What blocks renewables in most countries are poitics, regulations and favourism for conventional energy generation & their operators.
The value of individual & community based energy independence is completly ignored.
Germany is moving ahead on this and with it the free society is being empowered. Germany installed 100 TWh of renewables last decade... 50% of that is owned by private individuals & farmers. Just 6.5% is owned by the large energy corporations. Literally: Power to the people.
The COAL guy is WRONG. Council Bluffs gets their energy from Iowa Power and Light AND Omaha Public Power. BOTH use natural gas and nuclear and coal. This is a typical half truth told by the coal industry. Furthermore, Iowa has HUGE wind farms a few miles from Council Bluffs and all the way up to the MN border from Des Moines.
The only way we will get rid of the dirty coal is if the wealthy that run this country let us. The wealthy will have to be able to rape the people of their hard earned money through wind power energy or it will not happen
We need wind and solar on a residential level if we wait for big power to approve it that will be the day after they have got control of it so build your own system to power your own home if we power a million homes then they will have to buy it from us be independent DIY
So far to me, cosmetically, a smaller wind turbine looks better. It is like our olden day windmills, upon human grasp. So there are other ways we can design wind turbines, and we should not rush into installing millions of them until we have designed a proper looking one. The same with solar panels. Each will be catering to its surrounding environment.
American energy consumption is the biggest & most controllable factor of our energy crisis.
U.S. = consumes 1/4 of the world's oil
The U.S. Military spends huge amounts of American taxpayers money on a global assault aimed at controlling energy sources for future domination militarily and economically. Foreign oil dependence can be solved, but must first start with legislation to tax gasoline heavily to fund alternatives. Most importantly the U.S. government must set high MPG standards! Peace
One of the best ways to save the environment is to elect Officials that will focus on reducing immigration.
In America, nearly all the population growth in the last 40 years has been via immigration, over 100 million more and we are on track to go to 500 million in a few decades. The world does not need 300 million more American consumers and America does not need 300 million more immigrants. Go to Numbersusa for more info on immigration and to fax your senators for free.
Wind, Solar and Geothermal can only supplement not replace Coal and Oil. You can make Coal more clean and more efficient. Not to mention there is still an abundant source of Coal.
In order for renewables to be used as a baseload power there needs to be a system of storage, The storage technologies(Hydrogen fuel cell, Lithium Ion) are about 10 years behind what they need to be in order to adequately increase the amount of renewables on the grid. You can put a higher percentage of Solar on the grid currently because it is being produced during periods of greater demand. But to get wind over 10% you will need a much more connected grid than the USA currently has.
wow the end comment is great by the coal power guy. where does google go. where it's cheap because of coal. We need to base-load with nuclear which doesn't produce co2 when it produces energy.
By replacing gasoline our system has a Return on Investment of less than 4 years, WITHOUT SUBSIDIES!! Hey, check it out at "Solar Wind Generator Green Construction" on you tube. The video shows our system in action in Orchard Park, NY. (home of the Buffalo Bills). Canadice Construction has gone Solar since July 9th 2008. We are mean, green and clean!!
I like the "Google Plan". I have an EV that I have charged from solar and wind energy. Now if 250,000,000 U.S. car owners would do the same, we as a nation would save 500,000,000 gals. of gasoline each day, without increasing emissions due to increased coal fired electric generation. The gasoline savings equates to $730 Billion per year!! My plan is to first replace as much gasoline as we can with solar and wind. And then try to replace inexpensive coal fired electricity.
People against this set a focus on possible things that might go wrong however unlikely they might be. And since people believe anything the government says and anything that is on t.v. they are scared of change. We could say that powerful oil companies and the government are using fear to keep things as they are and remain in economic power.
And we have the technology to make sure that nothing goes wrong with our new energy resources. It is more likely that something happens with our current energy sources than to renewable sources.
The problem is that people aren't quite informed of what the benefits are and therefore feel more comfortable keeping the things as they are, whatever the consequences might be.
If only a little more importance was put in researching this new technology we could get rid of antediluvian sources of energy, which are nothing more than a way for wealthy people to get even wealthier, and advance as a civilization to a better future.
It seems that big oil magnates and our own government have made it their first priority to highlight the setbacks of new sources of energy overshadowing the huge advantages that they could bring. This is the future and we're only preventing our civilization from advancing to a new era where energy could be cheaper and the salvation of our planet.
The problem is still the constantly-growing population. Even if properly reused, the Earth hasn't an infinite amount of energy sources nor any other resources. Pollution, global warming and poverty would be much less problematic if some people stopped having children they can't feed nor give a real education. What's the point in having more population, after all?
of course it can... without a doubt... if you replaced some farm fields that aint puling their wait... just put a solar panel field on it and it will supply free energy for years and it will pull its wait
solar pv panel costs $4 per watt (before installation). the cost of one sheet of solar pv module costs the same as a LCD TV set. would you put 20 LCD monitors on your roof,so just to save $400 per year? oh, i forget the labor. go figure.
