Lets cover 1.2% of the Sahara desert with solar panels and we could balance it out with a huge offshore wind farm over the Pacific and Atlantic.

[evenflow1969]

About the best use I have seen for solar and otherwise unusable space is the placement of panels over California auguafers.

That sounds like a good idea

At least its worth a test run to find out

They are installing it in test areas as we speak. Ya. Never know till ya hit a certain scale. Hopefully it works out. I was involved in a project years ago trying to improve asphalt pavement and finding a use for used rubber tires. The math all worked on paper really well. We installing a little over 20 miles of test pavement between Delaware and Marion , Ohio. We all had great hope. It did not scale well though. I am no longer involved. It is back to the chemist's right now. They are trying to redevelop a better product. I have not heard of any new test installments. Hopefully they figure it out.

 

[LeroyDumonde]

Must be why they install them all over Nevada and Arizona where we regularly see temperatures in excess of 100 for half the year.

Two states run by idiots.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Two states run by idiots.

Can you point out all the problems we're having?

 

[elektra]

Can you point out all the problems we're having?

that is a lot to ask one person to do

 

[Synthaholic]

One sandstorm and those panels are worthless.

Nah, they just send a couple guys out with leaf blowers.

 

[LeroyDumonde]

Can you point out all the problems we're having?

All the problems? Ain't nobody got time for that. I'll name two problems that you have: Katie Hobbs and Joe Lombardo.

 

[San Souci]

Solar panels start losing efficiency above 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

And cost a lot to build. And Require Minerals from China. And really furnish very little real power. Why not build more NUCLEAR Plants?

 

[LeroyDumonde]

And cost a lot to build. And Require Minerals from China. And really furnish very little real power. Why not build more NUCLEAR Plants?

Agreed.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

All the problems? Ain't nobody got time for that. I'll name two problems that you have: Katie Hobbs and Joe Lombardo.

So you can't name all of the problems we're having?

 

[LeroyDumonde]

So you can't name all of the problems we're having?

Nope. Can anyone? All I said was that the states were run by idiots. Hobbs and Lombardo are idiots.

 

[CowboyTed]

sorry bro, reality does not agree with you. Germany invested a trillion dollars in Green Energy and now they are suffering the consequences

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy-crisis-inflation-push-more-german-firms-into-insolvency-study-2023-06-29/

Energy crisis and inflation push more German firms into insolvency, study says​

Didn't really effect Germany unemployment...

Businesses were suffering more from global high inflation...

Full energy transition in Germany's households saves money – report

www.cleanenergywire.org

Germany increases energy from renewable sources to 55%

Berlin has broken the 50 per cent mark for the first time

www.thenationalnews.com

Germnay actually too the high price of Gas and Oil as spur to increase renewables faster than expected...

Germany is paying lower prices for energy than before... Wind is the cheapest energy in Europe....

Germany had a target for 80% by 2050, now it is 2030... Why? Money, Wind is a good investment...

They have offshore wind plans for 115TW... That would take away the need for all coal and Oil... Gas will be there as a back up...
This means Germany can be far more energy independent...

You are trying to detract but Germany are going to come out the other side with a massive low cost electricity network with their companies and factories leading in these technologies..

You have the head in the sand on where things are going...

 

[elektra]

Didn't really effect Germany unemployment...
Businesses were suffering more from global high inflation...
Germany is paying lower prices for energy than before... Wind is the cheapest energy in Europe....
You have the head in the sand on where things are going...

Better my head in the sand, then being like you with your head up your ass? Look for some polyps while you got your head up your ass.

Wow, that is crazy, the cheapest electricity must be subsidized it so expensive!

German industry: Can the backbone of the economy be saved? – DW – 11/01/2023

Europe's biggest economy is facing a recession, as high energy costs are a huge burden especially for the country's industrial companies. Will subsidized electricity help?

www.dw.com

Europe's biggest economy is facing a recession, as high energy costs are a huge burden especially for the country's industrial companies. Will subsidized electricity help?

 

[elektra]

Germany is paying lower prices for energy than before... Wind is the cheapest energy in Europe....

You are trying to detract but Germany are going to come out the other side with a massive low cost electricity network with their companies and factories leading in these technologies..

You have the head in the sand on where things are going...

Germany is disagreeing with you.

Germany Electricity Price - Quote - Chart - Historical Data - News

Germany Electricity increased 46.36 EUR/MWh or 286.53% since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatts per hour (MWh). This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Electricity Price.

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Germany Electricity increased 46.36 EUR/MWh or 286.53% since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatts per hour (MWh). Historically, the Germany Electricity Price reached an all time high of 699.44 in August of 2022.​

 

[elektra]

Germany is paying lower prices for energy than before... Wind is the cheapest energy in Europe....

Germany had a target for 80% by 2050, now it is 2030... Why? Money, Wind is a good investment...
They have offshore wind plans for 115TW... That would take away the need for all coal and Oil...

Germany disagrees with cowBOYted

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Wind turbine in southern Germany burdens taxpayers with up to 600,000 euros annually​

April 21, 2024
Updates
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised five new wind turbines per day, a target that has not yet been achieved as realisation in 2023 falls around 25 per cent short of expectations. Especially in southern Germany, where the wind blows less frequently, the federal government is still planning to build more wind turbines (nius: 17.04.24). However, these are less effective and therefore also burdensome...

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Nope. Can anyone?

So you lied.

Glad we cleared that up. Have a nice day.

 

[ActionJackson]

Lets cover 1.2% of the Sahara desert with solar panels and we could balance it out with a huge offshore wind farm over the Pacific and Atlantic. We could add 20 tw of battery storage too. This way we would never have to depend on fossil fuels again.

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Or ... let's just continue drilling for oil which, as it turns out, is a renewable source of energy with a proven track record.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Nah, they just send a couple guys out with leaf blowers.

Sand being blown at high speed across any surface will scourer the shit out of it. The Sahara averages around 80 a year.

 

[LeroyDumonde]

So you lied.

Glad we cleared that up. Have a nice day.

I never claimed that I could name all the problems in those states. The liar is you. I claimed that the states were run by idiots and then named them.

 

[Jessica-stormlover]

 

[marvin martian]

Lets cover 1.2% of the Sahara desert with solar panels and we could balance it out with a huge offshore wind farm over the Pacific and Atlantic. We could add 20 tw of battery storage too. This way we would never have to depend on fossil fuels again.

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Write me a check for $10,000. I'll match it with my own $10,000, and get the project started. Deal?