tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3030428242459524442..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Nuclear Wasted + linksMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10241158966519425192015-04-22T12:22:12.890+08:002015-04-22T12:22:12.890+08:00I really enjoy your blog Michael, but I think you&...I really enjoy your blog Michael, but I think you've got it wrong on this one. Taiwan could and should certainly do more with renewables, especially solar as you say, but with current technology they could never replace fossil fuels. It's just a matter of numbers: 23 million people and not a lot of land, let alone rooftops. I see nuclear as a necessary evil for Taiwan - less harmful than coal. Even Tsai admitted that under her policy the country would burn more gas. The fourth nuclear plant is in a stupid place no doubt, but nuclear power and reprocessing the spent fuel abroad to me seems like one of the better KMT ideas yet, even if they were for the wrong reasons. Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829181876089847615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14311953521751117842015-04-16T23:29:17.770+08:002015-04-16T23:29:17.770+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75951175199311685112015-04-16T14:18:21.023+08:002015-04-16T14:18:21.023+08:00Taiwan would need to radically change it's ene...<b>Taiwan would need to radically change it's energy usage pattern to even be partially powered by renewables.</b><br /><br />What aspects of its energy usage would have to be changed?<br /><br /><b>Gas and coal will have to step in to fill in the gaps</b><br /><br />Unfortunately coal has to go right away. Like yesterday. <br /><br />Hopefully the counties and municipalities coming out against coal can force Taipower to stop fighting renewables.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-8370906210826221122015-04-16T14:16:06.433+08:002015-04-16T14:16:06.433+08:00It's almost as if the renewable energy advocat...<b>It's almost as if the renewable energy advocates are not actually interested in the question of how to supply electricity, but are only in it for the chance of "reshaping" society by getting control over the utilities.</b><br /><br />It would look that way, if you live inside an ideological prism and imagine that it is an analytical stance. <br /><br />Michael<br /><br /><br />Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-27125130727858137132015-04-16T13:19:17.510+08:002015-04-16T13:19:17.510+08:00It's almost as if the renewable energy advocat...It's almost as if the renewable energy advocates are not actually interested in the question of how to supply electricity, but are only in it for the chance of "reshaping" society by getting control over the utilities.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-55819301641701469652015-04-15T23:10:34.768+08:002015-04-15T23:10:34.768+08:00Taiwan would need to radically change it's ene...Taiwan would need to radically change it's energy usage pattern to even be partially powered by renewables. Gas and coal will have to step in to fill in the gaps for a couple of decades unless Taiwan society is transformed.<br />Solar could power a lot of stuff but it will take decades to ramp up and we need better power storage tech. <br />Geothermal resources are difficult tap on a large scale. Taiwan has over 20 million people, Iceland has 200,000, about 1% of Taiwan's population and Iceland is a far bigger landmass.taipeinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18535866591800148682015-04-14T20:28:05.386+08:002015-04-14T20:28:05.386+08:00Taiwan could easily make use of geothermal energy,...Taiwan could easily make use of geothermal energy, which would also solve storage problems. Just get some engineers from Iceland, they'd show how it's done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-19568164895693754602015-04-14T10:31:59.530+08:002015-04-14T10:31:59.530+08:00China is the geographically closest nation to Taiw...China is the geographically closest nation to Taiwan and is also the only nation in the world, that wants to destroy Taiwan. The Taiwanese only need to bear this in mind. Then the rest would be put together nicely.an angry taiwanesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71449652716234387442015-04-14T10:13:59.060+08:002015-04-14T10:13:59.060+08:00I would like to thank China for denying Taiwan'...I would like to thank China for denying Taiwan's entry into its bank... and again reminding the Taiwanese exactly why they should strive for de jure independence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-91688879817075149792015-04-14T10:03:17.338+08:002015-04-14T10:03:17.338+08:00"The whole nation could easily be run on a ro...<i>"The whole nation could easily be run on a robust combination of renewables."</i><br /><br />How are you going to store electrical power on the massive scales required for industry to get around the intermittency problem? Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-77691190884240283882015-04-14T06:12:54.625+08:002015-04-14T06:12:54.625+08:00Unfortunately that's not unusual. Japan doesn&...Unfortunately that's not unusual. Japan doesn't have a place to store spent fuel either, and Germany too has been looking for a storage place for over 50 years now.StefanMuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041616398172997165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33629061510116640722015-04-14T05:47:15.125+08:002015-04-14T05:47:15.125+08:00Want Times made a valid point, having only 36 mill...Want Times made a valid point, having only 36 million square kilometres, only just over twice as big as Russia, Taiwan got absolutely no chance against China.Hansnoreply@blogger.com