!!) to satisfy the unbelievably large energy requirements of the western economies....
...sorry, we're still DOOMED, but keep thinking...
Glyn
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