Submitted on September 28th, 2007 by InterestedReader
It's almost a slam dunk that Ausra will clear
its final hurdle - a cost effective thermal storage
capability, allowing up to 16 hours of delay in power
output. According to my estimates, Ausra plants in Florida could provide 150,000 MW of power from 850
square miles. That would provide enough power to all 15 Atlantic Coast states to enable them to substitute Florida solar power for their carbon emitting generated power, and be totally carbon free, at least as long as the sun shines bright in Dixie. It's becoming patently clear that the advent of the very prolific solar thermal power (in maturity about three times cheaper than photovoltaic, and 17 times more dense than wind)
will signal the death knell for non-dispatchable, low quality, high-cost technologies like wind and photovoltaic. And good riddance. Too bad there weren't any American engineers intelligent enough to realize
that the key to alternative energy technologies is cost-effective engineering, not overly elaborate white elephants like 200 ton windmills, which require enormous subsidies for support. I wonder how long before they start tearing down those eyesores? Where's Lady Bird?
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Submitted on September 28th, 2007 by InterestedReaderIt's almost a slam dunk that Ausra will clear
its final hurdle - a cost effective thermal storage
capability, allowing up to 16 hours of delay in power
output. According to my estimates, Ausra plants in Florida could provide 150,000 MW of power from 850
square miles. That would provide enough power to all 15 Atlantic Coast states to enable them to substitute Florida solar power for their carbon emitting generated power, and be totally carbon free, at least as long as the sun shines bright in Dixie. It's becoming patently clear that the advent of the very prolific solar thermal power (in maturity about three times cheaper than photovoltaic, and 17 times more dense than wind)
will signal the death knell for non-dispatchable, low quality, high-cost technologies like wind and photovoltaic. And good riddance. Too bad there weren't any American engineers intelligent enough to realize
that the key to alternative energy technologies is cost-effective engineering, not overly elaborate white elephants like 200 ton windmills, which require enormous subsidies for support. I wonder how long before they start tearing down those eyesores? Where's Lady Bird?