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Right you are Green Jobs Answer Man! In regard to Wind Energy, take away the tax subsidies and the entire industry would die:
Go here to read the rest. In regard to both energy and the environment we simply do not have the money to continue pouring down ideological ratholes.
There is enough thorium and uranium in Earth’s crust to fuel civilization for millennia on end. Use nuclear to make hydrogen gas or make liquid fuel from coal using the Fischer-Tropsch process. Use nuclear to propel ships (the Navy does it). Use nuclear to provide electricity for cities and trains. But Obama appointed anti-nuclear Jackzo as head of the US NRC. He was the ONLY Commissioner of five to vote against the new nuclear power station in Georgia. In the meantime, Obama gives hundreds of millions away to bankrupt companies like Solyndra.
Cloudy days, night time – no solar energy – capacity factor < 30%
No wind days, too high wind days – no wind energy – capacity factor 90%
Can you tolerate electricity for less than 8 hours of a 24 hour day (that’s 30% capacity factor)? PS, and a nuke has to be refueled only once every 2 years unlike 22 rail road cars of coal for a coal plant of 1000 MW output every two weeks. Green energy is a joke, but it enriches left wing liberal politicians to no end.
By the way, Fukushima Daiichi killed less than a half dozen people outright. Burning coal kills 30000+ annually in these United States from lung disease caused by particulate emissions. Even when the worst happens to a nuclear power station, the death rate pales in comparison to what coal, oil and gas cause. But in promoting so-called green energy, Obama actually supports what he says he hates: fossil fuel.
Spanish government subsidies to huge wind farm boondoggles is a factor in Spain’s national bankruptcy – 22% unemployment, unsustainable national debt, etc.
Criminal scientists pushing global warming cultish mythology, corrupt (e.g., Solyndra billionaire backed Obama) politicians, etc.
It’s happening here as we watch.
I knew your expertise in this area Paul would come in handy on this thread!
Donald,
I am teaching the Nuclear I&C Engineers at my company this morning and hence can’t field responses till afterwards. So if there are objections to or questions on nuclear energy in the com box here at TAC, then I’ll get to them later. Gotta go. Duty calls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_qaHY3ZyvE
Folks,
I cannot include a full and complete discussion on the topic of energy here at TAC, but I have prepared a series of blog posts on nuclear energy as follows:
Current Nuclear Reactor Designs
http://commentarius-ioannis.blogspot.com/2011/12/current-nuclear-reactor-designs.html
New Nuclear Reactor Designs
http://commentarius-ioannis.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-reactor-designs.html
Advanced Nuclear Reactor Designs
http://commentarius-ioannis.blogspot.com/2011/12/advanced-nuclear-reactor-designs.html
Generation IV Nuclear Reactor Designs
http://commentarius-ioannis.blogspot.com/2011/12/generation-4-nuclear-reactors.html
A Lesson on Radiation
http://commentarius-ioannis.blogspot.com/2011/03/lesson-on-radiation.html
Oil over $80 per Barrel – Why? (four sub-links here to good nuclear background info)
http://commentarius-ioannis.blogspot.com/2010/02/oil-over-80-per-barrel-why.html
GE ARC – Solving the SNF Dilemma (sub-link to GE’s PRISM reactor stuff)
http://commentarius-ioannis.blogspot.com/2010/03/geh-arc-solving-snf-dilemma.html
As I have repeatedly pointed out, we do NOT have an energy crisis. We have a crisis of greed for money and greed for power. Until those two things are fixed, then we can expect neither health nor wealth.
Donald,
I included too many web links in my last comment. So it went into moderation. Please scan for acceptability and pass on. Thanks!