[ExI] China and solar power

[Keith Henson]

On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
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> From: spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com>
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> >...Morale: no one should invest in any power infrastructure project in which the federal government is a co-investor.  spike
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> Alternative idea: if wind farms can be built at sea, why not coal plants?  The coal plants do not kill birds, and with the modern particulate filtering and nitrous scrubbing, they emit no pollutants.  So now the coal plant went from being the dirtiest of energy sources to the second cleanest (still behind nuclear plants.)
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> The coal could be hauled 12 miles off the west coast out into international waters.  The necessary cooling water could be distilled from seawater, or dump the excess heat directly into the seawater without an evaporation phase change.
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> Keith wouldn't that work?

No.  A coal plant built at sea would be way more expensive to build
and operate.  Plus, in California, the government would never let you
connect to the grid.

Keith

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