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Oil is Running Out/ Wind Power/ Hydrogen

This article focuses almost completely on solar.

Wind power is dismissed as "a European phenomenon". Unlike solar power, wind power is a cheap proven technology. For example electricity generated using wind power is actually cheaper than electricity made using pollution causing sources such as coal. Spain is working towards generating 40% of its electricity from wind power by 2011.

I think research into solar power is great. If solar cells and be cheaply integrated into all new roofing tiles that would be fantastic and I also think we should be using the best available proven renewable technologies such as wind power NOW.

Many Western countries are going to be facing an energy crisis within years and at most decades. We need a removal of subsidies for non-renewable polluting energy sources such as oil and coal and a massive investment in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.

Hydrogen is incorrectly listed along side other energy sources. Hydrogen is NOT a source of energy. Hydrogen is a carrier of energy just like electricity. If we were to power all of today's cars using hydrogen made with electricity we would need to generate 4 times more electricity. Even without switching from oil as a source of power for our cars ExxonMobil's website reports that we will need 40% more energy worldwide by 2020.

As oil and gas are running out (in terms of economically and energy positive recoverable reserves) as pointed out in the article (see www.peakoil.net) we need a modern space race as
mentioned by Intel's Chief Executive.

Apollo2 should be a race to replace oil & gas with renewable energy sources.

Posted by: jamesw_z   Posted on: 07/13/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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