Comments for CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sat, 26 May 2012 06:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Danger: Solar Panels Can Be Hazardous to Your Health by Rebelwoc http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/14/danger-solar-panels-can-be-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-122124 Rebelwoc Sat, 26 May 2012 06:46:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1884#comment-122124 China recycles their tetrachloride, sulfur hexafluoride, silicon tetrachloride, and polysilicon. They put it in our pets food and infant formula. No waste there! China recycles their tetrachloride, sulfur hexafluoride, silicon tetrachloride, and polysilicon. They put it in our pets food and infant formula. No waste there!

]]> Comment on Co-Locating Wind & Concentrated Solar Power Can Improve Total Capacity Factor by RobS http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/colocating-wind-concentrated-solar-power-can-improve-total-capacity-factor/#comment-122116 RobS Sat, 26 May 2012 05:12:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38545#comment-122116 If you want to see what geographical distribution is capable of even within one technology group check out the Australian wind power output for yesterday, 25/5/12, here http://windfarmperformance.info/ if checking this later than 26/5/12 make sure to set the date in the top right corener to 25/5/12 If you want to see what geographical distribution is capable of even within one technology group check out the Australian wind power output for yesterday, 25/5/12, here http://windfarmperformance.info/ if checking this later than 26/5/12 make sure to set the date in the top right corener to 25/5/12

]]> Comment on Coal Industry Paid Astro-turfers to Influence EPA Hearing on Greenhouse Gases by RobS http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/coal-industry-paid-astroturfers-attend-epa-meeting-greenhouse-gases/#comment-122115 RobS Sat, 26 May 2012 04:38:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38512#comment-122115 With this weeks coal production report showing a 12.6% year on year reduction in total US coal production and the year to date use of coal in the US electricity industry falling by 21.5%! in the april Electricity Power Monthly id say we are watching a dying industry desperately clinging to survival. How much lower can a multinational industry stoop then hiring random adolescents on craigslist for $50 to "give them support" what a joke. With this weeks coal production report showing a 12.6% year on year reduction in total US coal production and the year to date use of coal in the US electricity industry falling by 21.5%! in the april Electricity Power Monthly id say we are watching a dying industry desperately clinging to survival. How much lower can a multinational industry stoop then hiring random adolescents on craigslist for $50 to “give them support” what a joke.

]]> Comment on Co-Locating Wind & Concentrated Solar Power Can Improve Total Capacity Factor by RobS http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/colocating-wind-concentrated-solar-power-can-improve-total-capacity-factor/#comment-122114 RobS Sat, 26 May 2012 04:26:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38545#comment-122114 That is true Matt but the smoother you can make the output the smaller the storage system needs to be to shave the peaks and fill the valleys in output, turning intermittent into highly valuable base load. Battery and other grid storage techniques are in their infancy and are still very expensive. Using techniques such as co-located sources and geographical distribution to reduce the degree of intermittency means the storage capacity and therefore cost is minimised. Ive always felt one of the big mitigating factors of renewable intermittency is the variety of technologies and the way they complement each other. How likely is it that the wind stops blowing, the sun stops shining, the tides stop flowing, the waves stop breaking, the crops stop growing the rivers stop flowing and the earths heat expires all at the same time in every location? Using the benefits of a diverse catalogue of renewables smoothed with a small amount of storage is the end game in my opinion. That is true Matt but the smoother you can make the output the smaller the storage system needs to be to shave the peaks and fill the valleys in output, turning intermittent into highly valuable base load. Battery and other grid storage techniques are in their infancy and are still very expensive. Using techniques such as co-located sources and geographical distribution to reduce the degree of intermittency means the storage capacity and therefore cost is minimised. Ive always felt one of the big mitigating factors of renewable intermittency is the variety of technologies and the way they complement each other. How likely is it that the wind stops blowing, the sun stops shining, the tides stop flowing, the waves stop breaking, the crops stop growing the rivers stop flowing and the earths heat expires all at the same time in every location? Using the benefits of a diverse catalogue of renewables smoothed with a small amount of storage is the end game in my opinion.

]]> Comment on NYC Gets a Huge Bike-Sharing Network, Largest in North America, Thanks to Janette Sadik-Khan (Citibank & MasterCard Funding It) by Rlopez080263 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/12/janette-sadik-khan-gets-nyc-a-huge-bike-sharing-network-largest-in-north-america-citibank-mastercard-funding-it/#comment-122113 Rlopez080263 Sat, 26 May 2012 04:15:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=37920#comment-122113 who will maintain and clean these area and bikes who will maintain and clean these area and bikes

]]> Comment on Top 13 Solar Power Stories of the Week by Faruk-hossain http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/solar-power-news/#comment-122108 Faruk-hossain Sat, 26 May 2012 03:08:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29185#comment-122108 Hi, I'm Faruk from Bangladesh (www.pinkcitybd.com) want to installation solar plant for our township projects. So now we want from you more information and brochure. Please response my query thanking you & regards. Faruk manager, pinkcity xenovalley model town pvt. ltd. cell: +8801911991914 www.pinkcitybd.com Dhaka, Bangladesh Hi,
I’m Faruk from Bangladesh (www.pinkcitybd.com) want to installation solar plant for our township projects. So now we want from you more information and brochure.

