G+_George Kozi Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 74% ain't bad, don't you think? Originally shared by EARTH: The Operators' Manual On Sunday, Germany set a new record for renewable energy generation, producing 74% of its electricity from renewable sources. Energiewende, Germany's energy transformation, aims to power the country almost entirely on renewable sources by 2050. http://tinyurl.com/lx2a9ss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Bruce Babcock Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Germany out for world domination again ;-) I think we have some catching up todo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Edwin Braun Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Ohh that was just last Sunday. Wait until this idiots run out of Energy! Then they will come back crawling to the Arabs and beg for OIL which regrows constantly as you all know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Ganiere Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I have been taught that oil came about from decaying matter over years of pressure. If that is the case, then the process of creating oil has not stopped and that it is continually being created from the same process that created the first oil. Therefore, oil is exactly as sustainable as biomass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Bruce Babcock Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Even if that were true, I don't think that process can keep up with the amount of oil were are pumping out. It took many millions of years to create all that oil. We have started to worry about running out after pumping for a few decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yes, it is a fact that crude oil is a renewable energy source. However renewable doesn't necessarily equate with sustainable. To be sustainable it must renew at least as quickly at it is consumed. However, the rate of renewal for crude oil is actually unknown. It has been observed that many of the US oil fields that were pumped dry during the '70s are no longer dry. But the rate of renewal is still not understood. This doesn't mean that we shouldn't be seriously looking at other sources. Wind for example comes pretty cheap and solar comes in a nearly endless supply, depending upon your geographical location of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Ganiere Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Wind Power has a very high up front cost - roads, power lines, foundations, and durability to very high winds. Granted part of the high costs come from safety regulation. Wind could be much cheaper if there were less regulation on safety, but that would mean more deaths and property damage from failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 What's a few deaths where renewable energy is concerned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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