Thread: Future of the Australian Electricity Market

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

So, given the vast number of cruise ships, all we have to do is put a wind-turbine on the back of each one and we'll save a fortune's worth of emissions!

Problems getting into port? Nah, no problem, stay the *&%@ away! Problems in calm weather? Stay out there!

If we filled all the cruise ships, with all the politicians from around the globe, we could harvest all the Methane that they all extrude in fast quantities, an use that as a fuel too send them all to Mars!!.
Then get on with fixing stuff.

Sorry Paul for going of track a little, I couldn’t help my self.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

If we filled all the cruise ships, with all the politicians from around the globe, we could harvest all the Methane that they all extrude in fast quantities, an use that as a fuel too send them all to Mars!!.
Then get on with fixing stuff.

Sorry Paul for going of track a little, I couldn’t help my self.

Matt

That's OK. There is at least one I could think of who could power a cruise ship by himself.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

That's OK. There is at least one I could think of who could power a cruise ship by himself.

Yes but methane is one of the very worst greenhouse gases.

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Yes but methane is one of the very worst greenhouse gases.

Let's hope he is not renewable then....

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Yes but methane is one of the very worst greenhouse gases.

Ye but it’s one Burn in a Rocket , then there gone, with me giving them my very best One Finger salute.

I think it’s worth it.

Cheers Matt.

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Let's hope he is not renewable then....

HA!

Just continuing with the wind farm thingy for a moment, I saw that Twiggy is getting behind it. "There's none so righteous as the converted." Forgive my little dig. It's good that he is capable of re-evaluation.

Mining magnate makes pitch as wind turbine giant (msn.com)

I still struggle to correlate Andrew Forest with the "Twiggy" of my childhood.



Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I still struggle to correlate Andrew Forest with the "Twiggy" of my childhood.



Regards
Paul

Be more worrying if you could!

On the topic of modular nuclear reactors. Mentioned by Peter Zeihan on YT here in relation to lack of funding in the US for them. I like this guy, he speculates a lot, and often is not accurate, but he sets out mechanisms by which things change and helps me understand something of how the geopolitical world works:
Modular Nuclear Reactors Are Not the Future of Energy || Peter Zeihan - YouTube

More from Sabine on nuclear costs: Is nuclear power really that slow and expensive as they say? - YouTube

Mic

Thanks for those links.

I particularly like the videos posted by Elina Charatsidou, who is an Ukranian nuclear physicist. Her style is factual and when she "debunks" statements, she does it in a way that is not demeaning. I certainly haven't watched a lot of her videos so I can't comment on everything she has done, but I suggest it is worth listening to her comment.

Nuclear Physicist REACTS to Cleo Abram The Big Lie About Nuclear Waste (youtube.com)

One point she makes is the economic issue. these things have to be economically viable even if, in theory, they are possible.

Regards
Paul

PS: As always, readers should do their own research on individuals posting views on the internet. Ms. Charatsidou runs a You Tube channel, although that does not imply any detraction of her views. Her aim, apparently, is public awareness.

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

One point she makes is the economic issue. these things have to be economically viable even if, in theory, they are possible.

I wonder how long that will continue to be the case. Presumably (?!) there will come a time when imminent death trumps the profit motive..... or maybe we simply fry, choke on fumes or whatever whilst maintaining a death-grip on our cash.....

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Mic


Ms. Charatsidou runs a You Tube channel, although that does not imply any detraction of her views. Her aim, apparently, is public awareness.

Sabine Hosenfelder does the same

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Mic


One point she makes is the economic issue. these things have to be economically viable even if, in theory, they are possible.

Regards
Paul

PS: As always, readers should do their own research on individuals posting views on the internet. Ms. Charatsidou runs a You Tube channel, although that does not imply any detraction of her views. Her aim, apparently, is public awareness.

I believe the recycling of nuclear waste limitation is more than economic. After one or two cycles it's not worth it on the basis of break-even on energy in for energy out