tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post6760125686012449132..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Robert Zavadil on "The Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study"Charles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-31988150397365170932010-01-22T10:46:43.048-06:002010-01-22T10:46:43.048-06:00I agree that cost is the most convincing. Its a go...I agree that cost is the most convincing. Its a good opportunity to remind folks of the higher government subsidies for renewables. In addition to cost other points that ring true with the public include drawing attention the huge amount of concrete and steel required to build wind and thermal solar as compared to nuclear. The fuel energy density argument with nuclear over and against the diffuse and intermittent energy of renewables for fossil fuel replacement gives anyone with half a brain pause to consideration why more mineral resources are required to build these energy sources.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-74690083355091667962010-01-22T09:28:50.263-06:002010-01-22T09:28:50.263-06:00This is where we have wind and solar by the short ...This is where we have wind and solar by the short hairs - cost. On the technical side they can dodge and prevaricate and claim bias all they want, but when it come to money other analysts, that have no connection with ether side, can be brought in to check the figures. <br /><br />There is no way these two can come up superior to nuclear on an end-to-end cost bases, and this is also an area the general public has a better grasp of. Attacking renewables on cost must be seen as one of our most important efforts.DV8 2XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595060432772287143noreply@blogger.com