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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/7/2009 Posts: 1,032 Location: Sea of Transquility
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Wikipedia wrote:
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. The geothermal energy of the Earth's crust originates from the original formation of the planet (20%) and from radioactive decay of materials (80%).
Geothermal power is cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly,[7] but has historically been limited to areas near tectonic plate boundaries. Recent technological advances have dramatically expanded the range and size of viable resources, especially for applications such as home heating, opening a potential for widespread exploitation.
Still immense potential, that will probably exist long after humanity ceases to exist on earth, and as you can read above with technological advancement we can harness more and more of geothermal. These are the researches that our country should undertake instead of sprinting towards 'what they can't handle' And fyi we still got unimaginable unexploited potential in solar and wind energy, or if sophistication is what we are yearning for then lets think of exploiting 'ocean waves' energy. “small step for man”
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/11/2014 Posts: 228 Location: Nairobi
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Caramba wrote:kripp wrote:In the meantime, the public in more technologically advanced and more safety conscious countries than our republic are against nuclear plants. LINK 1LINK 2 Very true. We don't know what we are playing with. These countries have since recognized the grave danger posed by Nuclear power. Not to mention our general lack of discipline and the fact that our SCADA systems never really work 100% due to our well known peculiarities including corruption and cronyism
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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Ceinz wrote:Wikipedia wrote:
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. The geothermal energy of the Earth's crust originates from the original formation of the planet (20%) and from radioactive decay of materials (80%).
Geothermal power is cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly,[7] but has historically been limited to areas near tectonic plate boundaries. Recent technological advances have dramatically expanded the range and size of viable resources, especially for applications such as home heating, opening a potential for widespread exploitation.
Still immense potential, that will probably exist long after humanity ceases to exist on earth, and as you can read above with technological advancement we can harness more and more of geothermal. These are the researches that our country should undertake instead of sprinting towards 'what they can't handle' And fyi we still got unimaginable unexploited potential in solar and wind energy, or if sophistication is what we are yearning for then lets think of exploiting 'ocean waves' energy. Add "eating" to that.... "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/15/2013 Posts: 1,977 Location: Here
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If kenya dvlps Nuclear energy, i cross to Uganda! Everybody STEALS, a THIEF is one who's CAUGHT stealing something of LITTLE VALUE. !!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/25/2014 Posts: 2,301 Location: kenya
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murchr wrote:Ceinz wrote:[quote=Wikipedia] Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. The geothermal energy of the Earth's crust originates from the original formation of the planet (20%) and from radioactive decay of materials (80%). Geothermal power is cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly,[7] but has historically been limited to areas near tectonic plate boundaries. Recent technological advances have dramatically expanded the range and size of viable resources, especially for applications such as home heating, opening a potential for widespread exploitation. Still immense potential, that will probably exist long after humanity ceases to exist on earth, and as you can read above with technological advancement we can harness more and more of geothermal. These are the researches that our country should undertake instead of sprinting towards 'what they can't handle' And fyi we still got unimaginable unexploited potential in solar and wind energy, or if sophistication is what we are yearning for then lets think of exploiting 'ocean waves' energy. Add "eating" to that....[/quote The problem with nuclear is to properly dispose those nuclear wastes without having negative impact on the environment . Developed countries have a big challenge with properly disposing them off . For Kenya I think it won't be a challenge but a disaster . We need to exhaust all the available energy sources first then let nuclear be the last resort .did you know that hypothetically speaking that putting solar panels in whole of isiolo district is enough to supply power half of Kenya non stop during the day http://m.naturalnews.com...ak_Washington_state.html
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Rank: Chief Joined: 8/4/2010 Posts: 8,977
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Nuclear energy is just a bloody expensive way of generating steam. Why reinvent the wheel when nature has provided the same in abundance! $15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,331 Location: Masada
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hisah wrote:Nuclear energy is just a bloody expensive way of generating steam. Why reinvent the wheel when nature has provided the same in abundance! Hapo mayuu si mnatumia nyuklea? Sasa sisi ndio hamtaki tujienjoy?  Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/25/2014 Posts: 2,301 Location: kenya
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Impunity wrote:hisah wrote:Nuclear energy is just a bloody expensive way of generating steam. Why reinvent the wheel when nature has provided the same in abundance! Hapo mayuu si mnatumia nyuklea? Sasa sisi ndio hamtaki tujienjoy? I'm just a die hard green energy guy .If I had 6.4 million shillings I would have loved to own a tesla car . Ndugu @impunity you can enjoy the nyuklear energy till when there comes radioactive leaks , then u start having birth defects and degrading of environmental assets then you think of disposing nyuklear wastes. I one time watched in the news some guys dumping sewage waste to a major river using a damptruck . In Kenya we love shortcuts and there is no fiscal responsibility on anything .so one time tutaona a dump truck dumping radioactive sludge kwa tana river then fish consume the water , then wanjiku eats the fish, then watoto wazilawao be like children born after hiroshima atomic bomb in Japan. Let's exhaust green sources of energy before we go nyuklear .it's a dangerous path. NB ask yourself why USA is very sensitive with Iran going nyuklear and answer if it will do good for Kenya going nyuklear .....
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Rank: Chief Joined: 8/4/2010 Posts: 8,977
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Impunity wrote:hisah wrote:Nuclear energy is just a bloody expensive way of generating steam. Why reinvent the wheel when nature has provided the same in abundance! Hapo mayuu si mnatumia nyuklea? Sasa sisi ndio hamtaki tujienjoy? I can assure you that in a decade or two nuclear energy will be archaic! Bloody expensive and hazardous. Crude way of generating power and very risky investment.
KE should be keeping abreast with cheaper and cleaner ways of generating energy. Making good use of the environment and the scarce finance funds.
Floating solar PV is a nice way KE can harness clean energy across counties with minimal financing headaches and avoid land relocation political issues.
Keep posting those new ideas so that the gok agents that read these forums also get informed.
http://cleantechnica.com...ound-floating-solar-pv/
I cannot support nuclear energy with all the clean and cheap alternate energy genrations means now going mainstream. It is utter foolishness for lack of a better description!$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 8/15/2010 Posts: 99 Location: nairobi
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While old dogs are learning old tricks, this is happening elsewhere http://paksc.org/video/d...-roadways-the-prototype
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