chrisp65 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Genie said: Not really. Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Just now, Brumerican said: Lack of profit most likely. There's a lot of money involved destroying the planet . I guess it’s down to the return. I’m sure governments could raise the money through loans or private investment if the return was there. Are there other forces at play (like the oil / gas companies / states)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Just now, Genie said: Are there other forces at play (like the oil / gas companies / states)? Definitely. The knowledge has been here a very long time but reliance on expensive and destructive energy is one of the glues that keeps humanity on the treadmill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I'm sure they'll have had plenty of offers over the years, if it was to happen it would be one of these things where the Chinese build a motorway through the middle of the country and in return get to build a solar plant that they own, take all the profits from creates no jobs and has very little actual benefit to the host nation Maybe after hundreds of years of trading the rights to their minerals for a paltry return they've learned something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 23, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2021 Isn't the problem the vast distances it would have to travel to someone with the money to pay? There would be a lot of power loss over such large lengths of wire. Unless you had lorries with huge batteries used like oil tankers but then the cost stacks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 23, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2021 14 hours ago, chrisp65 said: I’m guessing the clue is in the question. Cuz quid isn't their currency. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Isn't the problem the vast distances it would have to travel to someone with the money to pay? There would be a lot of power loss over such large lengths of wire. Unless you had lorries with huge batteries used like oil tankers but then the cost stacks up. Losses transferring electricity are low, and the technology well established. Also, everyone needs electricity, near and far. I’d assume transferring electricity vast distances is easier than gas and oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 23, 2021 Administrator Share Posted February 23, 2021 11 hours ago, sidcow said: Isn't the problem the vast distances it would have to travel to someone with the money to pay? There would be a lot of power loss over such large lengths of wire. Unless you had lorries with huge batteries used like oil tankers but then the cost stacks up. There will soon be room temperature superconductors. You could use them for batteries or wires. Graphene might be an option soon for battery "tankers". Too expensive at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 On 22/02/2021 at 19:48, Genie said: Is it just down to cost? Given the abundance of sunshine, space and the need for electricity I thought there would be a business case for it. Maybe not. I was just looking at some studies, to power the entire planet you’d need land equivalent to 3% of the US. Projects that aim to do this have existed for some time. Most obviously, there is a high-voltage link from Morocco to Spain, and Morocco is a world leader in solar power for obvious reasons. There was at one time - I don't know if it's still planned, as such - a planned project called DESERTEC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec), which essentially aimed to join up grids across north Africa and Europe, but there are quite a few challenges, including the threat to European energy security of relying too much on African energy, and tensions between north African countries (especially Morocco and Algeria). A nice-looking map of the DESERTEC dream from the Wiki article: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 I emailed my MP the other day. I had quite a long reply last night from him. Or was it him? Do they respond to their own emails or do they have a team that does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 26, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2021 31 minutes ago, Xela said: I emailed my MP the other day. I had quite a long reply last night from him. Or was it him? Do they respond to their own emails or do they have a team that does it? Its rarely them, constituency secretary, parliamentary researchers etc etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Which will you choose, the power of love, or the love of power? Maybe both? Edited February 27, 2021 by A'Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 27, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2021 8 hours ago, A'Villan said: Which will you choose, the power of love, or the love of power? Maybe both? Frankie Goes to Hollywood all day long. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 27, 2021 9 hours ago, A'Villan said: Which will you choose, the power of love, or the love of power? Maybe both? Have some hippy shit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted February 27, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2021 44 minutes ago, sidcow said: Frankie Goes to Hollywood all day long. Huey Lewis has never felt so snubbed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Huey Lewis has never felt so snubbed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted February 27, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 24/12/2020 at 19:52, Rds1983 said: Why people bother to check threads/posts from weeks or months ago. Every now and then I get a like on a post from yonks ago. I'll go back a few days or maybe a week but don't think I could manage more than that. Thanks for all the random likes on old posts I've suddenly got in the last day. Yeah, I don't get that at all. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 27, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 24/12/2020 at 19:52, Rds1983 said: Thanks for all the random likes on old posts I've suddenly got in the last day. Amateurs. I played the long game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted March 1, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I’m probably going to receive a lot of legitimate examples disproving this, but anyway...why is it seemingly more “acceptable” for a musician to have a stab at acting and have reasonable success, but an actor having a go at being a musician is more often ridiculed than it is acclaimed? Justin Timberlake or Lady Gaga can attempt careers in Hollywood and it’s fine, but Scarlett Johansson’s singing career is a non starter. I know there are exceptions to this, but it seems to me it’s far easier to make the transition from music to acting than the other way round. Is it because musicians are held to a different standard, or there’s a question of sincerity maybe? Edited March 1, 2021 by Mark Albrighton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I’m probably going to receive a lot of legitimate examples disproving this, but anyway...why is it seemingly more “acceptable” for a musician to have a stab at acting and have reasonable success, but an actor having a go at being a musician is more often ridiculed than it is acclaimed? Justin Timberlake or Lady Gaga can attempt careers in Hollywood and it’s fine, but Scarlett Johansson’s singing career is a non starter. I know there are exceptions to this, but it seems to me it’s far easier to make the transition from music to acting than the other way round. Is it because musicians are held to a different standard, acting is, for want of a better word “easier”? I struggle outside of Childish Gambino to think of others that have gone actor to musician and made a success and critical acclaim of it. Edit. Jared Leto. But its a small list I think. Edited March 1, 2021 by Seat68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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