Better energy source?

Question

I was just thinking, a lot of environmentalists and such keep on saying that we should develop other, better energy sources other than fossil fuels and the like. But don't we already have this? What about Nuclear power? China is beginning several projects using Nuclear power, why don't we? I would love to see both views on this subject, and any true information or resources you have I would appreciate.

Answer 1

I haven't heard of China beginning nuclear power projects lately.   This doesn't mean that they are not happening.    But I have heard between them and India, there are over 600 coal fired  power plants being built.  It doesn't seem they are too concerned about  global warming, acid rain or other impacts on the environment.  

Want more info on world energy, visit the Energy Information Administration at  www.eia.doe.gov .

Answer 2

The problem with nuclear power is the global curbs on transfer / production on uranium. Besides that there's the responsibility of proper storage within plants and the constant threat of potential terrorist attacks. Rather, why not go for biofuels and such?

Natural gas is abundant in marshlands and so is solar power. It's better to harness such cheap, restriction-free energy sources than go into the controversial arena of nuclear energy.

Answer 3

Nuclear power is realistic solution now and in the near future. All other sources need research and development to be practical. With the oil price so high, wind power is getting more competitive, but the total power generated are very limited in comparison to other major sources.

Even with nuclear power plants, they can not power airplane or cars/trucks. We need to have electric cars to used the electricity generated by nuclear power plants. GE created some plug-in electric cars years ago (EV1?) but GE killed it even though it was very popular when their leases were up. Go figure.

Answer 4

Nuclear is dangerous...

Solar and wind energy are the best energy sources.

Answer 5

A New Zealander invented the never ending battery which as I stated never ran out of charge. This device if released to the general public would save a lot of electricity woes and electric car hassles of having to recharge the battery. Unfortunately some corporate business bought the patent and buried it tighter then a nuns.... more then likely a battery manufacturer who doesnt want to loose business, but this never ending battery would save our energy resources as you could make one the size of a building which could power a few 100 buildings.

Answer 6

First off Nuclear power is not safe because of the radiation and toxic chemicals that can't be disposed of properly with a half life of a half a million years, that's not good for the future generations to have to deal with.

Wind and water (hydro) work well already but the wind turbines are expensive right now and haven't been used but in a few places around the country. I also like Hydrogen from water with the by-product being water, no toxins produced and very renewable. This would be great to run our cars on as they are already doing.

Magnets are not fully understood yet but they have been able to use magnets, high frequencies and capacitors to create a hover skateboard like the one in "back to the future". They have levitation already but how to apply it to everyday life is another thing.

Then there's the military which have propulsion systems that can take us to the stars but oil has a hold on that too at least for now. The Military is fifty to a hundred years ahead of present technology releasing only a small portion to the public a little at a time.

My favorite however is solar because it's totally clean and renewable and free. The problem right now with solar is it's efficiency rate by having on it's best day a thirty percent efficiency rate. This means that with all the sun it takes in it can only store thirty percent of that sun light.

Now I have to say I will tell you of a new way to look at solar but I must first say that all good alternative energy sources are being suppressed by big oil coming in and buying up these invention and sitting on them to kill any competition.

Now one case in point is a think tank down in the Silicon Valley where they were experimenting on transistors and the sub-straight inside when they accidentally inflated or blew up the sub-straight material also used in solar panels (that;s the black material in the center of the panel) to where it kind of looked like a sponge instead of the thickness of paper. However, something wonderful was discovered after a few tests that the efficiency went up to 80% making it a viable energy source away from oil.

The reason is that light even moving fast flows and collects like water so the deeper the bowl to collect it in the more energy was retrieved. This would enable a solar panel to be a fraction of the size of the type today and a smaller bank of batteries could be used with more efficiency as well. You could mount one on your cars roof or motorbike and never touch gas again or mount them on many electrical devices to run them as they recharge in the sun. This was quickly hushed up and forgotten by most people. I need investors!