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To: Fishfinder who wrote (4381)	3/3/2008 1:17:57 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16955

Solar, Geothermal, Hydro and Wind; these three systems are enough to solve the whole problem coming. Not big on Wind.. I think it requires too many resources to build all of those towers (which only have 20 year life span) yet it's an unreliable energy source (as recently experienced in Texas). Solar?.. We'll see how Thin-Film plays out. It appears that companies like Nanosolar might be on the verge of making solar cost efficient. Solar Thermal also has great promise, IMO. But it will require tremendous resources (in energy and materials) to make the necessary mirrors. Hydro?.. off-shore wave-motion generators would seem to have great promise. But they will require tremendous maintenance, and impede sea lanes.. But I like the concept. But you left out Pebble Bed nukes. I think that's where the greatest promise lies for the short term. But don't could out algae derived bio-diesel. If the Brazilians can ustilize sugar cane to make ethanol, one has to believe that the technology exists to create a tremendous bio-diesel production industry out of non-food source algae. Hawk