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Replying to: snakeweasel (Nov 12, 2008 7:51 pm) 
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 13, 2008 4:31 am) My bigger concern is if the current political structure is going to make it far more difficult to generate the electricity in a cost efficient manner to power a large fleet of EV's. The incoming administration has made some comments that would make it nearly impossible to create more electric power plants. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Nov 13, 2008 5:02 am) PS Collectively I would say we are dumber than a box of rocks, given the results of the last election. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 13, 2008 4:52 pm) We have wind farms going up all over Northern IL. Solar not much good for charging vehicles overnight. I would think that it would be a great ideal to have some sort of solar system that would charge some sort of battery or capacitor system that you plug your EV into at night that will power up your car at night.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Nov 13, 2008 6:33 pm) Excess solar captured during the day could be sold to the utilities to reduce daytime peak need and then purchased back when needed at night to charge up our EV's. I would think that this would greatly help in reducing our need for further central generation capacity. The only time that local power storage would be needed would be as a back up in case of a utility outage. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 13, 2008 4:52 pm) PS Collectively the population is finally starting to wise up considering the last election.
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Replying to: gypsy_tech (Nov 24, 2008 12:18 pm) The only thing I can find on that technology is the Curnutt Solar Furnace. I do not see any practical application of that 30+ year old technology. It was given lots of press in 1978 and nothing came of it. I am sure if it was practical someone like SDG&E would be on it. The electric companies are mandated to have a certain percentage of alternative energy by 2012. They run into environmental roadblocks with everything they do. The only viable alternative currently working is wind generation provided by one of the Indian tribes. They are not bogged down with state and Federal regulations. SDG&E signed an agreement for a solar generator in 2005. To be completed in 2008. It is still being held up by environmentalist. Not the current Republican administration. I think we voted ourselves into a deeper bog of environmental regulations. No two green weanies agree on anything. Here is just one of many eco roadblocks to alternative energy. Many environmentalists who oppose Sunrise are also sharply critical of Stirling's solar energy project. They argue that Stirling's technology is commercially unproven and say the project will take years longer to build and cost four or five times more than Stirling has estimated. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080701-9999-1b1solar.html I would say collectively the population has their head where the sun don't shine. So much for solar energy. |
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We demand "clean" energy and then throw up "environmental" road block after road block. Can't have wind farms... some bird might get killed. At some point perhaps humans get back to the list top of species we need to ensure the survival of.
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 24, 2008 5:24 pm) My favorite is in Hawaii where they have blocked further geo-thermal because it is an affront to Pele. Pele is a living deity fundamental to Hawaiian spiritual belief. She is the eruption, with its heat, lava and steam. Her family takes the form of forest plants, animals and other natural forces. But geothermal development interests see Pele as simply a source of electricity. http://www.namaka.com/catalog/spirit/pele.html So if it ain't Ted Kennedy keeping the Wind farms from blocking his view it is some other group wanting to stop US from drilling for oil. I do not think there is any form of alternative energy that is universally acceptable. |
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