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Old 09-13-2016, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Rajoo View Post
Increased use of solar power is going to increase available energy in the warm southern states. Besides it is a lot easier to scrub waste gases emanating in a power plant than it is to treat unburnt hydrocarbons from tail pipes.

As to nuclear energy, I do not see this on the horizon in the near future due to politics. Three Mile Island, Yucca Mountain, etc. are still in recent memory.

I actually wanted to specialize in nuclear engineering and coal gasification but even back then (70's), these technologies had lost their luster.
Storing renewable electric reserve is a major challenge to the concept.
I don't know where we presently stand on competitive renewable beyond hydro.

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