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The thing is, in reality we can use a mix of hydroelectric, wind, and solar. We don't have to pick one.
Energy sources. What would you like to see?
Sorry I only have 5 so if you prefer something else say so.
Yesterday my husband and I got in a rather heated debate about what energy source we would prefer to use. I am not interested in what you do not like, I am curious about what you do like.
If you select coal, how would you deal with the environmental factors and dangers to miners?
If you select Nuclear, how would you deal with the waste? Including the heated water?
If you prefer Solar, how would you deal with the huge requirements of space and the requirement of sunny weather?
If you prefer Wind, how would you deal with the fact that it does not work in all regions and it's dependence on the weather?
If you prefer hydroelectric, how would you deal with the impact on aquatic life?
If you prefer Natural Gas, how would you deal with the emissions and the environmental impact of the pipeline?
If you prefer biofuels, how would you deal with the environmental impact of huge areas growing only one type of plant and the fact that it still needs fossil fuels?
And if you would prefer Geothermal, how would you deal with the potential of the wells being depleted and its high startup cost?
Sorry this is so long, I would love to get a debate going on each of these. I am really interested in some new ideas.
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Gw
Yes they do talk about offshore wind power, the biggest negitive I saw to that was low efficiency and high cost, but I think it would make sense in some areas.
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Yeah that wouldn't go down well here. So difficult to find something. Can you put wind turbines out at sea? I'm grasping 😊
Gw
Were we are we have alot of dams. It has had a very bad impact on our fish. We actually have an ancient fish going extinct because dams have greatly hindered their breeding. I think dams are my least favorite solution.
There's actually plenty of space in Northern Africa for solar power. It would also create jobs and help the economies there to build them. And there would be enough space for clean energy for the world. And that whole process is ready to start whenever we're ready.
Gw
so it doesn't pay for itself yet, but might in the future. That was neat to see, thanks for bringing it up.
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Cheers Amber.
Am
For the battery options ya'll might be interested in the Tesla PowerWall video. I am saving up for some solar panels and want one of these suckers 😊
However nuclear is dangerous and radiation takes years upon years to go away. And if it contaminated an ocean radiation spreads like crazy.
Gw
Yeah I like nuclear power, the real problem with it is the waste
Ti
Ahh I knew that fact about radiation in small amounts, but I still have this (semi irrational.. Okay very irrational) concern of a nuclear apocalypse hahaha
Ti
Lol, I'm just hella scared of radiation tbh, but it's definitely something to be considered.
I don't personally have it because I don't own a home yet. But having solar panels where I'm from in Australia is a big thing. Most people have them on their roof and because they are producing their own power don't have to pay bills. They can sell what they have back to the energy companies for profit.
I think the preferred or best solution will vary by region. Iceland for example has an abundance of geothermal. I live in a desert so solar makes sense (but the extreme heat affects efficiency of solar panels). For my area I am a fan of the solar heat transfer: super heats salt to a molten level, allowing a heat exchange to generate energy not only during the day but into the night as well. From what I understand it is more efficient with higher yields for the same sqft than solar panels.
Am
There are down sides, uses a lot of mirrors and affects bird migrations; the mirror concentration can burn bird feathers in flight.... It was an unforeseen issue that is now considered with future plants
Am
There is the Andasol Plant in Spain and the Solana plant in Arizona. I think one is in the works for Nevada too
Gw
This is the first I have heard of this, that sounds really cool
This is where it's able to be. The limited areas are for plants.
Fe
They are studying how to combat the running out, i think when it's done at a larger scale is when it becomes a problem. not so much when it's just a consumer using it
Gw
This is neat. But the, little research I did still talked about it being depleted. My FIL does also use geothermal, and has a underground house. He loves it. but if they can run out, then we are just kicking the problem down the road.
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