Don, I'm so glad you included wave energy, it seems that was excluded from other forms in previous discussions.
Richard Fletcher Don Libby wrote: > From: "emporio" <[email protected]> > Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change > To: "globalchange" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:22 PM > Subject: [Global Change: 3093] Energy Solutions > > > > >> As you all probably know, renewable energy is one og the ways of the >> future. >> It's quite obvious that we all need to change our ways in order for >> our survival. Oil will not last forever, but sunlight and wind are the >> probably the most obvious renewable energy we know of. If you are >> interested in changing, please visit my blog where I have some >> information, and if you feel like checking it out, I would highly >> suggest it. >> http://energysolutionideas.blogspot.com/ >> > > Sunlight is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short > distance from a place with high insolation and low cloudiness. > > Solar thermal is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short > distance from a place with high insolation but relative cloudiness. > > Wind is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short distance > from a place with high average wind velocity in a predictable direction. > > Geothermal is probably the most obvious if you live in at a relatively short > distance from a place with short drilling distances to thermal upwellings, > or a high temperature differential betweeen average ambient air temperature > and average sub-surface temperature. > > Wave is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short distance > from a coast line. > > Tidal is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short > distance from a coast line with a restricted ocean inlet. > > Ocean thermal energy capcity (OTEC) is probably the most obvious if you live > at a relatively short distance from a place with high differential between > ocean surface and sub-surface temperature differential. > > Wood is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short distance > from a forest. > > Biogas is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short > distance from a source of digestable biomass. > > Biomass is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short > distance from agricultrual debris. > > Hydroelectric is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short > distance from a waterfall. > > Nuclear is probably the most obvious if you live at a relatively short > distance from a major city of 1 million or more population. > > Did I forget any? > > -dl > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
