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Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold Price Monitor
GDXJ 121.60+2.2%Dec 26 4:00 PM EST
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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (75767)9/2/2001 1:32:18 AM
From: ubetcha  Read Replies (1) of 116833
 
Energy realities for the masses:

1. In order to generate electricity it takes other energy. This is usually in the form of coal, oil, nuclear, or natural gas. The amount of energy necessary to procure electricity with fossil fuels is several times the amount of energy out. In other words, the amount of energy out is only 30-35% of the energy in. In addition to this, there is an energy loss in the transportation of this energy. (The large transmission towers) If you are transmitting power very far, the amount of power loss can be quite high, sometimes in the range of 20-30% or higher. What you pay to use your toaster takes all this into consideration. Super Conductivity is a means to correct this situation, and to get the power to you much more efficiently. Look at it as the difference between your facet in your home, and a fire hydrant. What if you could get the same amount of water out of your facet as you could a fire hose without changing the size of your facet with a 4" pipe! That is possible with water, by increasing the pressure. Cannot do that with electricity. The transmission system for electricity is set up at a certain pressure (voltage). Therefore the only solution is to make the carrier more efficient. Walla! Superconductivity.

2. It is more efficient to do this energy wise at a higher temperature. They are now trying to get this process to occur at higher temperatures. The original superconductor was done at absolute 0. "O"-degrees Kelvin. The current mode is to do this at a much higher temperature. (Still Cold)

3. It is practical now if the price of energy is high enough.

4. It is my opinion that it will become practical sometime in the next 10 years.

For more info go to:

eren.doe.gov
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