At 2:02 PM 4/5/5, Jed Rothwell wrote: >There is not enough wind for electricity because of the problems you >enumerated about the grid, and distances.
Cost of long range power transmission is an important issue, and one which vortex should examine more carefully. At this time I have only time for babbling, so maybe someone will carry the ball here. There are a number of good web sites on this. I do know that DC transmission lines over 1200 miles in range are presently profitable compared to AC transmission, and I think long range DC power transmission lines exist on the US west coast already. The recent drops in power silicon circuit cost has made DC power transmission economically feasible. It is EM radiation emission free, and does not require ugly and dangerous transmission lines and towers. It is also apparently even more relible, based on experience obtained with an underwater transmission system in Europe. If room temperature superconduction (RTSC) is developed then power transmission will take on a whole new nature. One or more vorts is working in the RTSC area already (still there Mark?) Regards, Horace Heffner
