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amandabeech

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36. I grew up in a very, very cloudy area. It does have wind, though.

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 04:12 PM

Sep 2012

No one has ever invested in solar power in the area, and I go back to the '70s with this.

Now, large wind turbins are going up, and more are planned.

Nonetheless, there is little belief that the wind turbines will replace all the fossil and nuke power running through the lines.

I stand by my original post.

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sad a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #1

Why is that sad? n/t bitchkitty Sep 2012 #2

because most solar power is notoriously fragile a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #3

Solar Bioenergy tama Sep 2012 #5

Tama... a few points to consider... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #6

The key is efficient battery storage daleo Sep 2012 #18

a possible solution or two... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #19

Those are interesting daleo Sep 2012 #22

While that can be done for power storage... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #23

Love it when you talk dirty. n/t bitchkitty Sep 2012 #28

Bitchkitty...you say the sweetest things... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #29

Oh, Lord! Sounds like heaven! n/t bitchkitty Sep 2012 #40

I'll admit that it's a lot of fun... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #41

Don't drink, no piercings - can I use the laser cutter to light joints? n/t bitchkitty Sep 2012 #42

There's TESTED beer in the keg, and we can turn off the tesla coils, should you wish to inspect them a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #43

Don't you think more efficient methods of using solar and wind energy Cal33 Sep 2012 #32

max power available is max power available a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #35

Well and good, but the lives of people living in cities depend upon the Cal33 Sep 2012 #45

I thought this was a conversation about power generation a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #46

Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #4

RTG's are a proven long term dense power source. a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #30

You forgot to add ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #31

The max power available is an issue... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #34

Good for Germany and Japan. I only wish this country would be so intelligent. mbperrin Sep 2012 #7

+1 grahamhgreen Sep 2012 #9

My only concern is that, in the end, Japan and Germany amandabeech Sep 2012 #10

Cloudy conditions do not affect solar, which is why some of your worst sunburns come on cloudy mbperrin Sep 2012 #11

WTF?!?! "Cloudy conditions do not affect solar" PavePusher Sep 2012 #14

Google is your friend. There are no secrets on the internet. mbperrin Sep 2012 #16

"still producing" does not equal "not affected by". PavePusher Sep 2012 #17

Hey, 5% of nameplate capacity is just as good as 50%! NickB79 Sep 2012 #20

Yes, just mouth off. Don't bother to check anything real. mbperrin Sep 2012 #21

One of us needs to do his/her homework, and it's not me NickB79 Sep 2012 #25

So now you concede that cloudy conditions don't prevent solar panels from working. mbperrin Sep 2012 #26

Wow, have you read anything in this thread at all? NickB79 Sep 2012 #27

I grew up in a very, very cloudy area. It does have wind, though. amandabeech Sep 2012 #36

Eventually renewables will replace all fossil and nuke power NickB79 Sep 2012 #44

What you said: "Cloudy conditions do not affect solar..." PavePusher Sep 2012 #33

Heck, I concede defeat! Solar is no good, wind is no good, the only good clean mbperrin Sep 2012 #37

That is not, of course, at all related to anything I said or implied. PavePusher Sep 2012 #38

Awesome. warrior1 Sep 2012 #8

Unlocking cyberswede Sep 2012 #12

Thanks! nt bananas Sep 2012 #13

How could they do otherwise? marions ghost Sep 2012 #15

K&R. I was glad to hear this too. It will be challenging for them. Overseas Sep 2012 #24

They say one thing and do another... not trustworthy kgnu_fan Sep 2012 #39