2023.05.10 19:24
The wind and solar power myth has finally been exposed
Bryan Leyland
Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant near wind turbines in Niederaussem, Germany,
as the sun rises on Nov. 2, 2022. Germany is shutting down its last three nuclear power plants
on Saturday, April 15, 2023, as part of an energy transition agreed by successive governments.
- Michael Probst/AP
Many governments in the Western world have committed to “net zero” emissions of carbon
in the near future. The US and UK both say they will deliver by 2050. It's widely believed
that wind and solar power can achieve this.
This belief has led the US and British governments, among others, to promote and heavily
subsidise wind and solar.
These plans have a single, fatal flaw: they are reliant on the pipe-dream
that there is some affordable way to store surplus electricity at scale.
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There is one technology that can provide a cheap and reliable supply of low-emissions
electricity: nuclear power. Interest in nuclear power is increasing as more and more people
realise that it is safe and reliable.
If regulators and the public could be persuaded that modern stations are inherently safe and
that low levels of nuclear radiation are not dangerous, nuclear power could provide all
the low cost, low emissions electricity the world needs for hundreds or thousands of years.
But if we had 100 per cent nuclear backup for solar and wind,
we wouldn't need the wind and solar plants at all.
Wind and solar are, in fact, completely pointless.
Bryan Leyland MSc, DistFEngNZ, FIMechE, FIEE(rtd) is a power systems engineer
with more than 60 years experience on projects around the world
Unabridged text at: https://news.yahoo.com/wind-solar-power-myth-finally-094338655.html
Copied from "The Telegraph" by SNUMA WM, 5-10-2023
2023.05.11 10:07
2023.05.12 07:35
Solar and wind energy have the potential to meet global electricity demand 100 times over, and the costs of these renewables are collapsing so rapidly that fossil fuels could be pushed out of electricity generation altogether by 2035, according to a report by a U.K. think tank.
*There may be no solution to global warming and its consequences to human. It could be
the natural process or God's will against the malices of human. Philosophers in the West
and East warned that "not to challenge God or Nature. Humans have been challenging
it so long that they could not avoid its punishment any more.
2023.05.12 11:44
지구 온난화의 방지:
1. Solar Power: Net energy expenditure and gain may not be much different.
2. Wind Power: again net gain or loss may be the same
Both may be primitive ways of Earth cooling solutions using a tremendous amount of
infrastructure construction and expenses. These should be re-evaluated.
3. Nuclear Fission (원자로) can be a dangerous but reasonable alternative available now.
4. Nuclear Fusion: Ideal solution with no danger but we need further study to get there.
5. Geothermal Energy: possible but we need more studies and practices.
6. Natural Gas as an energy source: practical and available now!!
7. Liquid Hydrogen: Possible and available. Need more study.
8. Lithium Battery: very limited source. Environmentally not good.
2023.05.12 12:07
Inquiry to "ChatGPT" today by me.
Question: What's the future for Nuclear Fusion?
ChatGPT Answer:
The future for nuclear fusion holds significant promise as a potentially abundant and clean energy source. Ongoing research and development efforts aim to overcome the technical challenges associated with achieving a sustained fusion reaction and harnessing its energy. While there is no definitive timeline, advancements in fusion technologies and increased international collaboration provide a positive outlook for the realization of practical fusion power in the coming decades.
2023.05.12 12:55
I would bet my money on nuclear fusion and hydrogen. It may happen many years
after I am gone. In the mean time what the generations who lived through industrial
revolution and forward have done to the earth will give our grand children hard lives.
https://www.llnl.gov/news/lawrence-livermore-national-laboratory-achieves-fusion-ignition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today (Dec. 13) announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) — a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power. On Dec. 5, a team at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility(NIF) conducted the first controlled fusion experiment in history to reach this milestone, also known as scientific energy breakeven, meaning it produced more energy from fusion than the laser energy used to drive it. This first-of-its-kind feat will provide unprecedented capability to support NNSA’s Stockpile Stewardship Program and will provide invaluable insights into the prospects of clean fusion energy, which would be a game-changer for efforts to achieve President Biden’s goal of a net-zero carbon economy.
I like to add my theory and opinion to the greenhouse effect on Earth's warming
(believe it or not, by a retired medical doctor, however, what the hell does he know??).
Let's assume that atmospheric CO2 is the culprit of the warming earth.
So, we are trying to get rid of or minimize the production of CO2.
In doing so: 1. We are trying to catch the sun's heat (by solar panels or similar)
2. And also catch the wind power to generate electricity
3. While trying not to use (burn) coal and oil that produce CO2.
By doing those, we may increase solar heat absorption making Earth even more warmer!
The whole thing about green energy seems rather ridiculous to me.
Am I, or Are they crazy and stupid??
Do we know what we are doing? Does Joe Biden know what he's doing?
If we catch enough sunlight and wind power to replace the heat of coal and oil,
we have to get much more sunlight (much more than we get now), and that in turn increase
the earth's temperature (remember the earth gets so much sunlight to keep itself warmer
from the extreme freezing temperature of the galactic space around it)
and, on top of that, the solar panels will increase solar heat absorption).
Catching the wind power will also increase heat production.
The blowing wind will not produce heat but generating and using the electricity
will produce heat. The net heat on Earth will increase, not decrease!!
Has any environmental scientist studied what I am saying?
Are we sure we are not brainwashed by environmentalists and politicians?
Should we listen to energy scientists like the above author?
1. How about shooting up millions of stationary sun-umbrella-satellites in the Earth's orbit?
After all Elon Musk shot thousands of Internet satellites already.
2. How about white spray painting entire roofs and all sand deserts on the earth?
Imagine the amount of solar heat reflection by such simple easy maneuvers.
3. How about getting rid of any black or dark-colored products on the earth including fabrics?