http://electronrun.com/wp_er/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/ The flow of technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://electronrun.com/wp_er/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-544 electronrun.com » Blog Archive » Are OTEC energy islands the answer to our energy needs? Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:38:21 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-544 [...] solutions. ElectronRun has so far covered solar proposals for the energy needs of the EU and the US. Now OTEC artificial energy islands come as another large scale idea whose main energy source is [...] [...] solutions. ElectronRun has so far covered solar proposals for the energy needs of the EU and the US. Now OTEC artificial energy islands come as another large scale idea whose main energy source is [...]

]]> http://electronrun.com/wp_er/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-539 electronrun.com » Blog Archive » SoCal Edison builds 4.5 GW wind farm in California Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:01:37 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-539 [...] 4: ElectronRun - How solar energy could make the US energy [...] [...] 4: ElectronRun - How solar energy could make the US energy [...]

]]> http://electronrun.com/wp_er/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-205 SoCal Edison builds 4.5 GW wind farm in California « ElectronRun Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:48:52 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-205 [...] 4: ElectronRun - How solar energy could make the US energy [...] [...] 4: ElectronRun - How solar energy could make the US energy [...]

]]> http://electronrun.com/wp_er/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-202 Renault-Nissan and Israel go ahead with Project Better Place electric car program « Electronrun Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:05:24 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-202 [...] do the charging of all those batteries in a clean way. I have previously written about Desertec and American Scientist’s proposition for EU and US energy independence respectively, but such large projects are far from applicable [...] [...] do the charging of all those batteries in a clean way. I have previously written about Desertec and American Scientist’s proposition for EU and US energy independence respectively, but such large projects are far from applicable [...]

]]> http://electronrun.com/wp_er/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-204 Dimitrios Matsoulis Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:27:52 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-204 Indeed, the massive conductor sizes required is a huge expense. HVDC is currently being used with success in Russia but for smaller distances and nowhere near the scale required for a countrywide backbone. There is plans to try more of the same as Russian distances are massive in the east-west axis. A possible solution could be to avoid high costs of ac-dc conversions and distribute as electricity is produced, in other words ac transmission for turbine and wind-turbine generation, and dc distribution for the part generated from solar panels. Indeed, the massive conductor sizes required is a huge expense. HVDC is currently being used with success in Russia but for smaller distances and nowhere near the scale required for a countrywide backbone. There is plans to try more of the same as Russian distances are massive in the east-west axis. A possible solution could be to avoid high costs of ac-dc conversions and distribute as electricity is produced, in other words ac transmission for turbine and wind-turbine generation, and dc distribution for the part generated from solar panels.

]]> http://electronrun.com/wp_er/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-203 cozumelkid Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:18:38 +0000 http://electronrun.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/how-solar-energy-could-make-the-us-energy-independent/#comment-203 Interesting concept. It would be interesting to find out how much more the over sized conductors would cost to conduct a DC current over those distances. Interesting concept. It would be interesting to find out how much more the over sized conductors would cost to conduct a DC current over those distances.

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