nwfdailynews.com— In the latest bid to trim energy bills, some consumers are harnessing wind power in their own backyards _ as long as their neighbors don't balk.
Aug 15, 2006View in Crawl 4
How about we cut power costs by going from 20% Nuclear power to 80% or higher by standardizing a design and building some plants. Nuclear power is safe, the Navy has proved that over the last 40 years by operating numerous subs and ships that seem to run fine on the stuff. Just design a single design for the country and build that everywhere, but that would be too easy for this country though cause we rather waste time on windfarms, solar power, underwater turbines and such.
re: fluorescent bulbsI just wish someone could come up with a fluorescent bulb that produces appealing light. The soft whites are too rosy; the daylight-balanced ones come off very blue; and overall the light they produce is a bit strident. I think if they produced softer light more people would use them.
They actually have underwater turbines that run off of ocean currents. They are much smaller since the water movment is a lot stronger. Also, they produces a much more predictable amount of electricty in the right place.
They're actually being generous with the estimated efficiency. You're suggesting the use of electrical power to generate kinetic energy (in the air) and then turning that kinetic energy into electricity again. There is no magical energy entering the system and those energy conversions are very lossy.If you want to "recover" some power from your AC set it to a higher temperature so it doesn't run as much.
I've got mine as high as the wife will allow with the dogs here during the day. ;)I'm not talking about magical energy. I'm talking about recovering some of the kinetic energy that is otherwise wasted by being dumped in the air. Besides, the efficiency might be better than you think. As I said before, I don't know the physics well enough to measure the efficiency, but the likelihood of a net-positive outcome seems plausible to me.-l
It looks like we are in for a big shift in power sources over the next months and that opens a huge opportunity for leaders in this field to step forward and give thoughtful guidance to how new power sources structure themselves. It would be wonderful if the people could prevent this one from getting into the greed of systems that control oil now. Think it can happen? Brain Based Business
richiestang78Aug 16, 2006
How about we cut power costs by going from 20% Nuclear power to 80% or higher by standardizing a design and building some plants. Nuclear power is safe, the Navy has proved that over the last 40 years by operating numerous subs and ships that seem to run fine on the stuff. Just design a single design for the country and build that everywhere, but that would be too easy for this country though cause we rather waste time on windfarms, solar power, underwater turbines and such.
dodoporridgeAug 16, 2006
re: fluorescent bulbsI just wish someone could come up with a fluorescent bulb that produces appealing light. The soft whites are too rosy; the daylight-balanced ones come off very blue; and overall the light they produce is a bit strident. I think if they produced softer light more people would use them.
stylermAug 16, 2006
They actually have underwater turbines that run off of ocean currents. They are much smaller since the water movment is a lot stronger. Also, they produces a much more predictable amount of electricty in the right place.
bruflethAug 16, 2006
They're actually being generous with the estimated efficiency. You're suggesting the use of electrical power to generate kinetic energy (in the air) and then turning that kinetic energy into electricity again. There is no magical energy entering the system and those energy conversions are very lossy.If you want to "recover" some power from your AC set it to a higher temperature so it doesn't run as much.
luyseyalAug 16, 2006
I've got mine as high as the wife will allow with the dogs here during the day. ;)I'm not talking about magical energy. I'm talking about recovering some of the kinetic energy that is otherwise wasted by being dumped in the air. Besides, the efficiency might be better than you think. As I said before, I don't know the physics well enough to measure the efficiency, but the likelihood of a net-positive outcome seems plausible to me.-l
scottmossAug 17, 2006
@brufleth Just to clarify the Kennedy's have maintained a home in Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard for decades....
ellenweberAug 20, 2006
It looks like we are in for a big shift in power sources over the next months and that opens a huge opportunity for leaders in this field to step forward and give thoughtful guidance to how new power sources structure themselves. It would be wonderful if the people could prevent this one from getting into the greed of systems that control oil now. Think it can happen? Brain Based Business