2y ago

How to double the country’s power, no land required

i.stuff.co.nz

While this looks promising, I'm not sure I like the idea of introducing more plastic into our waterways. Does anyone know if our filteration systems are capable of filtering out micro/nanoplastics?

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I applaud the initiative in finding new solutions to the problem of power generation and power cost to consumers. However, surely there are better locations. Wind farms on the many hills around the motu, solar farms on the ocean, wave power, etc.
- I agree with your general point but I just want to add a caveat
  land that has very little economic value in terms of agricultural potential
  Native environment is also a good use of land.
  I think globally we're just at the "and find out" stage of realizing that actually, there is a value in the earth being its natural self, and an economic price to pay if not enough of it is.
  
  Yes very true. One reason I like wind farms, is they tend to be most profitable in areas where land is useful for little outside of forestry.
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Except that's not how electrical grids work. If you want to double capacity, you need to double the base capacity, not the peak capacity.
- Seems like harvesting the tides and waves would be a better option.

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