Thursday, November 1, 2012

"Solving The Storage Problem. Is Wind Power The Solution?"


In this hyper-activity-electronical world, we want electricity "now"! But what most people don't realize, is that it's not that easy. For example our greatest form of energy storage (for now) are power plants, which can be expensive and extremely dangerous if an accident were to occur. (Rare, but possible.) Alternative forms of power are wind turbines and solar panels. The problem with wind turbines is: THEY ONLY WORK WHEN THE WIND BLOWS! And the problem with solar panels is: THEY ONLY WORK WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING! Get the picture? If we could find a more efficient way to use these two alternative "fuel sources" we could cut energy cost, and make it easier on the environment. Check out these two compelling pieces (http://video.pbs.org/video/2289291942/) & (http://video.pbs.org/video/2289327437/)  via NOVA/PBS

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