----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Killer Bs Discussion'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 9:20 PM Subject: RE: An Inconvenient Truth
> But, I'm pretty sure that this will not happen. Billions will go to > vaporware projects that will promise the moon and deliver little. > Some wind > power will go in, and wind may creep up to 1%-2% of total energy > usage in 10 > years or so. Other countries, particularly in Asia, will use > nuclear power. > But, the US will continue to have political debates in which neither > party > will be able to get anything practical passed. > I'm thinking you too conservative on your wind estimates. There have been some sea changes in the wind industry in just the last 5 years. Texas in particular seems poised to take the nations lead in wind power generation. http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/re_wind.htm http://www.desertskywind.com/ http://www.infinitepower.org/projects.htm http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/06/26/daily19.html http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/newswire/2003/08/17/rtr1059631.html http://windpowertexas.com/development.php http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/2006/Update52.htm and then from 2003 there is: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60070,00.html <excerpt> "At this point, we think 10,000-plus megawatts in the next five to eight years is doable," said Russel E. Smith, executive director of the trade group Texas Renewable Industries Association. That would put the state well ahead of the 2,000 megawatts in new renewable energy capacity the legislature wants built before the end of the decade, but would remain only a small part of the state's total generating capacity of about 77,000 megawatts from oil, coal, natural gas and nuclear sources. </excerpt> And playing into the thesis concerning Wal-Marts creating new efficiencies: http://www.irecusa.org/articles/static/1/1124996991_1051597266.html And then there is: Texas Bid Could be First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=38618 http://www.glo.state.tx.us/sustain/wind.html Wind looks to make 15% of Texas energy at best in just a few years. xponent Blowing Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
