View Single Post
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 07-14-2008, 12:17 PM
Southern Man's Avatar
Southern Man Southern Man is offline
Proud American since 1865
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Userid: 440
Location: The beautiful Yadkin Valley
Posts: 1,602
Rep Power: 2
Southern Man is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael View Post
And if his was a solar facility, like the one in Portugal, there would be nothing to leak. If it was a wind farm like the one Boone Pickens is builing in Texas, there would be nothing to spill. If we simply retrofitted traditional coal fired plant cooling towers with vortex turbines, we would have a subsantial increase in energy production with no possible leaks.
At the solar plant, someone could get fried if they fell on a panel, or slip and fall on a banana peel. The wind farm will kill thousands of migrating birds, and possible alter regional climates by diverting winds. If coal plants had a cost-effective way to increase efficiency, they would.
Reply With Quote