More Nuclear, Coal or Natural gas power?
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For me;
Yes
Yes
All of the above... And quickly.
Like I mentioned in another thread... more geothermal electricity generation, MUCH more. Tremendous bang for the buck, predictable/reliable 24/7 generation, and CLEAN. No greenhouse gas generation, no fuel resource use, and no nuclear material disposal issues.
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/geothermal/use-of-geothermal-energy.php
There is enough geothermal energy available that 50% of the country could get it's electricity from this kind of power generation. This would be a MUCH lower cost alternative to constructing new nuclear power plants, in addition to being a more politically palatable option. Personally, I am in favor of constructing more nuclear power plants, but the overwhelming construction cost and lead-time makes this option a non-starter IMO.
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/geothermal/use-of-geothermal-energy.php
There is enough geothermal energy available that 50% of the country could get it's electricity from this kind of power generation. This would be a MUCH lower cost alternative to constructing new nuclear power plants, in addition to being a more politically palatable option. Personally, I am in favor of constructing more nuclear power plants, but the overwhelming construction cost and lead-time makes this option a non-starter IMO.
Hydro-electric.,,
This would be an excellent option if... there were enough hydro available to power the electric generation (which has been a rapidly declining resource over the last 20 years).
The cheapest power if the watt you don't need to generate.
Efficiency and conservation is a good option. Heat pumps seem to be a good residential heating option.... moving heat rather than generating it.
Efficiency and conservation is a good option. Heat pumps seem to be a good residential heating option.... moving heat rather than generating it.
Most dams were designed or renovated to generate power. In the last decade or so, along with wind turbine technology, underwater paddles were being researched to harness energy in the oceans. Underwater currents have been discovered to be a continues source. Meaning they are not interrupted or affected . So spinning a turbine would be a perfect uninterrupted source. No need at all for fossil fuels. Or having to figure out what to do with spent nuke material.,,
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Nuke
Hydro
Wind
Solar
NG
Using natural gas for power gen is great for peaks and emergency gen - but it’s hard to beat for direct heat.
(home and industrial)
NG can also be used for plastics, diesel fuel, and of course lubricants … Feel like it’s wasted on full time power gen …
Hydro
Wind
Solar
NG
Using natural gas for power gen is great for peaks and emergency gen - but it’s hard to beat for direct heat.
(home and industrial)
NG can also be used for plastics, diesel fuel, and of course lubricants … Feel like it’s wasted on full time power gen …
4th generation nuclear plants are going to be built en mass starting about ten years from now. Even private enterprises have signed letters of intent to build 4th gen plants for process heat and electricity. It's the clean way forward.
It really is simple, mankind must embrace nuclear power. Everything else is just a stop-gap measure that simply puts off the inevitable. With adequate nuclear power, we can decarbon the atmosphere, desalinate water, produce ample hydrogen and yes, even produce hydrocarbon fuels from air and water.
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels video:
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That gives rise to what supports what - takes lots of steel bar and pipe to do these projects … that takes natural gas to heat billets and the heat treat phase is typically HV electric ovens etc … Concrete is very fuel (and lube) intensive … Transport etc
Nuclear is the best option. If either of the accidents that happened not had humans interfere with things, neither would have occured.
Ill go Nuclear any day for reliable clean energy and also for those greenie's out there.
"The water elevation at the Hoover Dam stood at a meager 1,041 feet on July 18th, 2022, according to the Bureau of Reclamation, which manages Lake Mead. That’s a scary number because, once it drops below 1,000 feet, it will affect the dam’s ability to operate its hydropower turbines. The dam typically provides power to 1.3 million people in Nevada, Arizona, and California."
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/22/...ow-nasa-satellite-images-hoover-dam-reservoir
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/the-hoover-dam-is-running-low-on-water.html
Now just think if they were investing in nuclear the last couple decades, it would be no sweat.
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Nuclear-- Living in Connecticut, Nuclear power has-been/is being used.
Cheaper --you can see the deference when nuclear go's offline forMaintenace.
I suppose the Navy could hook up a Submarine if needed to help out.
TOMB
Cheaper --you can see the deference when nuclear go's offline forMaintenace.
I suppose the Navy could hook up a Submarine if needed to help out.
TOMB
Europe has it figured out. Just burn wood!
Maybe you can tell this drives me crazy.
Companies HERE cutting down trees, heating it, shredding it, turning it into pellets, drying them, then shipping them overseas!
They get a pass because the fuel source is CARBON NEUTRAL!
What a JOKE.
Sorry for the rant.
Maybe you can tell this drives me crazy.
Companies HERE cutting down trees, heating it, shredding it, turning it into pellets, drying them, then shipping them overseas!
They get a pass because the fuel source is CARBON NEUTRAL!
What a JOKE.
Sorry for the rant.
