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- kss42, on 06/10/2009, -1/+3240 MW of extra geothermal energy? On a tiny island? Sounds like the perfect place to build a secret supervillian headquarters.
- bmhart, on 06/10/2009, -4/+21Math fail.
50 / 10 = 5 - EricSchC1, on 06/10/2009, -0/+17All I know is my gut says "maybe".
- Bullislander05, on 06/10/2009, -0/+15Let's see. Is this where I'm going to be living when I'm older?
Island? Check.
Relatively secluded from the stupidity of the rest of the world? Check.
No overbearing government? Check.
Almost free electricity? Check.
All I'll need is an internet connection to get my lolcats and I'm there in a heartbeat. - kentifer, on 06/10/2009, -1/+12The most carbon neutral....
Can you be the most neutral? - inactive, on 06/10/2009, -0/+9If I don't survive, tell my wife "hello".
- plaguepony, on 06/10/2009, -3/+11To put this in perceptive a single dual reactor Nuclear station puts out about 2200 MegaWatts of power. 44 Times as much as the combined resources of this island.
- JackT, on 06/10/2009, -1/+950MW : 10MW = 5 : 1
- imikedaman, on 06/10/2009, -0/+8Which isn't what the article says. "4x its energy needs" is not the same as "4x more than its energy needs".
Comprehension fail. - pleckos, on 06/10/2009, -2/+10Carbon negative.
- jessemoya, on 06/10/2009, -1/+8Gee really? Gosh, well, now that I've heard it from some condescending loon on the internet I know better! Thanks, Propethic!
- V3NOM, on 06/10/2009, -0/+6It doesn't work like that.
If they produced 10 MW that would be producing exactly what they need.
If they produced 20MW that would be producing twice (2x) as much as it needs.
That means 50MW is 5x as much. - keviniskool, on 06/10/2009, -0/+6What causes a man to turn to neutrality?
- Ghostalker, on 06/10/2009, -3/+9This just in, intelligence says that Saint Kitts and Nevis have WMDs.... time to "liberate" them.
- TheMachine1, on 06/10/2009, -0/+6Giant laser was my first thought.
- inactive, on 06/10/2009, -3/+9Yeah, just what we need to do....crack the seal on the most unstable volcano in the world!
- SkippyDoorknob, on 06/10/2009, -1/+6That's just proves that excess energy production causes brain damage.
- Langford, on 06/10/2009, -0/+5With a surplus of electricity, they are in a perfect position to promote electric cars and all sorts of other good things. It will interesting to see how things develop.
- HonestAbe, on 06/10/2009, -0/+4Too bad geothermal energy isn't available everywhere.
- Ranzera, on 06/10/2009, -0/+4If you don't have to use a Nuclear Reactor to supply your power generation needs, then why do so?
It seems to me that these island nations are scaling their power generation in a way that attempts to match their needs. IMO, that's a good thing. - arunforce, on 06/10/2009, -1/+5I think Carbon negative would require taking away carbon.
- rancemo, on 06/10/2009, -3/+7Time to tap into Yellowstone.
- Warptaco, on 06/10/2009, -1/+5I hope the geothermal facility wont wake up the sleeping volcano.
- HonestAbe, on 06/10/2009, -0/+4More like defuse it.
- AdmiralAcbar, on 06/11/2009, -0/+4A watt isn't a unit of energy.
*crosses arms* - OutlawSundown, on 06/10/2009, -0/+3Yeah it can produce a ridiculous amount of energy it's a field that should be given significant attention seeing as the majority of the nuclear plants in the US are getting up there in age. But honestly until they can figure out what to do with the massive amounts of radioactive waste they generate it's not a long term option.
But when it comes down to it there needs to be serious research in new power generating technologies and improvements to existing tech. We've spent far to long ignoring the energy issue and relying on oil and coal. If anything what we need is a Manhattan Project for a new age with research pushing for efficiency and cleaner technologies.
In terms of the island that plant along will probably generate more power than they'll need for a fairly long time. Which will encourage growth not to mention give them pretty cheap and safe power source for a long time. - rheaume, on 06/10/2009, -0/+3Gorgeous islands as well, life is good
- graemee, on 06/10/2009, -0/+3Break out the fembots!
- inactive, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2lots of electronic buses out there, there all over Seattle. With power at a surplus, you can lower the price on it to spur more use, so electric cars could populate the island quickly.
- Rahaz, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2Good now use that energy and send it over to people researching something that the entire world could actually use. Like nuclear fusion which would solve all of our energy needs for our entire lives.
