Reply To: The North Atlantic Current

[Henning]

Take a look at the Spanish electrical power supply. Last few days have been quite windy. Especially take a look at 2009-11-08 (that’s 8th of November 2009 año del dios). More than half of Spanish power production has been accomplished by wind (light green area, called Eólica). Then add 20% of other regenerative production (dark green area, Resto reg. esp.).

That energy has been fed into the grid, because the meteorological office could determine time and location of favourable conditions, and advice the other producers. No power outages occurred.

Therefore regenerative energy production is viable for Spain. If they continue their efforts like the last ten years, they’re more or less set.

Conventional energy production is a backdrop, if the doesn’t blow enough, the sun don’t shine. Nuclear (fission energy) is a money dump – you need to clean up the mess afterwards, nuclear waste and nuclear sites. Aneutronic fusion is still a dream and will as well stay that, although we’re working on it but DON’T COUNT ON IT!

So stop whining about “regenerative energy will never make it” and “there is no greenhouse effect”! Period.