No. Wind and solar have a hopelessly low power density; the amount of usable power that can be gotten from these sources is strictly limited by the laws of thermodynamics. We want HIGHER density sources of power, not LOWER density power. If wind and solar were sufficient to provide the energy modern civilization requires, why would we have bothered digging the coal out of the ground in the first place?
The energy playing field does not allow even competition as some sectors receive disproportionate government assistance.
The technology isn't easy, MANY are desperately working on it. Cheap clean power is something that CAN save the world.
The US political system is arguably incapable of untangling itself from the awful systemic rut it's stuck in - doesn't help that the 2 party system is a farce and conventional economic theory needs a re-write.
it would cause an extremely major freak out if people actually realized right now what they won't know for as long as these ice cap melter mofo's [and yes they want the caps melted just asap] & that would be that they can have virtually unlimited clean energy more & more cheaply as time goes on.
It's that same old, don't get em thinking on the personal power level, portability & so on, because we gotta keep sellin' them the grid. After all, joe public musn't realize that the grid itself [what we need to keep selling them on] has it's primary function of use for big energy hogs!
Think military=filthy fuel needs and so on.
Oh my gosh, the people [citizens] are finding out about all of this in greater numbers with each passing moment. Heh.
By 2030 would be great, I know it would be better for the time table to be moved up. Technology will be fast and hopefully over the next 20 years we can make a huge dent if not remove fossil fuels ASAP.
What blocks renewables in most countries are poitics, regulations and favourism for conventional energy generation & their operators.
The value of individual & community based energy independence is completly ignored.
Germany is moving ahead on this and with it the free society is being empowered. Germany installed 100 TWh of renewables last decade... 50% of that is owned by private individuals & farmers. Just 6.5% is owned by the large energy corporations. Literally: Power to the people.
Zoidode 4 months ago
The COAL guy is WRONG. Council Bluffs gets their energy from Iowa Power and Light AND Omaha Public Power. BOTH use natural gas and nuclear and coal. This is a typical half truth told by the coal industry. Furthermore, Iowa has HUGE wind farms a few miles from Council Bluffs and all the way up to the MN border from Des Moines.
exenrontexas 1 year ago
@exenrontexas They do have wind farms...........that turn off during the winter.
acmna 8 months ago
The only way we will get rid of the dirty coal is if the wealthy that run this country let us. The wealthy will have to be able to rape the people of their hard earned money through wind power energy or it will not happen
musclecarpower 1 year ago
We need wind and solar on a residential level if we wait for big power to approve it that will be the day after they have got control of it so build your own system to power your own home if we power a million homes then they will have to buy it from us be independent DIY
jocomag4 1 year ago
So far to me, cosmetically, a smaller wind turbine looks better. It is like our olden day windmills, upon human grasp. So there are other ways we can design wind turbines, and we should not rush into installing millions of them until we have designed a proper looking one. The same with solar panels. Each will be catering to its surrounding environment.
heartlessvietboy 1 year ago
American energy consumption is the biggest & most controllable factor of our energy crisis.
U.S. = consumes 1/4 of the world's oil
The U.S. Military spends huge amounts of American taxpayers money on a global assault aimed at controlling energy sources for future domination militarily and economically. Foreign oil dependence can be solved, but must first start with legislation to tax gasoline heavily to fund alternatives. Most importantly the U.S. government must set high MPG standards! Peace
dubmarine122 2 years ago
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One of the best ways to save the environment is to elect Officials that will focus on reducing immigration.
In America, nearly all the population growth in the last 40 years has been via immigration, over 100 million more and we are on track to go to 500 million in a few decades. The world does not need 300 million more American consumers and America does not need 300 million more immigrants. Go to Numbersusa for more info on immigration and to fax your senators for free.
mrhulot101 2 years ago
Wind, Solar and Geothermal can only supplement not replace Coal and Oil. You can make Coal more clean and more efficient. Not to mention there is still an abundant source of Coal.
I agree with Joe Lucas.
Beastmasterification 2 years ago
In order for renewables to be used as a baseload power there needs to be a system of storage, The storage technologies(Hydrogen fuel cell, Lithium Ion) are about 10 years behind what they need to be in order to adequately increase the amount of renewables on the grid. You can put a higher percentage of Solar on the grid currently because it is being produced during periods of greater demand. But to get wind over 10% you will need a much more connected grid than the USA currently has.
