Why is the climate changing. (Page 24) Angry Beaver: Mate do the research, nuclear is so much safer that it was in it's infancy I'd have a reactor next door from what I've read up on it The flying Squirrel: What the one in Lucas heights hardly next door , Just a magnet for Russian nuclear Missiles lol The flying Squirrel: we used to ride our Motorbikes , around lucas heights  no wonder there was so Much unused land that was never was supposed to be Built on , But Cant stop Progress all houses nowlol The flying Squirrel: all we have to do Now is Provoke Russia you reckon lol (Edited by The flying Squirrel)  zeffur: The future is solar + high-energy-density storage materials that produce extremely low levels of dangerous byproducts--compared to nuclear & other sources of energy conversion. Graphene is projected to have a higher specific energy than Lithium borohydride. src: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Energy_density (Edited by zeffur) Angry Beaver: solar is crap.... no sun = no power, just ask the crowd in South Australia with their crappy renewables and blackouts The flying Squirrel: You should do some recerch Bever , the blackouts in SA had nothing to do with Solar , It was only installed later as a back up , Certanlly had noting to do with no sun , It was cos they Closed down too Many caol power plants , Since there had that solar thing its fixed , i agree with Zefffer Bloody scientists and Politions The flying Squirrel: I know all about Nucler Deputy Idiots , Oh the Ecomey is Great better than ever , Yeah How can What one month later it be Crap The flying Squirrel: What ever , I dont beive any of them There full of it , How come every country that had it is getting rid of it then, there not going for the Super Duper Kind What they also sid there would be a Spce port to go to Mars , What happened to that Oh No use going to Mars now they say The flying Squirrel: They cant even Build High rise flats , Whats that 2 Blocks now with in 6 months of each other , Braking up , Over development , You will be right they say to the people forced out on the Streets , Claim it on Insurance , Not our fault , There no one Home any way , There in Istanbull Fact finding Mission , During Holiday season lol  ghostgeek: Something to think about when it comes to solar power: It had been a beautiful sunny day, but as I looked out of my study window I could see a large, dark cloud passing over. As the gloom descended, somewhere in the house a humming noise began — the sound of my wife starting up the vacuum cleaner. I raced out of the room, almost falling down the stairs in my eagerness to hit the off switch. 'What are you doing?' I demanded of Mrs H. 'It's been sunny all day and now you're vacuuming just as the sun has gone in.' I suspect most wives would have stared at their husband as if he were a raving madman. Thankfully, the ever-patient Mrs H has become used to such outbursts ever since we had solar panels installed. ... Our system is supposed to be capable of producing 4 kilowatts — though the highest it peaked at is 3.9 kW, and only then for a brief moment in the summer. Nevertheless, when the sun is out we can run the dishwasher, washing machine or — at the height of the day — a tumble drier without it costing a penny. For a money-wise person like me (a former editor of Money Mail) this has led to behaviour which, according to my wife, borders on the deranged. When the clouds refused to break through during the last few days of August, our washing overflowed from its basket and the crockery was ready to climb out of the dishwasher on its own. In fact, bad weather can reduce me to despair — as can freak conditions. The Sahara sand that coated everyone's car in the spring was a curiosity to most. To me, it was lost revenue as production from my panels dipped until the next cloudburst washed them clean. [ https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-3281593/Why-shouldn-t-solar-panels-ve-saved-hundreds-driving-poor-wife-twist.html ] Until the power renewables produce can be stored, anybody relying on this form of energy generation wil find themselves beholden to the weather. zeffur: re: "ghostgeek: Until the power renewables produce can be stored, anybody relying on this form of energy generation wil find themselves beholden to the weather. " Most 'normal' people won't use a solar only system. They'll have it grid-tied. Then they don't have to pay any attention to whether or not it is sunny. Others, who can afford it, will have a 3-day battery system if they want to be completely off-grid. Once again, in that setup there is no need to be concerned with what the clouds are doing. ghostgeek: I live in the UK and right now, as we approach summer, the sky is totally obscured by cloud. Not a peek of the sun. What's worse, it's been like this for weeks, with only the occasional day when you see some sunshine. Those clouds must make a big difference to the amount of power being generated from solar. ghostgeek: Then there is windpower. On cold winter days the wind can be so still that little power is generated by windmills. Without suitable power storage, renewables are hit and miss.  duncan124: There is a big Wind farm near Great Yarmouth and whenever you drive past they are never working even on windy days and the whole thing is a tax and crime scam. Solar, Wind and Hydro are all supplements for your home. If can do any of those you would have electrical devices outside in the garden or shed or whatever. And the idea is to save money and maybe survive better if there are power cuts. The advice is to stay on the grid for your home to keep yourself secure, but be a good accountant for anything else and stop thinking you can use electricity without paying for it. |
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