Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: Speaking of synergy with hydroelectric (gravity) which can be added to > wind/solar farms in close proximity . . . >
In many places. But not, for example, in Texas, where the landscape is flat. Not a lot of uphill to go to. They put some wind farms on gigantic mesas in Texas, which are up in the air but still pretty flat. Not a lot of water out there, either. I expect the Pacific Northwest would be ideal for this. As I mentioned, in Belgium they are thinking of making a hole in the ocean. The ocean is flat but this works anyway. Perhaps it would work in the Gulf of Mexico off of Texas. I view wind and pumped storage as a temporary solution before we get cold fusion or some kind of plasma fusion. We need the clean energy now, so we should build it. There will be a long overlap while we install cold fusion, maybe 20 to 40 years. We should use wind turbines during that transition, rather than coal. The turbines will pay back and even wear out in 20 years. We will get our money's worth. Jim Dunn and I has a spirited debate about how long the transition is likely to take. I say sooner, he says later. Either way, a wind turbine installed the day serious cold fusion research begins will likely pay for itself. I described part of our conversation here: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/RothwellJthefuturem.pdf - Jed
