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Why should we increase nuclear power use when geothermal and solar thermal are available?

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Google announced today that it is investing .25 million in an energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). According to an MIT report on EGS, only 2% of the heat beneath the continental US between 3 and 10 kilometers (depths… Continue Reading →

Have you heard of thin film solar technology?

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I think this is very interesting: "within ten years, solar will undercut coal, natural gas, and nuclear by 50%…The crucial tipping point, says Evans-Prichard, is the per watt point: the current price of most non-renewable energy sources. Current solar technology… Continue Reading →