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Riejufixing
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PostPosted: 12:00 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
HardlyDavidson wrote:
The theory is that you have solar on a sunny day, wind on windy day, excess power is used to pump water into to the dam and when you need a little extra top up (FA Cup, half time, kettle goes on) you let the water out of the dam and through the turbines...

Doesn't that sound like utopia!


Ffestiniog power station (1963), Dinorwig power station (1984) or Glyn Rhonwy (construction starting) (other examples exist).
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PostPosted: 14:00 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
RhynoCZ wrote:
Just do what Germans do. Say you're going full green, that you're banning nuclear power and then just buy the electricity from abroad. Thumbs Up


See my post on "Extinction Rebellion or how not to win an argument".
Germany is the 6th largest polluter in the world, twice as much as us, AND 50% more per capita.

Doesn't sound full green to me! Could be related to banning NP.
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PostPosted: 14:18 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sister Sledge wrote:
Nuclear? Nah! Might give plenty of ooomph but look at the effort that goes into producing the fuel, power station, waste products etc. I bet if you factor that lot in it makes nuclear far less attractive.
A plenty of super clean oomph. I would not be surprised if building a nuclear power plant would come out cleaner than building solar panels, that would at least try to match the power output of an nuclear power plant. In the long run, of course.

Sister Sledge wrote:
Mentioned earlier - LPG motorcycles. I wonder why it was never tried?

A heavy metal tank and lack of impact damage protection, would be some of the issues.

Sister Sledge wrote:
I'm from the North East: Bring back coal.

https://youtu.be/Vkx-2mT1-q4?t=7 Thinking
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PostPosted: 14:21 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
HardlyDavidson wrote:
Coal fired motorbikes! Now we're talking Cool

Woodgas is pretty doable. Highly carcinogenic, but doable.
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PostPosted: 14:55 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had an idea once about a Nuclear Powered Motorcycle.

Pros would be you'd never have to fill it up.

Cons would be you'd probably end up with three legs, two @ssholes and god knows what else.
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
...aaaannnnd dragging things back to the original topic, if I may Smile

Rarely does the question of safety arise: is it possible to quantify how "dangerous" a petrol tank is in a collision versus a battery pack?

Certainly if a petrol pump leaks you glance around for naked flames. If a 450kW charger "leaks" you glance around to see which tree your arm has ended up in.
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PostPosted: 15:40 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
A thread on BCF went off topic?
Surely not Surprised

Having said that, I have no idea why but it does tend to often be yours Laughing
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PostPosted: 16:05 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
HardlyDavidson wrote:
...aaaannnnd dragging things back to the original topic, if I may Smile

Rarely does the question of safety arise: is it possible to quantify how "dangerous" a petrol tank is in a collision versus a battery pack?

Certainly if a petrol pump leaks you glance around for naked flames. If a 450kW charger "leaks" you glance around to see which tree your arm has ended up in.


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PostPosted: 16:29 - 30 Apr 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
bhinso wrote:
A thread on BCF went off topic?
Surely not Surprised

Having said that, I have no idea why but it does tend to often be yours Laughing


Wandering mind I guess...

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