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South Korea. Fully solar.
If they can do it. So can we.
South Korean Solar System Community on Jeju Island a Brilliant Idea : EcoWorldly And a related link. http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/12/...s-clyde-river/ |
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Re: South Korea. Fully solar.
Norway is estimated to be able to produce over 14 terawatts a year in power from coastal stations.
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Re: South Korea. Fully solar.
Just too bad people up in progressive New England don't want those same kind of Coastal Stations and are fighting them becuase, god forbid, they block the view of the ocean for their hyper expensive beach houses.
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Re: South Korea. Fully solar.
Fact of the matter is, they would be so far out that they would appear as a spec from the beach. New England has an entitlement mentality.
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Re: South Korea. Fully solar.
Works fine for small isolated communities in countries where the customers have very little in the way of electrical loads, but try it in any American city with no industrial loads, or perhaps only light industry, and the project will fail at the start.
Besides, there is next to no shortage of electricity in the USA compared to the shortage of cheap oil for our transportation needs. Nuclear is still the answer for our electrical needs, until something else gets invented, but don't hold your breath waiting for that something else. As for oil, the only immediate solution for that problem is conservation. Anybody carpooling yet? |
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Re: South Korea. Fully solar.
So by "South Korea. Fully solar." you actually mean "Isolated South Korean town of 80 people. Fully solar"?
What about the other 49 million people there? |
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Re: South Korea. Fully solar.
Current solar technology cannot compete on price to other systems in the market today. Personally, I'd be willing to factor in the political cost we pay for using oil as being much higher, buts thats not going to influence the market. Solar power for cheap is the only practical way to get it truly widespread. Different companies are working on technologies that trying to get the cost way down, but until such technology becomes reality, solar isn't going to replace fossil fuels. Hopefully such technology is not far off. Here is something that shows promise in solar developments.
Nanosolar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Re: South Korea. Fully solar.
We should so do this!
Harness volcano power, energy experts say - Telegraph Volcano power baby! We can throw Chuck Norris and Mr. T into a power generating volcano and.... and... *eyes widen wow the possibilities of untapped energy are endless. |
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