davidel57

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Houston
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 7:14:52 AM
I like it.
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99dakota

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Providence
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 4:48:45 AM
nice
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DrCashFlow

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Massachusetts
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 3:08:09 AM
good idea. cost?
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OHMS

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 9:00:50 PM
come on little burdies; don't land over the molten salt lagoon. your eggs will be brittle, and the EPA will get involved; along with the DOE and all those letters that slow any worthwhile happening in a quagmire
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DerHahn

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Illinois
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 8:01:37 PM
need to get things like running here in america. too bad an american company has to take it's ideas elsewhere.
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pulpwood

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Mississippi
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 6:56:07 PM
Brilliant! Big oil will have their political puppets do all they can to stop this!
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djgunrunner

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Salt Lake City
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:35:32 PM
At what cost are these great miracles? How much will it drive up our power bills?
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lgwhitlock

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Chico
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:32:13 PM
Sounds very promising. Now if only we could do this on a bigger scale...
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Zonk

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Michigan
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:21:54 PM
Sounds good. How do Spanish homes compare to a standard American home?
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fasu007

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South Carolina
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:10:45 PM
Great idea.
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jcurley

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California
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:08:15 PM
According to the article, "The Santa Monica, Calif.-based start-up, SolarReserve uses a fairly unique method to offer power from a solar plant even after the sun sets."
Yes! An American company doing something good!
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lpj

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Macon
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:05:41 PM
need to build all over the usa to save save !!!!
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Focus2

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Illinois
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:03:19 PM
The USA should be coming up with these ideas. Oil is only King because we permit it to be. Those that permit it to reign are the one's addicted to the money it brings in.
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lowpet

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Texas
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 5:00:36 PM
Great, now to make this available to the public
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Lukus

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Halifax
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:57:13 PM
Now that souhds like a good alternative. I am sure we could also be using a Solar panel on the roofs of cars.
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signwiz

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Indiana
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:53:48 PM
Sounds like a win-win.
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caddilac

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Ontario
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:51:37 PM
It seems that people in some countries aren't reluctant to embrace progress and getting free power from the sun.
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K1500

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Birmingham
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:49:46 PM
Wow, great idea! Let's see how it works!
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dhnbBUG

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Pennsylvania
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:49:32 PM
Very interesting.
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julius1st4

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Ontario
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:43:00 PM
I think that I've heard everything NOW????
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camel1

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Minnesota
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:42:02 PM
Strange process. Is it actually a financially beneficial process.
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YLHandyman

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:41:48 PM
A pillar of salt.
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Brewernut

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Milwaukee
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:40:02 PM
lets see if it works
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spazz1218

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Tampa
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:38:50 PM
what an amazing breakthrough of technology going to be awesome when it kicks off
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georgeo

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California
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:38:07 PM
Ideas have to be tried before progress can be made. This sounds good.
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Eichhornchen

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Detroit
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:37:49 PM
keep working on alternatives
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1Casey

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Albany
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:35:32 PM
Sounds great lets keep moving forward.
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ss70

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Detroit
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:35:06 PM
best way that we know to overcome shortcoming of Solar.
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Joeski1

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:32:10 PM
this is amazing!! Please keep us updated with any other developements...
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gypsykid

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Florida
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:29:45 PM
cool!
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hibsaw

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Mississippi
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:25:52 PM
Try it here.
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SBlouch

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San Antonio
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:24:28 PM
The Spanish are really looking for and using solar energy. Now they have found a way to create jobs as well as provide energy on cloudy days for up to 24 su8nless hours. Good for them. Maybe the USA can use this out in the West where there is sand and desert.
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ItisAJeepThing

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Tucson
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:16:54 PM
Great for Spain. We need solar projects here in the US.
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Hugo40

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Kentucky
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:12:35 PM
Everyone is getting on the Green bandwagon but what long term changes will hold up will be seen down the road.
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njerald

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Seattle
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:09:55 PM
Ho hum...
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BBHybrid

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Pittsburgh
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:07:51 PM
shot in the arm for solar plants
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jwalkerh

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Louisiana
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:05:23 PM
Great idea but what about the corrosion aspect.
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JMJarvis1952

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Houston
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:03:45 PM
Wow don't fall into that!
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Zooma

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Quebec
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:01:08 PM
Good to hear this news.. Keep it up .. hopefully all the other countries consider too..
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Rednix

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Miami
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:00:37 PM
Do you have to replace the salt? Or is this renewable?
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sabob

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Pennsylvania
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 4:00:33 PM
I musthave missed something, why molten salt???
Won't the salt corrode away the turbines like it does my car & truck???
wont work in the northeast anyway, no sun in winter to speak of!!!!
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Dipstick1

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Amarillo
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:59:41 PM
Oh boy, hot salt!
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jellyfishgirl

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Milwaukee
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:58:38 PM
Alright, I have been to Spain. It is pretty much a dump. If they can figure this out, why hasn't it been brought to fruition here?
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CPGas1815

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Michigan
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:49:59 PM
Green energy is our only hope to stave off global warming.
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unicornpmb

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Buffalo
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:45:33 PM
Sounds great for Spain. It could work here in the right area. Not to good for WNY.
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teafortwo

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Washington
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:43:32 PM
Another step in the right direction ....
FROM THE ARTICLE:
SolarReserve and Preneal have garnered the necessary permit to build a 50-megawatt thermal-solar plant in Spain that will use molten salt to store and release solar energy, the companies said Wednesday.
The project will be built in Alcazar de San Juan, a town about 110 miles south of Madrid. The environmental permit that will allow the construction of a project using molten salt was issued by the local Castilla-La Mancha government.
The Santa Monica, Calif.-based start-up, SolarReserve uses a fairly unique method to offer power from a solar plant even after the sun sets.
SolarReserve's partner on the Spain project, Madrid-based Preneal, is a development and construction company that specializes in wind and solar energy plants.
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skyhawkcam

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Richmond
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:43:18 PM
Sounds promising.Too bad the current administration can't/won't support this type of energy independence here.
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brus282

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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:41:27 PM
Sounds good if all of your days are sunny, but that only happens in some areas
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Sneakers55

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Houston
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:38:27 PM
TBRR wrote:
>i think the plant is being built in spain. there we go >again with europe leading the way. too much government >interference in this country to build something like that.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is building a molten salt energy plant near Las Vegas.
So take your "too much Government interference" drivel over to US Politics where it belongs.
[Edited by: Sneakers55 at 11/18/2009 4:40:28 PM EST]
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JuliusRex

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Orlando
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 3:37:19 PM
MedicKirk1: they probably have some other backup heaters (electric or gas) they can run if the primary loop solidifies.
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