Obama awards $2B for solar power

[battlebauble]

Dang, Pappy, you've done your homework! You have earned an "A+" in science! The pres gets an "F"! Maybe we are reaching out to the muslims over energy, like NASA is reaching out to muslims for outer space.

[PappyStu]

@battlebauble Yea accountability with the budget has been a joke under many admins for decades now...

[3CoolKats]

I'd like to see more of a global effort with fusion. It almost seems too daunting a task for one nation. We've been putting $ into research for 40 years. On the one hand you have to start asking yourself "is commercial scale fusion even a viable possibility". But on the other hand we can't stop trying because the alternatives indeed are pretty dodgy. Solar actually does become more efficient year by year. But even if it were 90% efficient it would *still* take an awful lot of acreage.

[PappyStu]

@3CoolKats Considering the dollars spent elsewhere it has been a backburner project...

[guitarhaus]

...but what they don't tell you he gave Spain the contract for all this money !!! ...Thats right !!! all our taxpayers money is going to ANOTHER foreign country again !!!! HE"S NOT EVEN HIDING IT ANYMORE !!!!!!

[PappyStu]

@guitarhaus I heard this but wanted on the topic of the energy program itself...

[PappyStu]

@billyCtv Something I try to do every day...

[phekwig]

Yoiks! That all sounds like nuclear physics to me :)

[PappyStu]

@phekwig basic stuff... vbg

[slyflight]

Things like this always make me wonder about that "Super Collider" project they had planed to build in Colorado, and later did in Texas.

Did that concept just fizzle out? Is it actually doing some good?...ANY good?

Am I way off base? Should I shut up now? heh heh.

[PappyStu]

@slyflight I have never heard of power generation concepts in their regard... I believe they are primarily for sub-atomic particle research...

[justwant2bhappy]

Great video Pappystu, It is hard to understand fully what you are saying, words to big for me to understand. You are soooo smart, sure hubby could explain it to me, but he does not watch YOU-TUBE, HE JUST WALKS ON BY.

[PappyStu]

@justwant2bhappy Nothing new about it, we have been on the verge for decades but the money doesn't want to go there...

[ellesse808]

Great info. However, Under pressure is BEYOND words... Every aspects of our problem and solutions... I'm thinking always about kick backs and consultations of political views/slash "government" and "Private sector".. Soooo, half ass...(excuse my language...)

[ellesse808]

@ellesse808 Not you, Administration (half ass)

[PappyStu]

@ellesse808 me too *wink*

[PappyStu]

@ellesse808 The frustrating thing is that unless it is war Government is generally very inefficient...

[ellesse808]

@PappyStu I hear ya, I hear ya! It is so frustrating..it is always gonna be "unless it is.." *wink* =)

[DubbleLzNhell]

What about GeoThermal Energy? Also...you could put up solar receptors in space that get the maximum energy harnassed....

[PappyStu]

@DubbleLzNhell In my 4 decades of Power Generation I worked 3 years in Geo... I is an interesting application... Limited availability with serious EHS concerns and highly corrossive though down well caustic injection helped a great deal... I'm sure we are much closer to fusion than beaming energy from space somehow...

[hallbe]

Great info stu! Somehow though, I suddenly wondered if I should schedule a colonoscopy. Those was sum big words! ;-)

[PappyStu]

@hallbe I suppose it is vaguely possible an energy source could be found there... natural gas perhaps? he he

[MrRandomWritings]

Solar power is such a waste of time - when the sun burns out it won't work - sheesh!

Better off using hamsters in wheels

[PappyStu]

@MrRandomWritings Solar is useful in limited applications but far from feasible as a large scale solution primarily for engineering and economic reasons... It is a shame to witness this window dressing which is potentially political kick backs rather than approaches which would benefit not only us but the entire world for that matter... However what is good for us is not necessarily good for the economic powers that be....

[jtls8]

Look at the money being wasted! Unblievable!

[PappyStu]

@jtls8 Actually it is Par for the course...

[MysterEy1]

I m going to make a video response for ya, pilgrim. I hope your viewers will consider my message. Because you are not talking about some obvious solutions.

[PappyStu]

@MysterEy1 I think a multiple approach solution is most likely to bear fruit of success... As long as they are technologically, logistically and most importantly economically sound... Unfortunately for decades now they have been politically and special interest orientated instead... If we had back in the 70s when the problem was evident incorporated a Manhattan style project with full resources applied we'd likely been in much better shape today...

[PappyStu]

@MysterEy1 ps I enabled auto vid response...

[kenrg]

But can you say that while patting your head and your tummy at the same time?

[PappyStu]

@kenrg Upsidedown? even... VEG

[teddybeareleventeen]

BTW, I download all this kind of stuff, descriptions too!

[teddybeareleventeen]

This is definitely the kind of info that needs to be made well known, and then the people can publicly ask politicians WHY THE HELL AREN'T WE USING THIS?!

Meanwhile, more oil spews into the sea!

Democracy? What a joke!

[PappyStu]

@teddybeareleventeen It is all about agendas it seems... Never mind the facts eh...

[truckingsonofagun]

ok, what he said,((smiles))

[PappyStu]

@truckingsonofagun No wonder we all end up just nodding our heads LOL

[Pippilly]

And they are doing a very good job at keeping the masses confused. Great video!

Hi Pappy!

[PappyStu]

@Pippilly On many things beside energy as well *wink*

Long time no see, hope you have been well....

[Pippilly]

@PappyStu *winks back* ; )

I'm trying to keep up with the world "program" Pappy lol

All the best to you as always! ~ PiP

[PappyStu]

@Pippilly Yea at least your priorities are right Lass... Look forward to seeing your next video when ever the time permits...

[BasicModelling]

Natural Gas?? You mean they're actually using YouTube videos to general electricity?? :)

You lost me somewhere after the 53rd tokaplasmorthogonal equilibrium...

[PappyStu]

@BasicModelling I knew this went a bit to indepth but felt I had to explain the technology a bit to go into what research is needed... Yes if we could tap into the energy expended by tubers world wide we'd be fat... LOL

[BasicModelling]

@PappyStu Happy 4th, by the way.. no tribute video made this year, just haven't had the time.. :)

[PappyStu]

@BasicModelling I usedto make holiday associated videos every year but after almost four years here I realized I was repeating myself he he

[BasicModelling]

@PappyStu Well, my channel is one long repetition.. but I don't care, as they're all individual builds, as far as I'm concerned1 It's not showing off the models, they're just reviews of the kits.. :) But I don't post so many videos on CurtisWildebeest anymore.. for the same reason as you.. :)