cswalker21

Too Late to the Oil Party? Consider an Alternative (Part II)

I hear a lot of people say that nuclear is more viable than wind or solar, but I haven't seen any data to back it up. Anyone seen a study that does a side-by-side comparison of costs of a nuke facility(construction, fuel, waste storage, etc) vs. a wind farm, and a comparison of the amount of MWh each produces over its expected lifespan? My wildly aimed guess would be that an equivalent wind farm is more expensive up front but that the advantages of not needing fuel and not having waste to deal with would tend to even out the costs. I just don't know how close it comes to parity.

Solar Stocks Show Signs of Life

Anyone know if all the companies on that chart are in PV solar? Are there any Thermo-solar pure plays out there? I think Thermo-solar is where the future is, since that is more economical for large-scale grid-connected implementations.