tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post470823246036051334..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: The quiet sun and inertiaCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-27059634070572924752009-06-09T14:52:18.705-05:002009-06-09T14:52:18.705-05:00I was reading something yesterday that mentioned s...I was reading something yesterday that mentioned sunspots and their potential against solar. The claim was there is no effect on solar arrays from sun spots. I suspect this is correct and that weather plays a far more important part as to how well your solar panels function. The mini ice-age phenomena is quite real and could trigger at anytime with a good sized volcano eruption.Jason Ribeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863185203119704249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-21756669556867578892009-06-09T07:01:17.890-05:002009-06-09T07:01:17.890-05:00Jason, I intend to shake up the argument even more...<i>Jason, I intend to shake up the argument even more by demonstrating that not all renewable resources are sustainable, that it may e possible to exhaust, at least temporarily, some renewable resources.</i><br /><br />Firewood and whale oil are canonical examples here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-20471144770113668462009-06-08T15:20:15.269-05:002009-06-08T15:20:15.269-05:00Jason, I intend to shake up the argument even more...Jason, I intend to shake up the argument even more by demonstrating that not all renewable resources are sustainable, that it may e possible to exhaust, at least temporarily, some renewable resources.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-74988007013895059882009-06-08T14:57:51.571-05:002009-06-08T14:57:51.571-05:00Charles, the sun spot phenomena is just one more r...Charles, the sun spot phenomena is just one more reason among many for why the term 'renewable' ought to be thrown out as an energy term.<br /><br />While the sun and wind may be 'renewable' in the loose definition of the term, they are also intermittent in their class. Only hydro and geothermal then qualify as the only baseload & renewable sources of energy. <br /><br />How this all wraps up in the new RPS standards remains to be seen, but politicians should stay away from terms like "renewables" in legislation, it's too much of a buzz word.Jason Ribeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863185203119704249noreply@blogger.com