[ RadSafe ] Another recent article

[ROY HERREN]

It appears that the peak energy storage conundrum isn't unique to Solar 
photovoltaic energy production.
http://www.anl.gov/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/05/30/wind-power-may-not-reduce-carbon-emissions-argonne/

5/30/2012 @ 2:07PM |2,515 views 
Wind Power May Not Reduce Carbon Emissions As Expected: Argonne
"Argonne researchers are working on one possible solution to this problem: 
batteries that can store wind power for use when the wind stops blowing—as well 
as store solar energy for use at night". Roy Herren 





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From: Jeff Terry <terryj at iit.edu>
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Solar thermal at least has some built-in storage capacity. One would think that 
that would play some role. 


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On Jun 2, 2012, at 5:57 PM, ROY HERREN <royherren2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/40460/?p1=A3
> 
> I think it's interesting that China's "investment" into solar electricity 
> generation has had such a disruptive effect in the market place.  "Even as the 

> project nears completion, the future of solar thermal power plants is in doubt. 
>
> That’s in large part because prices for solar panels—which convert sunlight to 

> electricity directly—have dropped quickly in the last few years, causing at 
> least one company to abandon plans to build solar thermal plants in favor of 
> making ones that use solar panels".  I think that it's important to remember 
> that Solyndra didn't go bankrupt because of a technology failure in their 
>design 
>
> or product, but rather they went bankrupt because they couldn't compete on a 
> financial basis with the downward spiral in the price of solar panels being 
> shipped to the US from China.  Only time will tell which technology will win 
>out 
>
> in the long run.  I am forever reminded of the battle between and Sony and the 

> other electronic manufactures over Beta vs. VHS video tape decks.  The 
> "so-called" better technology lost out to the power of the majority of the 
> market place.  The amusing thing is that today the consumer market for video 
> tape decks is all but dead.  My but the market and the technology hawked there 

> is a fickle place.  How will Nuclear Power, fission, fare in the long run?  Is 

> there any chance the Chinese government can be talked into investing billions 
>of 
>
> dollars into Nuclear Power and thereby reducing the price of global Nuclear 
> Power?  If so, would we trust the reliability of Chinese manufactured 
> Nuclear Power plants?  If there is a question of trustworthiness, why are 
> consumers trusting the reliability of Chinese manufactured photovoltaic solar 
> panels? 
> Roy Herren 
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