NathanofHumphrey 2 years ago
wow the end comment is great by the coal power guy. where does google go. where it's cheap because of coal. We need to base-load with nuclear which doesn't produce co2 when it produces energy.
greenwashed 2 years ago
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By replacing gasoline our system has a Return on Investment of less than 4 years, WITHOUT SUBSIDIES!! Hey, check it out at "Solar Wind Generator Green Construction" on you tube. The video shows our system in action in Orchard Park, NY. (home of the Buffalo Bills). Canadice Construction has gone Solar since July 9th 2008. We are mean, green and clean!!
canadiceconstruction 2 years ago
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canadiceconstruction 2 years ago
I like the "Google Plan". I have an EV that I have charged from solar and wind energy. Now if 250,000,000 U.S. car owners would do the same, we as a nation would save 500,000,000 gals. of gasoline each day, without increasing emissions due to increased coal fired electric generation. The gasoline savings equates to $730 Billion per year!! My plan is to first replace as much gasoline as we can with solar and wind. And then try to replace inexpensive coal fired electricity.
canadiceconstruction 2 years ago
People against this set a focus on possible things that might go wrong however unlikely they might be. And since people believe anything the government says and anything that is on t.v. they are scared of change. We could say that powerful oil companies and the government are using fear to keep things as they are and remain in economic power.
andidude 2 years ago
And we have the technology to make sure that nothing goes wrong with our new energy resources. It is more likely that something happens with our current energy sources than to renewable sources.
andidude 2 years ago
The problem is that people aren't quite informed of what the benefits are and therefore feel more comfortable keeping the things as they are, whatever the consequences might be.
andidude 2 years ago
If only a little more importance was put in researching this new technology we could get rid of antediluvian sources of energy, which are nothing more than a way for wealthy people to get even wealthier, and advance as a civilization to a better future.
andidude 2 years ago
It seems that big oil magnates and our own government have made it their first priority to highlight the setbacks of new sources of energy overshadowing the huge advantages that they could bring. This is the future and we're only preventing our civilization from advancing to a new era where energy could be cheaper and the salvation of our planet.
andidude 2 years ago
The problem is still the constantly-growing population. Even if properly reused, the Earth hasn't an infinite amount of energy sources nor any other resources. Pollution, global warming and poverty would be much less problematic if some people stopped having children they can't feed nor give a real education. What's the point in having more population, after all?
JennyFarlopez 2 years ago
The correct item for the correct job, that's why a variety of energy sources are needed.
brentpieczynski 2 years ago
we just need to get rid of the old style thinking people
1lgdmn 2 years ago
of course it can... without a doubt... if you replaced some farm fields that aint puling their wait... just put a solar panel field on it and it will supply free energy for years and it will pull its wait
n8iveidiot13 2 years ago
solar pv panel costs $4 per watt (before installation). the cost of one sheet of solar pv module costs the same as a LCD TV set. would you put 20 LCD monitors on your roof,so just to save $400 per year? oh, i forget the labor. go figure.
bg24955 2 years ago
Your numbers are meaningless because you don't set a time frame. When you consider at ROI over time, your logic will be corrected.
At a 40 year life span (even given the well understood power fade PV phenomena), solar is perhaps the cheapest Watt around.
BUT if you look at the financial situation after only running the panel for a day, they are the most expensive Watt. Duh.
Plan ahead. Invest in future savings. Remove all energy subsidies to level the playing field and let them fight.
TimTrimT 2 years ago 2
call me crazy but if people invest research to make wind and solar cheaper than coal, won't it simply be phased out naturally?
thegreatpadaxes 2 years ago
No. Wind and solar have a hopelessly low power density; the amount of usable power that can be gotten from these sources is strictly limited by the laws of thermodynamics. We want HIGHER density sources of power, not LOWER density power. If wind and solar were sufficient to provide the energy modern civilization requires, why would we have bothered digging the coal out of the ground in the first place?
Nuclear power is the only way to go.
offsprng46 2 years ago
You're not crazy, just oversimplifying.
The energy playing field does not allow even competition as some sectors receive disproportionate government assistance.
The technology isn't easy, MANY are desperately working on it. Cheap clean power is something that CAN save the world.
The US political system is arguably incapable of untangling itself from the awful systemic rut it's stuck in - doesn't help that the 2 party system is a farce and conventional economic theory needs a re-write.
TimTrimT 2 years ago
if only we could turn the energy invested into advocacy and debates into electricity
merdufer 2 years ago 3
Solar and wind are intermittent power sources. FACT!
tuttt99 2 years ago
simply not true was absolutely correct.
it would cause an extremely major freak out if people actually realized right now what they won't know for as long as these ice cap melter mofo's [and yes they want the caps melted just asap] & that would be that they can have virtually unlimited clean energy more & more cheaply as time goes on.
NatureLegalized 2 years ago
hey maaaaaan. ha. windmill nuts we are.
the simple answer is YES!!!!!!!! of course. Duh!
oldhacks 2 years ago
YES is the answer & we know that for sure.
It's that same old, don't get em thinking on the personal power level, portability & so on, because we gotta keep sellin' them the grid. After all, joe public musn't realize that the grid itself [what we need to keep selling them on] has it's primary function of use for big energy hogs!
Think military=filthy fuel needs and so on.
Oh my gosh, the people [citizens] are finding out about all of this in greater numbers with each passing moment. Heh.
NatureLegalized 2 years ago
A paid representative of the coal industry is skeptical about solar and wind? What a shock!
ImTheRiffRaff 2 years ago 6
By 2030 would be great, I know it would be better for the time table to be moved up. Technology will be fast and hopefully over the next 20 years we can make a huge dent if not remove fossil fuels ASAP.
averylbrooks 2 years ago