In the June edition of Coast River Business Journal Publisher Susan Trabucco writes a compelling commentary on energy production.
She says 'Energy production isn't pretty, but be clear on the reason you're against it"
In other words, she asks "What DO you want?"
Trabucco cites a recent Astoria Planning Commission workshop where wind energy was a topic in regard to the potential siting of wind power turbines in the city limits. She says when commissioners were asked their views on the project after touring a nearby wind farm the end result was that many now have reservations about an Astoria project. Wind turbines are noisy, they are large and, not visually appealing to some. It's not that wind power has some inherent shortfalls (they do) it's just something some would rather not have in their backyard. Sound familiar?
Read the Publisher's Note. I think you'll find that Trabucco has hit the nail right on the head.
Nuclear is more viable than ever, more modular and much safer than the one-off, stuck in place forever nuclear plants the likes of Trojan.Look at this..Mini-Nuke Plant This Mini-Nuke Plan is the size of a big hot tub, can power 20,000 homes, cost $25,000,000($1250.00 per home), has to be refueled every seven years and is modular(Can be replaced and or repaired and added to as a region, like ours, demands and a whole lot safer or at least as safe as a current technology nuclear power plant can be. Make sense? would you sign on to it?
ReplyDeleteAnd, how much river current water passes us coming and going each day and no thought to exploring river current power generation? It's available and doable, pending a workable resolution to fish population protection. Make sense? Would you sign on to it?
Vertical axis wing generators?
Totally modular and maybe less detrimental than horizontal axis(Prop drive) generators.
I think the technology is there that can actually offer solutions that are renewable and/or sustainable and much safer.
I was just reading about those compact nuke reactors in Bloomberg BusinessWeek last night. Interesting technology. They haven't gotten to the permitting stage as yet but looks good. How about making them even smaller? Home sized. What if you didn't have to be connected to the power grid at all?
ReplyDeleteWell, just to get off the grid here say, with 14,000 or so homes for $25,000,000 and our own P.U.D. would be a major move on our part would it not, for self-sufficiency without massive upheaval of infrastructure.(I need to update on the relationaship between an independent PUD and existing Power supply grid relationship and how that would work).
ReplyDeleteIs it my understanding that the proposed Bio-Mass project at Tongue Point boasts that it, in itself, will be able to power 14,000 homes?
And no mention of a P.U.D.?
What's the "REAL" plan there I wonder?
"River Current Power Generation"
ReplyDeleteIsn't that called a dam?
Well, it's obviously not renewables. Oregon is going broke chasing alternative energy.
ReplyDeleteNuclear energy in Oregon? Tre Arrow will never allow it.
As long as the libs/corporation haters/anti hydrocarboners are in control, I'm surprised gas stations are still legal.
I feel like Oregon has become the state of goofballs.
And "Party Politics" are not going to speed-up the process either Glenn.
ReplyDeleteWhen we deplete our last barrel of oil, last cubic foot of Natural Gas whatever party we are part of is not going to mean a thing , you think?
We need solutions here and the quicker the better and we need to set that political philosophy to the side and do this together. It's been proven to be effective as we have seen lately, right?
To the "Anonym" attempting to be witty with the "River Current" electric generation, it's called Kinetic Energy, using river current, only, to turn a turbine to generate electric power.
So is g for goofball??
ReplyDeleteAnd T. Boone Pickens concept for CNG(Compressed Natural Gas) chain of Fill Stations?
ReplyDeleteWell, when you can fill your tank for $7.00 and that will get you the same distance as a full tank of gasoline at whatever the current rate per gallon is?
OSU, Oregon State University, has made excellent progress on the safety and dependability of Nuclear Energy.
ReplyDeleteThis country needs to stand behind such research and development and we should support the futher development of Nuclear Energy at places like OSU.
We allow the Navy to have Nuclear Carriers and Submarines as National Defense, we should encourage additional regional nuclear facilities as National Energy.
Floyd E. Holcom
Nuclear waste could be stored at tongue Point. Renting that space could bring in some money. Any objections?
ReplyDeleteTo the McGee attempting to sound knowledgable, isn't using river current to turn a turbine called Hydroelectric?
ReplyDeleteSure, nuclear energy is an option. Maybe BP will change gears and become "experts" in that field.
ReplyDeleteI object!
ReplyDeleteWhy can't we store it at Pier 1 and have the longshoremen load it onto boats that can haul it over to china for further processing?
Or at least we can dis-embark the nuclear waste at pier 1 and then truck it through town to Tongue Point, that would put WAAAAY more people to work!
But seriously, nuclear is the way to go. Our navy sleeps on top of these reactors every night... If the French can build them we should be able to handle it...
Floyd E. Holcom - Which do you think will happen first - Oregon allows Nuclear energy development or dredging at tongue point?
ReplyDeleteI need another helping of free bubble-up and rainbow stew.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
ReplyDeleteClatsop Co's Darkest Day Since 1980: Voter Apathy
The Day The County Died
THEY CAME FIRST for the Industrialists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't an Industrialist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Loggers,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Logger.
THEN THEY CAME for the Gill Netters,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Gill Netter.
THEN THEY CAME for the Dairy Farmers,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Dairy Farmer.
THEN THEY CAME for the Longshoremen,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Longshoreman.
THEN THEY CAME for the land owners,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a land owner.
THEN THEY CAME for the business owners,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a business owner.
THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
THOSE OF US THAT MAKE SENSE NEED TO SPEAK UP SOON, OR WE WON'T NEED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, THEY'LL BE TURNED OFF FOR US!
Mr. McGee Fan said...
ReplyDeleteTo the McGee attempting to sound knowledgable, isn't using river current to turn a turbine called Hydroelectric?
Actually "Anonym" and technically, I think you are right, it's just "Hydroelectric" is associated with Dams and electric power generation and "Kinetic" electricity generation is more commonly associtated with river current generation turbines set in river beds in submerged clusters to capture that current to generate electric power.
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