tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post1676518759375248241..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Doing Due Diligence: EEStor, Mark Z. Jacobson and GreenpeaceCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-59634496872314686872011-03-08T17:05:53.056-06:002011-03-08T17:05:53.056-06:00Large technology firms invariably will get sued fo...Large technology firms invariably will get sued for patent infringement, often frivolously, often because they didn't know they were infringing some patent. <br /><br />The textbook strategy to defeat this is the "hedgehog defense". Where the needles on the hedgehog symbolize individual patents on everything from the useful to the frivolous as it relates to some technology. If sued, sue back claiming infringement on any patent even tangentially related; with so many patents something is bound to stick, and that gives you leverage to negotiate a favourable settlement.<br /><br />This acts as a deterent. AMD knows that if they sue intel for patent infringement the only ones who come out ahead are the bloodsucking lawyers.soylentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-1130814002149146622011-03-08T13:14:32.493-06:002011-03-08T13:14:32.493-06:00Also some 'inventors' are actively filing ...Also some 'inventors' are actively filing patents with the purpose of suing anyone who even tries to develop a prototype. This can be good money if you know what you're doing. Such people might be called "patent sharks". The invention doesn't even have to work, it just has to be popular so that many others can be sued. <br /><br />So filing many patents can certainly be a bad thing for society rather than a good thing.Cyril Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667288494374310919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-31954023293425192022011-03-07T14:24:31.987-06:002011-03-07T14:24:31.987-06:00The US Patent system stopped requiring applicants ...The US Patent system stopped requiring applicants to demonstrate that their inventions actually worked at all, a long time ago. It's estimated that half the Patents the USPTO awards wouldn't survive a challenge. Don't try to impress me with patents. ;)<br /><br />Ultimately, I want to see a working prototype.LarryDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955273945502612268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-40854572139233990822011-03-06T14:29:10.200-06:002011-03-06T14:29:10.200-06:00DDMaven, I am not impressed by pattens. I will on...DDMaven, I am not impressed by pattens. I will only change my view if EEStor produces a unit for ZENN and 3rd party reports comeback of performance as expected. That is not likely.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-57281814406353151342011-03-06T13:48:06.109-06:002011-03-06T13:48:06.109-06:00Charles you do know about EEstor's patent expl...Charles you do know about EEstor's patent explosion correct? Almost 1 new application per week and on every step of the process which matches up to the Youtube leaked interview. True the hype was pretty bad for 2006-2010 and things have been slow but why only focus on that?911Redpillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030152459700598744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-79064296443893770562011-03-05T05:11:44.431-06:002011-03-05T05:11:44.431-06:00Interesting, 2,700,000,000 dollars for 73,000 home...Interesting, 2,700,000,000 dollars for 73,000 homes means 37000 dollars per home. Expensive! <br /><br />Nuclear capacity required would be only about 1 kilowatt per home, the most expensive nuclear project in the US has been costed at 8,000/kWe so over 4x cheaper than the solar project. With a more likely average build cost of 4,000/kWe it is 9x the solar cost. Even the most enthusiastic solar CSP supporters aren't counting on more than a factor of 2 in cost reduction.<br /><br />The amount of materials required for the solar CSP plant is also at least a factor of 10 higher than the nuclear materials requirement. That's not encouraging, economically or ecologically.Cyril Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667288494374310919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-63130390140200326662011-03-04T16:41:53.515-06:002011-03-04T16:41:53.515-06:00Seth, I sometimes make green assumptions in evalua...Seth, I sometimes make green assumptions in evaluating green claims, in order to show that even if their cost assumptions are correct, renewable energy will still cost more than nuclear power.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-35529540852754489942011-03-04T15:45:46.460-06:002011-03-04T15:45:46.460-06:00Actually Charles, you are making the same mistake ...Actually Charles, you are making the same mistake greenies do all the time. You aren't doing the nuclear cause any good when you make this mistake.<br /><br />The 290 MW Starwood 1 CSP claims to provide enough power for 73K homes for $2.7B. At a typical 8000 kwh per annum per houshold that gives 67 MWh average for a 23% capacity factor. Cost to compare to $2B/Gw nukes is $40B/Gw or twenty times the cost of nuclear.<br /><br />http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/1105/arizona-solar-power-plant-will-deliver-power-day-and-night.htmlsethnoreply@blogger.com