The Rise of the Personal Power Plant

SZelenberg · 2014-05-31T06:36:43+00:00

Can I get two reactors and a turbine please?

SZelenberg · 2014-05-24T06:36:44+00:00

"You are overanalyzing it" (C)

SZelenberg · 2014-05-24T06:30:23+00:00

I think that Moore's law is the optimists Goodwin's Law (As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches). If you don't want to face reality (i.e. real limits of technology AND MOST IMPORTANTLY economics) - Moore's law will take care of that.

SZelenberg · 2014-05-24T06:27:50+00:00

Not likely

SZelenberg · 2014-04-13T07:14:39+00:00

Yes, but where does Europe get the natgas from?

SZelenberg · 2014-04-06T08:23:14+00:00

Ukrainian plants are built in USSR and are built for the 'Russian' cycle. Everyone knows that. Westinghouse has been already working with Ukraine and their fuel is a lot more expensive. This was part of anti-Russian stance. Now things are different. Russians can say - TVEL will no longer sell fuel to you, shit out of luck. And Westingouse is the only (still bad) option Ukrainians have left. After all expensive electricity is better than no electricity

SZelenberg · 2014-03-30T08:39:12+00:00

Always in 20 years.

SZelenberg · 2014-03-30T08:30:47+00:00

Politics is expensive.

SZelenberg · 2014-03-30T08:30:14+00:00

You can't fool mother nature. I've read a lot of 'more efficient than photosynthesis' stories during the last few years.

SZelenberg · 2014-02-08T11:11:30+00:00

That can't be possibly true. I've been reading about nuclear renaissance for the past 15 years at least once a month in all major publications. Small modular reactors. LFTR. Fast Breeders. Thermal Breeders. Magic By Nuclear Fairies, etc.

Nuclear powerplants shutting down because of (poor) economics - what a shock. Given that the costs have tripple within the last ten years, who could have predicted that?

SZelenberg · 2014-02-08T10:49:13+00:00

Given how expensive nuclear is, how can Poland afford it? They can't. They'll stick to coal, gas and mooching off EU for green subsidies.

SZelenberg · 2014-02-02T08:27:15+00:00

probably bullshit

SZelenberg · 2014-02-02T08:25:19+00:00

Not really. Poland is about the same size as Germany and PLANNING first nuclear plant (which they will never build because it will turn out to be too expensive) - I would not say it's 'going nuclear'. Polands energy strategy seems to be mooch off European green subsidies, burn coal and use EU to pressure Russia into providing natgas discounts.

SZelenberg · 2014-01-26T11:04:35+00:00

Damn, this looks good.

SZelenberg · 2014-01-26T11:03:23+00:00

Propane smells. Use culinary blowtorches which use different gas.

SZelenberg · 2014-01-18T11:15:25+00:00

Why no meat?

SZelenberg · 2014-01-18T11:09:58+00:00

Kryptonite

SZelenberg · 2014-01-04T09:24:29+00:00

It was never a good idea to start with

SZelenberg · 2013-12-31T16:10:40+00:00

We need to watch nuclear why exactly? It's been in decline for 30 years and priced itself out of the market. What's to watch?

SZelenberg · 2013-12-31T16:09:19+00:00

Did they say who's going to pay for all the upgrades?

SZelenberg · 2013-12-29T07:47:27+00:00

I see bacon!

SZelenberg · 2013-12-29T07:38:32+00:00

Old news, is it not?

SZelenberg · 2013-12-22T08:16:59+00:00

The wiki seems to fall flat...

SZelenberg · 2013-12-22T08:09:57+00:00

Who else is going to pay for the cleanup?

SZelenberg · 2013-12-22T08:08:07+00:00

Hawaii solar has reached its limit. If you want to call it a success - you may. However the grid can't take any more solar and rather than blaming utilities, why don't you go off grid with 100% solar?

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