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  • The Pickens Plan Changes Its Strategy
    I agree with kebu77

    Rail is much better for long haul than trucks, much more efficient.

    One problem with Picken's plan that immediately jumped out at me, is that what we really need to phase out is coal fired plants, as they are the dirtiest by far.
    I forget the numbers, but coal transport accounts for a huge percentage of our rail capacity. As coal is phased out, it will free up rail freight capacity for other materials/products.

    There are other problems with Picken's plan, which are analysed in depth at the following article from Climate Progress.

    climateprogress.org/20.../

    Windfarms can't function as peaker power plants as gas plants often do.

    The most promising renewable energy solution for replacing coal fired plants is solar thermal power in the southwest. Solar thermal plants can operate as base load, follow on, or peaker power plants. No other renewable energy can do this.
    A must read article on solar thermal and it's potential and how critical it is too a sensible energy policy for the future is at.
    www.salon.com/news/fea...
    Solar thermal is perfectly suited to the energy demand cycle during the day and can provide power at night. Thermal storage is at least 20 times more efficient than electric storage.














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