If what all you say is true, why isn't cogeneration more common? On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, computing is become grid based. Its all about energy return on energy >> investment. If the LENR power unit can produce far more power that it takes >> to build and maintain it, then it has a chance to replace the grid. But I >> don't see this LENR EREI yet. >> > > Not yet, of course. For that matter, there are no LENR devices at all! > Once we have them, they will have a tremendous advantage over power company > generators even if they are more expensive per watt of capacity, because > the distribution network is so expensive to operate and maintain. And > because synchronizing all those large generators and maintaining the flow > of electricity to balance capacity and demand fluctuation is an enormously > expensive and complicated job. There are gigantic control rooms in every > city. Wind turbines produce varying amounts of electricity; nuclear plants > periodically SCRAM, removing gigawatts in an instant; huge factories come > on line increasing demand . . . it is one of the most complex and expensive > operations in modern technology, equivalent to the air traffic control > system. All of that will be completely unnecessary with individual cold > fusion generators. The whole distribution and control system will be > scrapped, and that alone will cut your electric bill by half or two-thirds. > So even if the individual generator costs a bit more per kilowatt of > capacity, it will be much cheaper overall. Plus it will replace your home > space heater, with co-generation. > > - Jed > >
