Comments on: IEA report paints challenging picture http://greenmonk.net/iea-report-paints-challenging-picture/ Green from the roots up, Sustainable from the top down Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:58:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: djysrv http://greenmonk.net/iea-report-paints-challenging-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-3482 djysrv Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:01:29 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=189#comment-3482 The RMI has more or less cherry picked cost data to make an anti-nuclear point. The price for concrete, steel, and components for of ALL types of base load power plants is rising rapidly. Factors such as energy density and cost per Kw are important measures that need to be assessed when looking at the mix of energy sources which will be needed for the next 50 years. Additionally, new types of modular reactors are being designed which come in at 200 Mw and don't require the frequent refueling of 1,000 Mw units. Things are more complicated and more interesting than RMI would have us believe. http://djysrv.blogspot.com/2008/06/south-africa-goes-green-with-nuclear.html http://djysrv.blogspot.com/2008/03/pbmr-headed-for-idaho.html The RMI has more or less cherry picked cost data to make an anti-nuclear point. The price for concrete, steel, and components for of ALL types of base load power plants is rising rapidly. Factors such as energy density and cost per Kw are important measures that need to be assessed when looking at the mix of energy sources which will be needed for the next 50 years. Additionally, new types of modular reactors are being designed which come in at 200 Mw and don’t require the frequent refueling of 1,000 Mw units. Things are more complicated and more interesting than RMI would have us believe.

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http://djysrv.blogspot.com/2008/03/pbmr-headed-for-idaho.html

]]> By: Ludovic http://greenmonk.net/iea-report-paints-challenging-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-3436 Ludovic Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:24:28 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=189#comment-3436 "Unless something drastic happens in the next few years we will be lucky if our CO2 emissions in 2050 are not higher than they were in 2005. And that has dire implications for the health of the planet." I've heard some cynics (in Utilities, not to tell) saying that even if we scale back drastically our emissions it won't impact much global warming. Oh, and also that whatever we do is negated factor 10x by China. Personally, I think sustainability (rather than the <a href="http://richmondtransits.blogspot.com/2007/12/focussing-on-co2-good-for-bears-bad-for.html" rel="nofollow">sterile CO2 debate</a>) is a morale imperative. But on the other hand, cynics may well have a point? “Unless something drastic happens in the next few years we will be lucky if our CO2 emissions in 2050 are not higher than they were in 2005. And that has dire implications for the health of the planet.”

I’ve heard some cynics (in Utilities, not to tell) saying that even if we scale back drastically our emissions it won’t impact much global warming. Oh, and also that whatever we do is negated factor 10x by China.

Personally, I think sustainability (rather than the sterile CO2 debate) is a morale imperative. But on the other hand, cynics may well have a point?

]]> By: Josh Maxwell http://greenmonk.net/iea-report-paints-challenging-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Josh Maxwell Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:31:40 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=189#comment-3425 Would you be interested in exchanging blogrolls links with my site? Please email me if you are interested Would you be interested in exchanging blogrolls links with my site? Please email me if you are interested

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