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• A2597 Fanboy

  February 2008

  Sweeeet!
• Freejack Jake the Not-so-Wise

  February 2008

  The problem with these massive, single point, zero-emission sources (like thermal towers) is the return on investment. Even though they can produce electricity cheap, the cost of construction is so significant, that no firm, fund or company can even come close to justifying, even if they take into account the evironmental/social benefits. And I am not really how that really will be overcome until electricity gets really expensive.
  
  Jake
• shadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter

  February 2008

  'zactly Freejack, they should come from the public purse and the power produced, goes back to the public at fair rates
  
  sadly, way too much of the world has been given over to corporate interests whose social responsibility has been, shall we say, less than exemplary
• SpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM

  February 2008

  This is why magnets and super conductive magnet research needs to continue. We can do so much with these things and the potential is there, we just aren't realizing it all yet. Magnets are fun!
• Biggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>

  February 2008

  [QUOTE=shadow boxer;169806]'zactly Freejack, they should come from the public purse and the power produced, goes back to the public at fair rates
  
  sadly, way too much of the world has been given over to corporate interests whose social responsibility has been, shall we say, less than exemplary[/QUOTE]
  
  I think that essential infrastructure should be run by the government. That's the sort of thing the government is meant to be for. Privatisation of things like electricity and water supply may work in a huge country like the US, but in NZ it's been a massive failure.
• Freejack Jake the Not-so-Wise

  February 2008

  My intent wasn't so much to imply that such projects should be public works not private. Massive public projects have their own shortcomings such as ownership and governence. An ROI should [i]always[/i] be part of the equation on such things. What the target return may be, that will be the point discussion on any given project.
  
  My actual point was that there may be more effective alternate energy systems that don't require the dramatic investment and have technologies that are ready today.
  
  Jake
• the_exile Kupo!

  February 2008

  The chart in that article claims that 1,000 traditional wind turbines would require 64,000 acres. How do they figure that? If it's true, only two would fit in my town.