Exactly, smoke and mirrors On Monday, February 24, 2014, a.ashfield <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jones wrote, "Looks like this one is a success and is being expanded" > > > > The Andasol 1 plant cost around EURO 300 million (US$380 million) to build + > 13% for power storage. It produces power at $0.35/kWh which is > guaranteed for 25 years(!) With successful plants like that who needs > failures? > > > > Jones. "The low cost of natural gas will be no more than a fond memory in > 5-10 years." > > > > According to the US Energy information Administration, the US has known > reserves for 94 years. > > > > I am suspicious of Brightsource until I see independent numbers. I would risk > a fairly large bet that they have had substantial government grants. > It seems too big for a relatively untried technology: one doesn't know what > the snags are yet but there will be some.I wonder what the weather is like > there? One hailstorm would shatter thousands of 2-3mm untempered glass > sheets. > The NY Times thinks it maybe both the first and the last such plant. > > > > The departure of Brightsource's CEO, Media Relations, legal depts. and > shutting down two 500 MW projects might give pause for thought. > > ( > http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/solar/concentrating-solar/brightsource-ceo-steps-down.html > ) > > > > Apart from anything else it is an Israeli company pretending to be > American, owned by an Israeli whose main claim to fame is getting decorated > for building settlements on Palestinian land. > > > > I think LENR is real and even if it weren't a better energy than this will > be developed. As a taxpayer I wonder what my share in the plant is. >
