Energy and fresh water?

burritos · 02-22-2007, 11:37 PM

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com...story?id=47522

Snowcap melting? No problem! Arid deserts in africa? No problem!

F8L · 02-23-2007, 01:05 AM

Pretty neat stuff yet I wouldn't consider the snowcaps melting and desertification a "no problem". lol

tripp · 02-23-2007, 01:57 PM

It's technology like this that makes renewables much more serious contenders. The ability to store energy and dispatch it when it's needed is the key. Doing it as cheaply as possible is also important.

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02-22-2007, 11:37 PM	#1
burritos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,875 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com...story?id=47522 Snowcap melting? No problem! Arid deserts in africa? No problem!

02-23-2007, 01:05 AM	#2
F8L Collecting Data on Nature Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA. Posts: 3,989 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 15	Pretty neat stuff yet I wouldn't consider the snowcaps melting and desertification a "no problem". lol

02-23-2007, 01:57 PM	#3
tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,772 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	It's technology like this that makes renewables much more serious contenders. The ability to store energy and dispatch it when it's needed is the key. Doing it as cheaply as possible is also important.