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The minds of the Trump party base are melted

Last week, I drove past a new wind farm being constructed in New Mexico. The folks building that farm looked to be straight out of Texas oil patch: young men driving monster trucks with Texas plates and blowing my doors off (I don't drive slow). If they were Trump-humpers, they weren't going to let that get in the way of making money.
 
IronWing said:
Last week, I drove past a new wind farm being constructed in New Mexico. The folks building that farm looked to be straight out of Texas oil patch: young men driving monster trucks with Texas plates and blowing my doors off (I don't drive slow). If they were Trump-humpers, they weren't going to let that get in the way of making money.
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They should refuse to build these communist windmills that fail to provide energy when needed
 
Well at least it can’t kill anymore birds.

GQP supporters tend to believe anything the Russians post on social media.
 
MrSquished said:
Just like wind turbines apparently.

This is not the onion

www.mysanantonio.com

Can Texas wind turbines melt in the summer heat? We checked.

The heat can do a lot of things, but melting turbine blades isn't one of them.
www.mysanantonio.com www.mysanantonio.com
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Why have they not thought of the following?

Can Texas summer heat be enough to cause jet fuel and octane to evaporate and even reach flash point? Yes.

Can a poorly maintained electrical system on a car or aircraft cause a spark causing the fuel vapor to ignite? Yes.

Has this happened before? Yes.

en.wikipedia.org

TWA Flight 800 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
 
Texas, which has been a reliable red State for a hell of a long time is also one of the States closest to a 100% renewable power grid. Something that makes piss ignorant and stupid fucking lefties heads explode. Christ, you shitholes are so smug in your ignorance it's really a laughing matter.

judithcurry.com

Electricity in Texas: is 100% renewables feasible? Part I - Climate Etc.

by Peter Davies Scenarios to understand how load, wind, solar PV and storage interact and whether a 100% renewable grid for Texas is technically feasible. Given the stated policy of the new USA administration this might not seem the best … Continue reading →
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judithcurry.com

Electricity in Texas. Part II: the cost of a 100% renewable grid - Climate Etc.

by Peter Davies While onshore wind generation has been relatively inexpensive for some time, solar PV and lithium ion battery storage costs have recently shown dramatic reductions. So can Texas, with excellent onshore wind and solar resources, be powered economically … Continue reading →
judithcurry.com judithcurry.com

4 years old, but very well documented.

"
Conclusions

In terms of demand and supply, a reliable, 100% renewable grid solution for Texas is possible using large-scale technology available today. No major technical innovation is required, and no miracles! Based on current Texas and global prices and trends the average cost of wholesale electricity before local distribution costs is likely to be between $61 and $92 / MWh. Although affordable, these costs are higher than Texas wholesale 2016 prices averaging $25 / MWh, which look unsustainably low."
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
The boiling point of Jet Fuel is roughly 350F. I'm sorry you're a complete idiot.
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just because something is not at the boiling point, does not mean it doesn't give off vapor.

in other words, liquid and vapor can exist simultaneously (and indeed do based on proportions as given by a tie line and the lever rule in a phase diagram)

though i'm not sure what Amol's point is, as the two things aren't really related. the report for TWA-800 indicates the ignition source was likely electrical in nature.

the strength of composite materials for wind turbine blades would certainly be evaluated as a function of temperature and an appropriate resin matrix selected to avoid such failure modes.
 
imported_tajmahal said:
Texas, which has been a reliable red State for a hell of a long time is also one of the States closest to a 100% renewable power grid. Something that makes piss ignorant and stupid fucking lefties heads explode. Christ, you shitholes are so smug in your ignorance it's really a laughing matter.

judithcurry.com

Electricity in Texas: is 100% renewables feasible? Part I - Climate Etc.

by Peter Davies Scenarios to understand how load, wind, solar PV and storage interact and whether a 100% renewable grid for Texas is technically feasible. Given the stated policy of the new USA administration this might not seem the best … Continue reading →
judithcurry.com judithcurry.com

judithcurry.com

Electricity in Texas. Part II: the cost of a 100% renewable grid - Climate Etc.

by Peter Davies While onshore wind generation has been relatively inexpensive for some time, solar PV and lithium ion battery storage costs have recently shown dramatic reductions. So can Texas, with excellent onshore wind and solar resources, be powered economically … Continue reading →
judithcurry.com judithcurry.com

4 years old, but very well documented.

"
Conclusions

In terms of demand and supply, a reliable, 100% renewable grid solution for Texas is possible using large-scale technology available today. No major technical innovation is required, and no miracles! Based on current Texas and global prices and trends the average cost of wholesale electricity before local distribution costs is likely to be between $61 and $92 / MWh. Although affordable, these costs are higher than Texas wholesale 2016 prices averaging $25 / MWh, which look unsustainably low."
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What the fuck is your un-evolved mind arguing against? More evolved people have invested in renewable energy in Texas for sure. It's not like the regressives in Texas have managed to ban renewable energy. Yet. But just look at the recent outages due to the cold, primarily due to fossil fuels going offline. Yet all your GQP politicians and media cult leaders blamed renewables. Those are your people. The liars. The pieces of shit misdirecting reality. Those are the people just like you. Garbage people.

Learn what you are. Filth.
 
IronWing said:
Last week, I drove past a new wind farm being constructed in New Mexico. The folks building that farm looked to be straight out of Texas oil patch: young men driving monster trucks with Texas plates and blowing my doors off (I don't drive slow). If they were Trump-humpers, they weren't going to let that get in the way of making money.
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That was the infintismal point where Republican wishful thinking and rhetorical bullshit sprinted face-first into that immovable wall called reality.

Yet there they are, slamming their faces into that wall over and over again, teeth falling out, concussions galore still telling themselves that wall is a figmentation of their imagination because their narrative does not jive with the real world.
 
If you want to find out how unhinged the voting right is, just listen to CSPAN when they have call-ins, it’s scary as hell and they vote religiously.
 
soundforbjt said:
If you want to find out how unhinged the voting right is, just listen to CSPAN when they have call-ins, it’s scary as hell and they vote religiously.
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It's called Washington Journal. It's scary listening to people who think what they are saying sounds normal.
 
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