Bill Gates Solar Project

"Though the uranium concentration in seawater is only about 3 milligrams per cubic meter, the total volume of the ocean is about 1.37 billion cubic kilometers, which means there are about 4.5 billion tons of uranium in seawater at any given time."

 

And yet that didn't stop you writing post 27!

 

So what?

 

you missed the point. This is for site specific industrial applications like a big cement factory. Renewable energy source will cut energy costs while reducing carbon footprint (cement 7% of global co2 production). Cost effective, efficient, non polluting.
It can even be applied in carbonless combustible energy production, e.g. crack water to make hydrogen fuel.
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If they can pull it off as claimed it will have tons of commercial applications with compelling ROI.

 

probably not realistic though.

That's a big if.

 

not totally replacement but entirely realistic with appropriate ROI

IF is a big part of the bleeding edge technology game for sure.

 

doubt

I would say necessity is.

 

profit and cost control aren't necessities in business?

 

There are a number of PV plants that produce more than 1,500 mw today.

There are also other types of solar as well as non point source solutions.

Today, the majority of new electrical energy is coming from clean energy sources.

 

I thought you were talking about solar power

 

Okay

 

Applied technologies designed to generate sufficient levels of energy on site to power specific large scale industrial applications. Solar energy is exactly what I'm talking about.

 

So what's the deal with your last post?

 

This hits me as a really cool idea - putting the energy creation onsite and being able to directly apply it without the losses necessary in transmission.

In that respect it seems a little like industry moving to the midwest where wind technology is working - again making large transmission investment somewhat less necessary.

 

what don't you get?

 

I said I don't get something?

 

the "my last post" you referred to obviously.

 

Well I guess you know something more about the way I think than I do, because I wasn't aware there was something I didn't get.

Why you reading my thoughts that apparently I'm not having could you see if you could find out where I left my locker keys from 5 years ago?

 

How about getting back to your expressed skepticism of such industrial application specific local solar energy generation being viable, instead of retreating down the proverbial rabbit hole?

 

You were asking me what I didn't get, but anyway back to where I was.
Necessity is why we do most things.

 

If you can't see or understand the difference between 15% and 30% or 50% then obviously you can't be objective.

Solar farms are tied to existing grids! The only question is whether or not an existing grid can handle more energy?

I have high-power transmission lines running over part of my property...there are birds on those wires all the time!

 

Which is precisely why I asked you to envision 30% and 50% solar energy use.

 

Amen.

There's a lot of potential for wind and solar energy in the red state plains. And, wind is taking off there.

That could be a spur for economic growth in those regions.

 

if you can't not make false allegations you can't be honest.

yeah but it wouldn't do anything.

Yes some of them may not be transmitting that kind of power.

 

I can envision magical unicorns being ridden by leprechauns.