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| Thread ID: 149674 | 2021-03-24 07:05:00 | For your consideration and comment | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
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| 1475745 | 2021-03-24 07:05:00 | HERE (www.dropbox.com) | B.M. (505) | ||
| 1475746 | 2021-03-24 19:30:00 | Or for people who prefer to read than watch videos: en.wikipedia.org |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1475747 | 2021-03-24 19:57:00 | Or for people who prefer to read than watch videos: en.wikipedia.org Thanks, very rarely watch video links. Old school I guess. Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1475748 | 2021-03-25 03:01:00 | The Unobtanium comes from the Science Fiction Movie "Avatar" and is used to demonstrate the foolishness of thinking Wind Farms, Solar Panels and Batteries will solve our energy problems. I was rather hoping some of our Green Members would point out some serious miscalculations in this chaps statements, but it seems he may well be correct. :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1475749 | 2021-03-25 06:37:00 | Unobtanium dates back to the 50's as an engineering term, Avatar didn't invent it. Is anyone actually suggesting wind and solar alone can supply our energy needs? I haven't heard that claim from anywhere before watching the video. Rather I think they are suggested as a green way to supplement other energy production rather than burning fossil fuels where practical. I also believe the proposed Idea for the USA was to create a nationwide grid on the premise that there is always wind blowing somewhere and a lot more sunshine hours over the whole width of the country, currently most states power grids are independent I believe. Batteries are required but not to the extent suggested. I'm sure the video makes valid points, but I'm also fairly certain it's showing the worst case from a doom and gloom perspective while pushing oil as being a whole lot cheaper. I wonder who might be behind that argument. Personally I think nuclear holds a lot more promise than most are willing to give it credit for and if the world population continues to grow it may be the only solution, current nuclear power plants are based on world war 2 technology (much refined I'm sure). I'm also sure fossil fuels are on the way out and a lot of industries who depend on them are working to delay that as much as possible for economical reasons not environmental ones. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1475750 | 2021-03-26 05:54:00 | Well, personally, I’m in favour of Kryponite over Unobtanium. ;) Neither are of any use, but what the hell. As for Wind Farms and Solar Panels producing anything Commercial (Cost v Return) in the way of Electricity, you have to be dreaming. For me, Hydro is so far ahead, the rest don’t score, but if you have little Water, or Fall, then Nuclear or Fossil is an even choice. But, if I had to choose, then Fossil, because our plants would like 10% more CO2. ;) But for NZ, it’s Hydro all the way. :) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1475751 | 2021-03-26 07:34:00 | www.popularmechanics.com | MushHead (10626) | ||
| 1475752 | 2021-03-27 06:52:00 | www.popularmechanics.com Interesting Link that one MushHead. :thumbs: I thought the old Popular Mechanics magazine had died 50-60 years ago. :confused: One thing we can rely on here is someone is totally wrong. I’ve laid my cards on the table, but Hydro isn’t a consideration by either of the others. :crying |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1475753 | 2021-03-27 07:26:00 | You won't believe this but I thought I'd check on this Caroline Delbert who wrote that article for Popular Mechanics. Here are other articles she has written. Mar 27, 2021 Bill Gates Is Thinking About Dimming the Sun The billionaire is backing a study of the controversial technology called solar geoengineering. By Caroline Delbert Mar 25, 2021 See the Astonishing Plans for the Very First City on Mars A one-way ticket (including a cliffside condo!) starts at $300,000. By Caroline Delbert Mar 24, 2021 Scientists Might Have Just Stumbled Upon a New Kind of Physics You never know what you'll find at the Large Hadron Collider. By Caroline Delbert Mar 23, 2021 The Battery That Will Finally Unlock Massless Energy Storage It could revolutionize electric vehicles and aircraft. By Caroline Delbert Mar 23, 2021 Humans Contain 42 Mystery Chemicals, Which Is Slightly Concerning We're not really sure where they came from. By Caroline Delbert Mar 20, 2021 Sharks, Turtles, and Penguins Are All Swimming in Circles. No One Knows Why. Could it have something to do with Earth's magnetic field? By Caroline Delbert Mar 19, 2021 Scientists Grew a Mouse Embryo Outside the Womb. Are Humans Next? Let the debate begin. By Caroline Delbert Mar 18, 2021 Why Humans Are Having More Twins Now Than at Any Time in History The rate keeps rising for (naturally) two big reasons. By Caroline Delbert Mar 18, 2021 Your Poop Could Power Planes, Scientists Say It's pretty gross, but great for the planet. By Caroline Delbert Mar 16, 2021 Why One Side of Earth Is Rapidly Getting Colder Than the Other It's a strange tale of two hemispheres. By Caroline Delbert Don't know what she's on but I want some. :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1475754 | 2021-03-27 20:08:00 | Is anyone actually suggesting wind and solar alone can supply our energy needs? . Solar could, in some parts of the world. Wind also...Wellington perhaps? But we do OK with hydro which most power comes from. |
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