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Rob R
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vegplot
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GrahamH
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dpack
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GrahamH wrote: |
Yes but......when the wind doesn't blow or blows too much.
How much of a premium to have a constant, reliable supply? |
imho it needs joined up thinking,wind is good at times,tidal range is good nearly all the time,nuke is ace if you are short of plutonium(the world has more than enough of that even if you are a nuclear weapons fan)gas will run out,coal will run out and is messy,oil will run out and is too valuable as a feedstock to burn,biomass is perhaps a good option depending on sourcing ,water flow is good but requires major engineering for big scale or a lot of small engineering,pv require use of finite rare minerals,wave is under developed so far but has some promise,there are some new tech things in development but they are not up and running yet.
perhaps the biggest priority should be energy storage at big or local scale as it seems to be key to using good but variable output power sources. |
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Slim
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dpack
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Shane
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Shane
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