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Old 06-08-2012, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bewolf
Big part also is making housing more energy efficient. Massive costs now, but given building in Europe tend to stand a couple hundret years, in some cases millenia, it will pay off. But people here are not thinking in today and tomorrow anyways, but 20/50/100 years into the future.
1st
Like "minergie", right.
The isolation material uses soo much so grey energy you 'll never be able to make that up for(based on ~20cm and 100years lifetime).
This is a dead end.

2nd
In a Millennium(-nia is plural, btw)?!
What are you talking about? The storage facilities? Do you really think the Norwegians like the idea of having the better part of their country flooded?
What about he impact on the eco-system?


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And let's face it, gas, oil, uranium are all not going to become any cheaper ever again.

Tue.
Thats why we need to make the fusion work. If we cant, we're f'ed - guaranteed.

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As a side effect hundret thousands of new jobs have been created and a whole new technolgy field got established. Lots of money to be made here.
Tue again. Only it's Chinese who create and make all that money. You should check the numbers of 2012.
The companies in Germany are struggling and most likely wont make it.

Last edited by swiss; 06-08-2012 at 09:31 PM.