Happy Chuck?

[WiltonRanch]

But Putin attacks on Ukraine has nothing to do with the energy crisis in Europe? Or did you forget about that already? LOL. Amnesia? Or just the usual political views?

Domestic energy security duh!! You wear your partisanship and amnesia on your sleeve better than I. When you hamstring your domestic energy production in favour of dealing with bad actors what do you think eventually happens? Like selling out your domestic manufacturing and shipping it off to a communist nation bent on world domination. Heck I’m sounding like my old socialist Facebook friend on an anti globalization tirade. I think a lot of us relate to where we stand on stuff but where do you aside against everything here?

[shtferbrains]

I'm all for interconnect access if we had some forrward thinking politicians who would make the investment and take the heat on developing our hydro potential.
We could buy cheap surplus renewable solar from the desert states where it is well suited and sell high priced renewable hydro down there in peak 4pm to 7pm times.
It is unfortunate hydro gets so much bad press when being proposed and built but end up showing many legacy benefits.
Would be nothing in the SW desert in Nevada and Arizona without the dams on the Colorado River.

[TSIPP]

60 years ago the US had a small nuclear reactor in Greenland, it did leak a little but I’m pretty sure the new model won’t.

[dmlfarmer]

60 years ago the US had a small nuclear reactor in Greenland, it did leak a little but I’m pretty sure the new model won’t.

Since nuclear reactors safely power US submarines and aircraft carriers today, why is it not possible to generate electricity with them on land?

[WiltonRanch]

Since nuclear reactors safely power US submarines and aircraft carriers today, why is it not possible to generate electricity with them on land?

See there’s a logical and reasonable argument right there. The loons will reference incidents like three mile island and Chernobyl which resulted from “the China Syndrome” and of course communist incompetence.

[jazz]

Since nuclear reactors safely power US submarines and aircraft carriers today, why is it not possible to generate electricity with them on land?

It is possible, has been for decades but a little organization called GreenPeace made sure nothing nuclear got built.

[WiltonRanch]

It is possible, has been for decades but a little organization called GreenPeace made sure nothing nuclear got built.

Yes, and biggest boosters of this nonsense reside in temperate regions with smaller landbases and higher population densities. A lot of their energy needs are met from importation of cheap energy. Remember old Peter Prebble? Most ardent anti nuke ndp mla college professor. He typified the type.

[chuckChuck]

Add Chernobyl and Fukishima to the list of why new nuclear energy is not too popular.

Why build new nuclear in Saskatchewan when next door there is a significant source of hydro ready and waiting?

Manitoba and Quebec have some of the lowest cost electricity in North America because of their large hydro capacity.

Nuclear may have a role, but SMRs are still in the design phase and many years from implementation.

Nuclear is one of the most expensive options according Lazards levelized cost of energy analysis LCOE

https://www.lazard.com/media/451881/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energy-version-150-vf.pdf

[WiltonRanch]

Add Chernobyl and Fukishima to the list of why new nuclear energy is not too popular.

Why build new nuclear in Saskatchewan when next door there is a significant source of hydro ready and waiting?

Manitoba and Quebec have some of the lowest cost electricity in North America because of their large hydro capacity.

Nuclear may have a role, but SMRs are still in the design phase and many years from implementation.

Nuclear is one of the most expensive options according Lazards levelized cost of energy analysis LCOE

https://www.lazard.com/media/451881/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energy-version-150-vf.pdf

Right enough. Though if we truly transition from coal and decarbonize demand for electricity will grow exponentially. Nuclear and hydro complement one another as demand spikes are easily covered by hydro with reactors setup by hydro dams for water. While wind farms could power green ammonia production while sequestering co2 making urea. Then it doesn’t really matter about the intermittency of renewables. Not likely it’s happening on any scale anytime soon but it’s alright to brainstorm.

[chuckChuck]

Right enough. Though if we truly transition from coal and decarbonize demand for electricity will grow exponentially. Nuclear and hydro complement one another as demand spikes are easily covered by hydro with reactors setup by hydro dams for water. While wind farms could power green ammonia production while sequestering co2 making urea. Then it doesn’t really matter about the intermittency of renewables. Not likely it’s happening on any scale anytime soon but it’s alright to brainstorm.

Alberta is investing large amounts in wind and solar relatively speaking. They are leading the growth in renewables in Canada.

The UK and Australia also have a lot of renewables and the US and China, India have as well.

It will be a mix of all types of generating capacity for the forseeable future. Much will depend on each regions resources and needs.

But lets end the fiction that renewables are not going to play an important role in a low carbon energy future.

its already happening right under our noses in Alberta Saskatchewan and the USA. And we already have 60% of our electricity from hydro which is renewable as well.

Looks like there are a lot of chucks out there with their own renewable supply on farm. What a bunch of radicals investing in there own energy production! LOL

https://capi-icpa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-25-Ag-Census_QuickThink_Draft_7-Final_reduced.pdf

• From 2016 to 2021, the number of farms who
report producing (and often using) some
type of renewable energy has increased in
every province, for a countrywide increase
from 10,000 farms to 20,000 farms.

The number of farms reporting the
production (and sometimes, use) of solar
energy increased from 8,000 in 2016 to
14,000 in 2021.
• Solar energy is more common in the Prairies.
Some areas have more than doubled in the
number of farms reporting solar energy
production, from 200 farms to over 400
farms per census division.