Thorium reactors .... On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 10:08 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> No easy solutions... > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 1:54 AM Clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > Alaska, having energy islands and no viable grid to deliver electrons, > > seems almost able to financially justify (with a bunch of Greenie Weenie > > huzzah) installing wind platforms. The original option for electric > > utility power has been those generator sets Dan knows about. Industrial > > diesel engines that belch out smoke and cost close to $15/gallon to > power. > > The fuel has to be barged in by the barrel. Propellors allow the utility > > to cut back on all those gallons, but with a giant investment in > stability > > measures (battery, flywheel). Not sure I recall what base load providers > > are. > > > > clay > > > > > On Jan 22, 2020, at 6:34 AM, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > All "Drink the Alternate Energy Koolaid" aside, I have yet to see any > > > financial report that presents a viable Return on Investment where > costs > > of > > > build/install/land cost for a "wind farm" has returned a profit in > actual > > > energy produced and sold. > > > > > > Bottom line remains. If Government money were not thrown at projects > for > > > wind farms, they would fold instantly for lack of profit... > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 8:21 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
