G+_George Kozi Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Duh, duh, duh, duh and duh again! Let me just point out the obvious in response to this little thing from the article: generating electricity in the remote US state (Hawaii) has always been painful. With no fossil fuel deposits of its own, it has to get oil and coal shipped half-way across the Pacific . Oh realy? They ship in fossil fuels in from across the Pacific, huh? Well... isn't Hawaii on top of a geothermal hotspot? Aren't there rivers of lava flowing everywhere? Has nobody there heard of geothermal energy? ? So... let me ask again, how can a state that has a free, abundant, and reliable source of energy right there in its backyard, import fossil fuels at great cost, from across the Pacific? What am I missing? What are the people of Hawaii missing? Afterthought: Not to mention wind, wave and solar power. They are rich in that too, and they are burning imported coal and oil? Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Mike Elgan Originally shared by BBC News How do you store solar power that simply comes at the "wrong" time of the day? The element vanadium, traditionally used to keep blades sharp, could offer the solution: http://bbc.in/1liS2Jc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Sibyll Hampton Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Ya, considering they live in geothermal and alternative energy heaven, really makes you wonder. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 They are probably the most energy rich territory in the entire Western hemisphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Neil Sedlak Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Stories such as the following link point out that things are never quite as simple as you'd expect. The issues of hydrogen sulfied and related pollution has already caused evacuations at Hawaii's pilot geothermal plant. This article is rather eye-opening about this supposed green energy. It may be sensationalized a bit but points out a lot I didn't know about the process: http://www.savingiceland.org/2012/08/hellisheidi-a-geothermal-embarrassment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 That's very nice looking blade there. That's all I have to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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