Please response my query

thanking you & regards.

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]]> Comment on Global CO2 Emissions Reach Record-High, Driven by Fossil Fuel Use in Rapidly Industrializing Nations by Akbweb2 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/global-co2-emissions-reach-recordhigh-driven-fossil-fuel-use-rapidly-industrializing-nations/#comment-122107 Akbweb2 Sat, 26 May 2012 02:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38516#comment-122107 I believe it's far less-- human produced CO2 emissions are far higher than that from volcanic activity...http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/2007/07_02_15.html CO2 from forest fires has been estimated to be 20% of total; thing is most of those are due to human activity...deforestation to make way for agricultural and commercial development...http://trendsupdates.com/forest-fires-cause-20-of-co2-emissions/ I believe it’s far less– human produced CO2 emissions are far higher than that from volcanic activity…http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/2007/07_02_15.html

CO2 from forest fires has been estimated to be 20% of total; thing is most of those are due to human activity…deforestation to make way for agricultural and commercial development…http://trendsupdates.com/forest-fires-cause-20-of-co2-emissions/

]]> Comment on Solar Energy Storage Pilot Project by Kyle Sager helioshirt.com http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/25/solar-energy-storage-pilot-project/#comment-122100 Kyle Sager helioshirt.com Sat, 26 May 2012 01:13:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=37372#comment-122100 & btw...that's a big point of storage...prevent damage. & btw…that’s a big point of storage…prevent damage.

]]> Comment on Solar Energy Storage Pilot Project by Kyle Sager helioshirt.com http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/25/solar-energy-storage-pilot-project/#comment-122099 Kyle Sager helioshirt.com Sat, 26 May 2012 01:10:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=37372#comment-122099 Let me see if I get you straight. Johnny5 equates solar to grid damage. He doesn't qualify the proclamation. He leads with it with everything but a big punctuation mark. He responds to an article about Chicago with Australia (which you back) While German residents justifiably lay claim to the largest, most brilliant and successful solar experiment in all human history; and they have no such problem. Maybe Australia's situation's unique. But that's not what Johhny5 said. Johnny5 equated chicago to australia. The United States harbors nearly 4 times the population of Germany. So what's really going on here? Fear mongering. Attempts to obfuscate - to cloud beautiful trails that have been blazed in places like Germany. I salute Germany. They did it all WITH LESS SUN. If we were real leaders we'd be matching their scale here. Bravo to S&C electric. I applaud you. Let me see if I get you straight. Johnny5 equates solar to grid damage. He doesn’t qualify the proclamation. He leads with it with everything but a big punctuation mark. He responds to an article about Chicago with Australia (which you back) While German residents justifiably lay claim to the largest, most brilliant and successful solar experiment in all human history; and they have no such problem. Maybe Australia’s situation’s unique. But that’s not what Johhny5 said. Johnny5 equated chicago to australia. The United States harbors nearly 4 times the population of Germany. So what’s really going on here? Fear mongering. Attempts to obfuscate – to cloud beautiful trails that have been blazed in places like Germany. I salute Germany. They did it all WITH LESS SUN. If we were real leaders we’d be matching their scale here. Bravo to S&C electric. I applaud you.

]]> Comment on Liquid Metal Battery Startup from MIT’s Don Sadoway Gets $15-Million Boost, Investments from Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, & Total by Luke http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/liquid-metal-battery-startup-mits-don-sadoway-gets-15million-boost-investments-khosla-ventures-bill-gates-total/#comment-122096 Luke Sat, 26 May 2012 00:15:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38535#comment-122096 Fantastic News! The outreach that TED provided has once again allowed new technology to be developed and move forward. Hopefully we'll see these batteries deployed in a few years! (I'm imagining shipping container size batteries appearing at solar and wind farms)! Fantastic News! The outreach that TED provided has once again allowed new technology to be developed and move forward. Hopefully we’ll see these batteries deployed in a few years!

(I’m imagining shipping container size batteries appearing at solar and wind farms)!

