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Originally Posted by renormalised
See what I mean...50 square km of panels and unless it's a closed cycle system, a producer of a lot of GHG. At what percentage of energy capture are they calculating these energy generating capacities?? And how do they propose to store all this energy??. The Greenies will find any excuse to protest against it. Plus, how long do you think it would take to make enough panels to cover the area, then set up all the ancillary infrastructure for this type of powerplant, of that size?? What will the cost be??
Well, it's easy enough to fix the pollies and change their policies. All it takes is a bit of backbone and some organisation. They're supposed to be our representatives, so at our behest. Not the other way around (like it invariably seems to be).
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Carl I have a mate who lives up at York. He has setup his house so it runs on solar cells and batteries. The design of the house is such that energy requirements are minimal and he and his family are very comfortable. He has a small generator which he fires up when needed to recharge the batteries but this is a very rare occassion. The fuel cells used would have to be closed system or it would defeat the purpose of it all. Stored gas does not have to be under high pressure for the fuel cell to work. How do you compare the cost of building something big to the cost of the future of our species and planet? I never said it would be cheap but it is possible. The Govt has already made a start by funding people to put solar cells on our roofs (I know I have them). Now we need to go that next step.
Mark