[ExI] Trash to Fuel

[Keith Henson]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM spike jones via extropy-chat
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> From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
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> >>... Getting Federal money for anything that involves renewable energy is
> > going to be difficult till we get a new administration.  ...
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> Adrian for the S-alpha 2 and alpha 3, there will not be another administration: not enough time left.

That's my major concern.

> >...Yeah...i'm thinking, de-emphasize the renewable angle.  Play up that the site has good access to set up a new-technology power plant.  If they misread that as "nuclear", it's on them...
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> Renewables may face an uphill battle because of the way California has fumbled the ball.

This is more of a storage scheme.  It's the only one I know about that
will cope with seasonal storage.  LA is particularly well endowed with
empty oil fields.
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> For S-epsilons, nuclear power is an attractive option which is coming back into style:
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> https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/inside-us-nuclear-energy-landscape-trump-seeks-fast-track-reactor-approvals-2025-05-23/

Approval is one thing, construction is another.

It takes years just to plan a nuclear plant.  How long do you think
construction would take?

Keith
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