1 posted on
05/04/2015 11:47:38 AM PDT by
Opintel
To: Opintel
2 posted on
05/04/2015 11:48:29 AM PDT by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Opintel
No. And prolly never will.
3 posted on
05/04/2015 11:49:30 AM PDT by
upchuck
(The current Federal Governent is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V.)
To: Opintel
Absolutely positively no.
Nope.
Negative.
4 posted on
05/04/2015 11:55:09 AM PDT by
Da Coyote
To: Opintel
Does the 11% decline actually represent a decline in the manufacturing cost in real dollars reflected in reduced retail prices, or does it represent the increasing subsidies both by the government and semi-private electric companies to support solar energy?
5 posted on
05/04/2015 11:57:18 AM PDT by
FredZarguna
(On your deathbed you will receive total consciousness. So I got that goin' for me.)
To: Opintel
But the biggest limitation of solar energy is the lack of proper storage technology.BINGO!
The energy in fossil fuels is self storing. Not so with solar. Large, expensive batteries that must be regularly replaced must be used. The biggest problem with solar.
6 posted on
05/04/2015 11:57:48 AM PDT by
upchuck
(The current Federal Governent is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V.)
To: Opintel
Solar's OK, specially here in Sunny, Drought Stricken California (We heart droughts, keeps the riff raff out).
Because if you've ever had to deal with PGE, it's enuff to drive you back to the caves.
But of course, there's really a simple way to have boundless electric power for groovy stuff like Tesla cars...and it's in Arizona, where there's lots of Sun:
And Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is still only at 1/3 of it's original 10 GW capacity.
7 posted on
05/04/2015 11:59:47 AM PDT by
Regulator
To: Opintel
It's a lot cheaper and easier to grow corn with solar energy than to grow corn with oil so in some senses yes solar energy can compete with oil.
When it comes to producing electricity, no.
I'm still wondering about using solar energy for more heat generation though. Mirrors are much cheaper than solar panels and there are many valuable uses for simple heat.
8 posted on
05/04/2015 12:00:07 PM PDT by
DungeonMaster
(God is very intollerant, why shouldn't I be?)
To: Opintel
When I see a solar powered airliner fly to Hawaii we can talk about this.
14 posted on
05/04/2015 12:58:15 PM PDT by
SpeakerToAnimals
(I hope to earn a name in battle)
To: Opintel
If it was you wouldn’t even need to ask the question.
15 posted on
05/04/2015 1:31:13 PM PDT by
airborne
(My heroes don't wear capes - My heroes wear dog tags!)
To: Opintel
No.
It makes a nice add-on but likely will never be a primary player because it is not stable.
Solar energy has to be stored for night time usage and the batteries that are needed are both large, toxic and quickly depleted.
In a house you can use it by doing chores that require large electrical pulls during the day time and restricting your power usages after dark. If you run out of stored power you go to bed and restart in the morning.
This is not possible with factories, stores and medical facilities that run 24/7 and need a steady reliable source of power.
16 posted on
05/04/2015 1:40:53 PM PDT by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Opintel
1 kw/m
2.
No, solar will NEVER be 'ready to compete'. If oil goes away, the replacement will not be solar.
17 posted on
05/04/2015 1:43:08 PM PDT by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: Opintel
18 posted on
05/04/2015 4:17:55 PM PDT by
Amagi
(Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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