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Saskatchewan company greenlights Canada's first large-scale geothermal power plant

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  • Landdownunder
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2021
    • 1776

    #11
    Quote of the year or decade even.....

    Chuck just post the damn article without any silly little snide comments, man. You make it so hard to be on your side sometimes fella.

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    • sumdumguy
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2007
      • 11952

      #12
      It would be interesting to see if the University of Regina is still using the one installed in the early seventies.

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      • chuckChuck
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2006
        • 12690

        #13
        I have posted many articles without any comments and get lots of "opinions" and personal criticism regardless. Big deal. It doesn't bother me one bit coming from the usual suspects.

        And pointing out that this project is a renewable source of electricity that is hard to to dismiss or criticize is fair game in the ongoing discussion.

        The point is deep geothermal using hot water is a new option in western Canada it has a lot of potential and some draw backs just like solar, wind, hydro and several other low carbon options have drawbacks.

        We are already using all the sources above successfully.

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        • AlbertaFarmer5
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2010
          • 12466

          #14
          Originally posted by chuckChuck View Post

          The point is deep geothermal using hot water is a new option in western Canada it has a lot of potential and some draw backs just like solar, wind, hydro and several other low carbon options have drawbacks.
          No. It doesn't have any of the drawbacks of wind or solar. It is reliable, predictable, dispatchable, scalable, and doesn't rely entirely on a supply chain completely dependent on a hostile China.

          And I don't know why you continue to list hydro as an option, when your own NFU organization is radically opposed to hydro. Why will you never address this hypocrisy?

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          • chuckChuck
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2006
            • 12690

            #15
            Geo thermal is renewable and has big advantages over solar and wind.

            But solar and wind are also great options in many parts of the world and have their advantages.

            One of the advantages of solar is it can be installed by homeowners and rural residents to generate some of their own electricity.

            And wind and solar components are being manufactured in several countries of the world.

            And I consider hydro a great source of renewable electricity with some downi sdes but Canada already gets 60% of its electricity from hydro.
            Last edited by chuckChuck; Feb 8, 2023, 09:40.

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            • AlbertaFarmer5
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2010
              • 12466

              #16
              Originally posted by chuckChuck View Post

              And wind and solar components are being manufactured in several countries of the world.

              And I consider hydro a great source of renewable electricity with some downi sdes but Canada already gets 60% of its electricity from hydro.
              Then why don't you use your influence within the NFU to convince them to support hydro? Why do you refuse to admit your own complicity in this issue?

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              • chuckChuck
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2006
                • 12690

                #17
                The NFU position on hydro is their position not mine. And I dont even know what position they have and I wouldn't rely on your opinion of what their position is. LOL

                And I support hydro if it is already existing and well planned new projects.

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                • Sheepwheat
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2017
                  • 3137

                  #18
                  Is nuclear scary, chuck?

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                  • shtferbrains
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2017
                    • 5167

                    #19
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                    • AlbertaFarmer5
                      Senior Member
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 12466

                      #20
                      Originally posted by chuckChuck View Post
                      The NFU position on hydro is their position not mine. And I dont even know what position they have and I wouldn't rely on your opinion of what their position is. LOL

                      And I support hydro if it is already existing and well planned new projects.
                      You don't have to rely on my opinion of what the nfu stands for. They are generous enough to put out countless press releases stating their opposition to hydro.

                      Was very interesting wording you used. So who is this ubiquitous "they" who is responsible for nfu policy? If a member and former director such as yourself doesn't know how they create policy, then who could possibly be calling the shots? Is it not in any way a democratic process? Where do the marching orders come from?
                      Or do you no longer get invited to the meetings, being too insufferable even for them?

                      It is revealing posts such as this one that keep me engaging with you. We can learn so much about how the left thinks and functions.
                      Last edited by AlbertaFarmer5; Feb 8, 2023, 13:50.

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