November 28, 2007 1:32pm
Google today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as RE<C, will focus initially on advanced solar thermal power, wind power technologies, enhanced geothermal systems and other potential breakthrough technologies.
I think in the long term we need to move away from the idea of monolithic power stations providing all of our electrical needs. The future will be a system that allows for many inputs to the system. People will complement the electrical out points they have now with in points, so that you can plug in your solar panels, windmills, pet rats on a wheel, or your kids tied to the Hill's Hoist, and feed power back into the grid.
November 30th, 2007 at 10:19am
I think this is an awesome idea, no one would use their max power capabilities of their say solar panels. Now having your power excess to be fed back to the grid of your city, country (heck maybe someday the world :D), that would make it less polluting and even cheap, since the power companies will not have to provide the full capacity, customers are contributing some of that electricity.
Many don't accept the idea of alternative power because they are expensive in the short term. But I think we need to ask ourselves if the oil would last forever? Hasn't it brought enough pain and suffering to the world (in more sides that we can imagine)?
People just need to wake up :)