Geothermal Energy isn't all that big a deal when only a small amount of the planet can be powered by it. - Mihey, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2Dude, US has geothermal energy. Yellowstone is one source, then there are Hawaii and many other sites. They just don't bother with it, since oil is their bitch.
- TexMexRex, on 06/10/2009, -1/+3Raise the white flag of Attack!
- inactive, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2I love how these countries that use their natural geothermic resources are so highly praised. I think if the US had comparable geothermal energy to Iceland or Greenland, then we'd be using them too. It must be nice to have free energy like that.
- Gundumfx, on 06/10/2009, -0/+2i can see this happening, which is sad...
- akatsuki, on 06/10/2009, -0/+2I suppose they could use that energy somehow to sequester carbon...
It should be pretty ideal for them since being on an island is usually pretty expensive. - OutlawSundown, on 06/10/2009, -1/+3
True enough still plenty of room for solar and wind. Honestly I'd like to see solar panels that are widely used in new building construction. Imagine the kind of extra power a city of solar panels could generate. - diggduggDOOM, on 06/10/2009, -1/+3How very neutral of you...
- DrJG, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1If this defuses the volcanot so to speak as well, then US could tap the northwest for free energy. Japan has Fuji, Indonesia the the volcanoes under water - and if only other geological activity could be tapped as well, such as the tectonic plates activity, vow!
- DrJG, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1One step at a time?
- Mihey, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1Except that with internet connection you open gates to the global stupidity.
- OutlawSundown, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1They pretty much met their needs and left 40 megawatts of growth in cheap relatively problem free power.
- MuadDave, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1That's nice and all, but being an island nation, how do they 'export' energy without expensive undersea cables? Their nearest large consumer is Puerto Rico, but that's 150+ miles away.
I suppose they could generate hydrogen and export it, or something else equally wasteful, but it's a shame that they're so energy-rich and isolated at the same time.
On second thought, their export could be drinking water - they could run a massive desalinization plant and export drinking water to cruise ships and other islands.
On third thought, they could recycle/remelt aluminum and steel; a ship brings scrap and leaves with ingots/I-Beams. - estebancortez, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1Interesting article and interesting developments. The islands of St. Kitts and Nevis are certainly in a fortunate position to develop a level of self sustainability in relation to energy consumption. What interests me further is the potential for solar co-generation on these Islands. Located in the Caribbean they have ample access to sunlight, and with their access to geothermal energy they would be able to channel the excess heat produced by solar absorption and combine it with the geothermal heat sourced from the island. In this respect it would develop cogeneration energy production into tri-generation energy production, which would be the first of its kind. I don't think solar cogeneration is getting enough attention, subsequently my intention is to proliferate the dialogue on this energy form so as to push awareness of this clean energy format. Please see http://www.meettheboss.com/Discussion.aspx?discuss ... for a discussion thread pertaining to solar co-generation. What do you think-why is this form of energy production receiving little attention considering its widespread application in Northern Europe? Do you think that tri-generation through combining solar and geothermal energy is a viable investment? Come and have your say. Cheers.
- HonestAbe, on 06/13/2009, -0/+1And you'd need a whole city of solar panels. Solar and wind produce tiny amounts of energy.
- inactive, on 06/11/2009, -1/+2Meh. The island consumed 1X its energy needs and produces 4X extra. I guess.
- Rahaz, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1We'd also have to contain it and set apart gigantic areas of land for it to work. Nuclear fusion is just as likely to happen (due to the fact that we can't drill down that far just yet) and is much more efficient.
- 9mmSleepingPill, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1I may or may not do more to her than just that
- 64bitllama, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1Except nuclear energy is a horrible solution. It is non-renewable, and the projected nuclear expansion will deplete reserves in 40-80 years. Unfortunately, we will then have to store and secure the nuclear waste for 200,000+ years before it has decayed to a safe amount. It is hardly a clean solution, and certainly not affordable. All countries who have nuclear energy programs have gone over budget, and at the end of the day it is not even carbon neutral! Mining/transporting/processing uranium burns fossil fuels, as does building, maintaining and decommissioning nuclear power plants.
It frustrates me to know end that so many people regurgitate "Nuclear power is clean power" without understanding anything about it. - Langford, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1I + you because your view is probably a realistic assessment of what will probably happen, but I have to say that it's kinda a bummer to think about something clean being used to make things dirty.
- the2989, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1Closest to zero.
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