]]> Comment on Global CO2 Emissions Reach Record-High, Driven by Fossil Fuel Use in Rapidly Industrializing Nations by Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/global-co2-emissions-reach-recordhigh-driven-fossil-fuel-use-rapidly-industrializing-nations/#comment-122091 Bob_Wallace Fri, 25 May 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38516#comment-122091 Lots of developing countries are installing renewable energy rather than putting themselves in positions where they will have to purchase fossil fuels far into the future. Just like the developing world leapfrogged over landline phones straight to cell phones, they are seeing the sense in going straight to renewable energy. China has relied on a lot of coal to get their economy going, but they have announced that they will cap the amount of coal that can be burned and at the same time are installing massive amounts of wind and solar. Forest fires are basically carbon neutral. The carbon turned into CO2 during the fire was already above ground and as the forest grows that amount of CO2 will be used by the trees. Actually it's likely that forest fires are carbon negative is the forest is allowed to regrow. Trees often have as much mass below ground in their root systems as they have above ground. That's carbon re-sequestered. Volcanoes. Random events. The Earth was pretty much in balance, CO2 wise, before we screwed things up. According to Skeptical Science humans cause about 100x as much CO2 to be released as do volcanoes. http://www.skepticalscience.com/volcanoes-and-global-warming.htm (Great site. Suggest doing some reading there.) Lots of developing countries are installing renewable energy rather than putting themselves in positions where they will have to purchase fossil fuels far into the future.

Just like the developing world leapfrogged over landline phones straight to cell phones, they are seeing the sense in going straight to renewable energy.

China has relied on a lot of coal to get their economy going, but they have announced that they will cap the amount of coal that can be burned and at the same time are installing massive amounts of wind and solar.

Forest fires are basically carbon neutral. The carbon turned into CO2 during the fire was already above ground and as the forest grows that amount of CO2 will be used by the trees. Actually it’s likely that forest fires are carbon negative is the forest is allowed to regrow. Trees often have as much mass below ground in their root systems as they have above ground. That’s carbon re-sequestered.

Volcanoes. Random events. The Earth was pretty much in balance, CO2 wise, before we screwed things up.

According to Skeptical Science humans cause about 100x as much CO2 to be released as do volcanoes.

http://www.skepticalscience.com/volcanoes-and-global-warming.htm

(Great site. Suggest doing some reading there.)

]]> Comment on HUGE Cut in 2020 UK Solar Target (Nearly 50% — from 22 GW to 11.9 GW) by Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/huge-cut-2020-uk-solar-target-nearly-50-22-gw-119-gw/#comment-122090 Bob_Wallace Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38541#comment-122090 What's going on in the UK? Have pro-nuclear interests taken over the government? Between wind, solar, tidal and the ability to share power with Iceland and Europe there's no need for wasting money on glow in the dark generation. No need to put people at risk and leave nasty problems for those who follow. What’s going on in the UK? Have pro-nuclear interests taken over the government?

Between wind, solar, tidal and the ability to share power with Iceland and Europe there’s no need for wasting money on glow in the dark generation. No need to put people at risk and leave nasty problems for those who follow.

]]> Comment on HUGE Cut in 2020 UK Solar Target (Nearly 50% — from 22 GW to 11.9 GW) by Hope http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/huge-cut-2020-uk-solar-target-nearly-50-22-gw-119-gw/#comment-122086 Hope Fri, 25 May 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38541#comment-122086 I think I may start writing some letters. Because this has kind of pissed me off. Small upside is local government (councils) started installing PV on the roofs of social housing,wo hopefully council initiatives will bypass coalition attempts to piss off every demographic in the UK. I think I may start writing some letters. Because this has kind of pissed me off.

Small upside is local government (councils) started installing PV on the roofs of social housing,wo hopefully council initiatives will bypass coalition attempts to piss off every demographic in the UK.

]]> Comment on 64 High School Students (with Support of Mayor & Police) Suspended for Biking to School by Sirsparks Electrical http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/23/64-high-school-students-support-mayor-police-suspended-biking-school/#comment-122085 Sirsparks Electrical Fri, 25 May 2012 21:23:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38459#comment-122085 I don't know what is worse, the principle's initial arrogance or her later sucking up to save her job!!! I emailed her my thoughts directly here; kpennington@khps.org I don’t know what is worse, the principle’s initial arrogance or her later sucking up to save her job!!!

I emailed her my thoughts directly here; kpennington@khps.org

]]> Comment on Global CO2 Emissions Reach Record-High, Driven by Fossil Fuel Use in Rapidly Industrializing Nations by James Stork http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/global-co2-emissions-reach-recordhigh-driven-fossil-fuel-use-rapidly-industrializing-nations/#comment-122084 James Stork Fri, 25 May 2012 21:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38516#comment-122084 I agree that mankind is producing more carbon dioxide than ever. How can we deny developing nations their per capita production of carbon dioxide? What were the GHG emissions of recent volcanic activity and forest fires? Is it more than mankind? I agree that mankind is producing more carbon dioxide than ever. How can we deny developing nations their per capita production of carbon dioxide? What were the GHG emissions of recent volcanic activity and forest fires? Is it more than mankind?

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