The only thing that really scales up apart from nuclear is solar power from other people's deserts. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes desert nuclear people
I would like to help people have honest and constructive conversations about energy. We need to understand how much energy our modern lifestyles use, decide how much energy we would like to use in the future, and choose where we will get that energy from. David J. C. MacKay chooseconstructiveconversation share on social
The discussion about energy options tends to be an intensely emotional, polarised, mistrustful, and destructive one. Every option is strongly opposed: the public seem to be anti-wind, anti-coal, anti-waste-to-energy, anti-tidal-barrages, anti-carbon-tax, and anti-nuclear. David J. C. MacKay antibarragecarbon share on social
Fridges can be modified to nudge their internal thermostats up and down just a little in response to the main's frequency in such a way that, without ever jeopardising the temperature of your butter, they tend to take power at times that help the grid. David J. C. MacKay butterfrequencyfridge share on social
Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy. Julia Ward Howe bostondeserthappy Change image and share on social
We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam meetnationnuclear Change image and share on social