Angus Guy":3ikbcng6 said:ethenol
Can it be used to make the light bulb come on in your future?
Angus Guy":3ikbcng6 said:ethenol
Angus Guy":1hsbxt7h said:My point is one is use for one purpose and the other used for another at this time. Who knows what is going to happen down the road certainly none of us in the near future.
Hippie Rancher":132oqjoc said:I can't believe you guys are arguing for 2 pages about this stuff, when you are people who I assume, make your livings growing GRASS to feed your CATTLE. What is it that you need to grow GRASS? Can you say SUNLIGHT? I knew you could.
I believe I read recently Germany (a rather rainy place if I may say so) just went on line with the biggest solar plant in existence. I saw a lot of windmills when I was there a few years ago.
I live in Arizona. I can't believe we haven't mandated solar for all new building. Nope we just keep burning coal and running the aging nuke facility and wishing the lakes behind the dams aren't filling with sediment. What do we have like 355 days of sunshine? Crazy! :help:
Hippie Rancher":2zco9wjk said:I can't believe you guys are arguing for 2 pages about this stuff, when you are people who I assume, make your livings growing GRASS to feed your CATTLE. What is it that you need to grow GRASS? Can you say SUNLIGHT? I knew you could.
I believe I read recently Germany (a rather rainy place if I may say so) just went on line with the biggest solar plant in existence. I saw a lot of windmills when I was there a few years ago.
I live in Arizona. I can't believe we haven't mandated solar for all new building. Nope we just keep burning coal and running the aging nuke facility and wishing the lakes behind the dams aren't filling with sediment. What do we have like 355 days of sunshine? Crazy! :help:
Hippie Rancher":3mwy3qbw said:I think I missed the posts that mentioned solar when I posted
I tend to agree on the govt. mandating stuff, but in this case, at least out here, if you don't force developers to do what is right they simply will always take the cheapest way. I think I mean to mandate to these guys, individual homeowner/builders are already doing some of this - better tax incentives seem to work fine for them.
Lots of ranchers off the grid out here - and starting to see some urban folks doing it and selling excess back to electirc co. This is all good in my opinion.
backhoeboogie":2gns24bh said:aplusmnt, When I turn on the water hose, the stagnant water in the hose is hotter than all get out. Solar hot water heaters are a good thing to, in addition to the cells.
If someone does invent really good deep cell batteries, we will be on our way. I'll buy 10 if they can last 20 years.
The car you spoke of would be good if batteries weren't so heavy. If you put 10 conventional batteries in a tiny car, you are adding a high percentage of its weight in cargo. So those new batteries need to be light.