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In reply to the discussion: About those German solar power plants... [View all]wtmusic
(39,166 posts)41. Um, producing "22 gigawatts per hour" makes no sense whatsoever
and this (linkless) post is completely bullshit.
Without its own nuclear Germany is almost entirely reliant on coal and nuclear from Poland/Austria.
Sorry to intrude with facts.
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That becomes a cost issue, though many more of them would drive that down
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#61
I am (slowly) building up a solar furnace, using a combo of steam and thermocouple
a geek named Bob
Sep 2012
#62
Advantage of PV is that aside from occasionally rinsing them off, residential installations require
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#63
You do realize that in Spain, they have a solar power plant that generates electricity AT NIGHT.
Zalatix
Sep 2012
#76
Only the greedy oil baron like Koch bros and others would be against this. If they could monopolize
nanabugg
Sep 2012
#50
Far too many, I can tell you that. Zoom in really close on the fence in the picture ...
sl8
Sep 2012
#53
I'm gonna get all "scifi" here for a sec. On Star Trek they use ionized gas to store power....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#29
Most of the time when we think of putting plasma in a container it's in magnetic suspension,...
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#80
"Ah, you are thinking of the self-recharging battery in a light-saber!"
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#82
It's a start, but we need so much more like solar panels on every roof throughout the very
Cleita
Sep 2012
#25
They are saying we need the rooftops to be white too in order to reflect the heat back into space.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#30
Thirty nine percent? Try again. Any company that is 10% foreign owned should not be
Cleita
Sep 2012
#37
Obama mentioned building a smart grid in the 2008 run. If he gets majorities it'll happen....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#28
Grid tie is a sales plus, stand alone rarely is unless you are truely remote
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#70
I just came across this quote which sums up right campaign strategies in a nutshell
WhoIsNumberNone
Sep 2012
#40