tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post7851060675946985315..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Maryland project reveals photovoltaics system costsCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-31258156146221496222009-12-20T07:41:22.355-06:002009-12-20T07:41:22.355-06:00Scott
Cooper's biography states that he is Dir...Scott<br />Cooper's biography states that he is Director of Research at the Consumer Federation of America.<br />http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/person.2006-06-21.043831-1/person_view<br />The Wikipedia states that the CFA: "is one of many groups associated with Ralph Nader and his consumer movement." <br />People Magazine stated, <br /><br />In other words a Ralph Nader front organization. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Federation_of_AmericaCharles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-50225889870266383712009-12-20T07:09:39.742-06:002009-12-20T07:09:39.742-06:00The clear sign of someone who can't win on the...The clear sign of someone who can't win on the facts is when they resort to outright lies. Mark Cooper doesn't work for Ralph Nader. Spout out all the ill-informed opinions that you want on behalf of the nuclear power industry, but try to keep the outright lies to a minimum.ScottStapfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-4927880596530929882009-12-12T23:52:30.131-06:002009-12-12T23:52:30.131-06:00Wind driven pumps have been used in the midwest to...Wind driven pumps have been used in the midwest to pump water for livestock for a long time. Usually works well enough.<br /><br />The EIA report shows Solar PV to be the <b>most</b> expensive form of new energy production, worse than solar thermal, which is worse than offshore wind, which is worse than onshore wind.<br /><br />BTY, offsore wind is somewhat more than <i>twice</i> the cost of nuclear, and solar PV is more than <i>three times</i> the cost of nuclear. And the difference in the capacity factor only gives nuclear even more of an advantage.LarryDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955273945502612268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-14999582959338784012009-12-12T09:41:21.148-06:002009-12-12T09:41:21.148-06:00Soylent Solar hot water heaters work well in areas...Soylent Solar hot water heaters work well in areas with sunny climates. Not Boston. Baltimore, Washington,DC., Knoxville or almost anyplace else east of the Mississippi.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-43229238180856274592009-12-12T09:12:04.105-06:002009-12-12T09:12:04.105-06:00It's actually worse than that.
Even if you as...It's actually worse than that.<br /><br />Even if you assume there is a borderline miraculous rapid commercialization of a process to print efficient solar cells at about the same cost as making wax-paper for milk-cartons, solar is still not that useful.<br /><br />Even given this miracle, there will still be huge, possibly insurmountable problems with transmission and storage(hydroelectric plants with reservoirs can do a little bit of balancing by defering production when solar power is available); there will still be significant costs associated with inverters and maintenance.<br /><br />What would solar energy be used for in a post-carbon grid if this miracle were to occur without a similar miracle in storage and transmission technology?<br /><br />I believe it would be used for air cooling in hot climates. A large part of the cooling need coincides with sunshine so the intermittency isn't terribly problematic.<br /><br />I believe it could be used for irrigation and water pumping and potentially bulk desalination for farming where you have the coincidence of access to sea water or brackish water, a decent amount of sunshine and a lack of access to sufficient fresh water. Getting solar to work for desal requires very, very low capital costs and reduced upkeep(e.g. filter replacement for RO) over technology that exists today.<br /><br />I don't believe solar would be used for much else even when the panels are essentially free.Soylenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125903130939473555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-39098950841399302852009-12-11T14:18:03.334-06:002009-12-11T14:18:03.334-06:00How much more stupid will it get? Building a solar...How much more stupid will it get? Building a solar power plant covering 100 acres in an area with only 105 sunny days in a year and $23 per watt is insane. This is another reckless expenditure of national financial resources.<br />“Please Scotty, beam me up there is no sign of intelligent life down here”Frank Kandrnalnoreply@blogger.com