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[Mike K.]

...it's not my fault you choose to post info from right-wing religious nutbars who constantly mislead the gullible public with questionable facts and slanted opinion pieces...

 

What about it wasn't true?

[Tom Braybrook]

What about it wasn't true?

...i didn't say info was untrue - i said...

 

"right-wing religious nutbars who constantly mislead the gullible public with questionable facts and slanted opinion pieces"

 

although i tire of pointing out b.s. in opinion pieces like this - if you take the time, for example, to review the research they cite regarding the efficiency limits of electron conversion (their second point) - and by that i mean read the actual paper they selectively quote - the whole paper - you will find that there are several methods and technologies that can easily increase the 29% limit by 50% or more, and the research really is in its infancy.

but if you take the assertion given in the opinion piece at face value you would believe that the limit is exactly that, an impossible boundary to cross. that is certainly not what the research concluded but is certainly what the "right-wing religious nutbars who constantly mislead the gullible public with questionable facts and slanted opinion pieces" would have you believe

 

that is just the first fallacious premise they selectively put forth to base their argument on

 

i mentioned i tire of pointing out the obvious bias in this type of article...so i simply resort to posting notice about the inherent bias which suggest you might want to be cautious about accepting the conclusions of the authors

 

​that's all the refuting of facts i have the time or inclination for

 

believe what you want if it helps you sleep at night - but i always suggest doing your own research

 

 

 

PragerU was founded with fracking money, is it any wonder they might have an interest in misleading the public about alternative energy?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PragerU 

Edited by tommy, 24 September 2020 - 09:51 PM.

[Mike K.]

Maybe it’s not that easy if it’s not being done everywhere by everyone. Science took us to the moon, but 50-years on we’ve never been back, and in the 70s we were told we’d be on Mars by 2000 with a colony on the moon. Possible, right? But not practical.

[Tom Braybrook]

Maybe it’s not that easy if it’s not being done everywhere by everyone. Science took us to the moon, but 50-years on we’ve never been back, and in the 70s we were told we’d be on Mars by 2000 with a colony on the moon. Possible, right? But not practical.

...i'm still waiting for my jetpack...

[LJ]

IMO this has some real possibilities for sucess...

 

https://www.terrestr...ialenergy.com/ 

[Tom Braybrook]

IMO this has some real possibilities for sucess...

 

https://www.terrestr...ialenergy.com/ 

 

the feds just put 20mil into this company?

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...-zero-1.5763762

[spanky123]

IMO this has some real possibilities for sucess...

 

https://www.terrestr...ialenergy.com/ 

 

Variations on nuclear fission and the holy grail of nuclear fusion have been the next big thing for the past 60 years.

[LJ]

the feds just put 20mil into this company?

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...-zero-1.5763762

Yes they did, unfortunately with this government that is usually the kiss of death.

[Victoria Watcher]

I find it interesting that there does not seem to be a premium tier either in battery storage or photovoltaic solar generation.

What I mean is even if I want to pay $600 or $4000 for a cellular phone battery that lasts 10 days it’s simply not available.

If I want a solar panel that is twice as efficient - but costs 10x more - than existing panels - it’s mot available.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 25 October 2020 - 07:28 AM.

[dasmo]

There are zero subsidies or grants for building a solar array for us plebes. If anyone can discover some I would like to know.

[dasmo]

Poor California.... https://twitter.com/...2607398914?s=21

[Rob Randall]

1974:

 

 

(Hugh Keenleyside was a famed diplomat and later a BC Hydro boss in the 1960s.

[Victoria Watcher]

Boris Johnson bets on nuclear to bring energy bills down

The Prime Minister wants to boost energy production in the UK

https://planetradio....tegy-announced/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 April 2022 - 12:08 AM.

[LJ]

^Good plan, it's going to happen in Canada as well.

[Victoria Watcher]

Energy transition will be challenging in era of public protests, regulatory hurdles

 

Overhauling Canada’s energy infrastructure quickly an unprecedented expensive and technical challenge

 

https://www.vicnews....latory-hurdles/

[Mike K.]

The feds just approved a $1.2 billion drilling "megaproject" off the coast of Newfoundland. The only thing being overhauled is the government messaging on Alberta energy.

[Victoria Watcher]

On a mild Sunday afternoon, California set a historic milestone in the quest for clean energy. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing and on May 8th, the state produced enough renewable electricity to meet 103% of consumer demand. That broke a record set a week earlier of 99.9%.

 

Energy experts say the falling records are a sign of the remarkable progress that renewable energy has made. But that doesn't mean fossil fuels were out of the picture.

 

Even as the record was broken, natural gas power plants were still running in California.

 

Because despite the dramatic growth of renewable energy, turning off natural gas power still isn't possible in California. The reason is due to a tricky time of day: when the sun sets and solar farms stop producing. California needs to replace that power quickly and seamlessly with other sources, like hydropower and natural gas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/...arlier of 99.9%.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 June 2022 - 02:31 AM.

[Mike K.]

The electrical grid has stated it can’t power electric cars and air conditioning, it’s one or the other.

The grid operator has determined that the state is currently facing an estimated 1,700 MW capacity shortfall compared to meeting industry reliability standards. That figure could be as high as 5,000 MW if California experiences simultaneous extreme events, like regional heatwaves and large wildfires. And these challenges are occurring against the backdrop of several planned retirements, including the 2.2 GW Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and a suite of gas-fired plants in the coming years. …

“It’s very fair to say a large portion of the 5,000 MW of strategic reserve will be gas,” Gunda said.

- https://www.utilityd...ed-5-gw/625323/

For reference, the existing pre-nuclear shutdown shortfall is a higher MW output than peak Site C generation, which is 1.1.

So California is shutting down emission-free nuclear and replacing it with gas to power electric vehicles, essentially.

NPR skirts around this issue.

[Victoria Watcher]

Yeah. But NPR doesn’t mention the closing down or a nuclear power plant and replacing its capacity with natural gas. The electrical grid has stated it can’t power electric cars and air conditioning, it’s one or the other.



So California is shutting down emission-free nuclear and replacing it with gas to power electric vehicles, essentially.

 

Why do we assume that California must supply California's power?  We do not assume that with grapefruit, cars, or clothes.   Or petroleum products.

 

To take it to a smaller level, look at PEI:

 

https://www.cer-rec....capacity on PEI.

 

 

PEI sources approximately 60% of its electricity from New Brunswick. Electricity is transmitted between provinces by four subsea cables under the Northumberland Strait.

 

• Gasoline consumed in PEI is primarily produced at the Irving Oil Refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick.

   

   

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 June 2022 - 06:37 AM.

[Mike K.]

I’m not saying who is or isn’t supplying it, I’m saying the new supply is not renewable energy. Peak daytime use during daylight hours is one thing, powering the grid when the sun’s not shining is another, and they need to come up with 5MW.