I’m not sold on the massive project plans these failed efforts represent. However, if a large corporation or even a private concern wants to go this route, I suggest they use their own money. Doing that would cause them to be a lot more sure of “the Plan”, than they seem to be when the government is pitching in.
Personally, I favor programs that make single family dwellings self-sufficient. Even then, there is a lot a private home owner can do without government funding of some sort.
Solar, wind, water,... if there’s a viable one of these to be tapped, tap it. If there isn’t, don’t.
If the driving force behind some of these projects happens to be a close relative of a Congressman or Senator, it should preclude any government funding.
Here a firm related to a relative of Nancy Pelosi, got over three/quarters of a billion out of the government, before the concern went legs up.
They got the money, and the taxpayer is the one that got laid, without permission.
Just stop this nonsense.
The federal government and some states are giving tax incentives for people to go electric with regard to their vehicle’s drive train. I think there’s a much more sound plan.
If a local utility wants to use part of the electricity that car can be a bank for, then the utility may want to sponsor the purchase of that car instead of build another power plant.
Electric cars can be charged during cheap hours, and their energy tapped back during peak hours.
If that concept isn’t sound, then forget supporting these cars. These cars should be sound enough, economically to withstand the pressures of the market place. If not, then let them die off.
“Personally, I favor programs that make single family dwellings self-sufficient.”
The govt and corporations can’t put a meter on that.
Hey, D1.
Check out the power plant google uses.
It’s called a bloom box
Uses water and propane for a hydrogen fuel cell
By product is electricity and hot water.
Regular old photovoltaic panels work fine. 50 years. No moving parts
Just sayin
They also recently built a pilot plant to fabricate a new kind of pebble bed fuel.
I assume they have some private investors, but, as far as I know, the Department of Energy pays for just about everything.
I have very mixed feelings about direct government research subsidies to a private business.
The company is eleven years old. It's possible they do design work or consult for outside income, but they have no products for sale.
I can't help but think about nuclear fusion - just 10 years away (for the last freaking 70 years!).
Ironically, their first gas cooled reactor contract starts in 10 years, with the country of Jordan.