PeakOil is You
James Bay Project revived?
First unread post • 7 posts
• Page 1 of 1
James Bay Project revived?
by FoxV » Wed 23 Mar 2005, 00:26:33
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', 'h')ydro power is practically all tapped out. Only developing countries may have large untap sources.
saw this in another topic and suddenly remembered the James Bay Project
this hydro Behemoth was never completed because of successful petition by the Cree indians (financed by an american coal workers union no less
)
I wonder if the last phases will be completed now that ANWR is up for grabs and the energy crisis is inevitable.
although with Hydro damns now contributing to global warming, this may not be a good thing
- FoxV
- Heavy Crude
- Posts: 1321
- Joined: Wed 02 Mar 2005, 04:00:00
- Location: Canada
Re: James Bay Project revived?
by nth » Wed 23 Mar 2005, 15:31:37
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FoxV', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', 'h')ydro power is practically all tapped out. Only developing countries may have large untap sources.
saw this in another topic and suddenly remembered the James Bay Project
this hydro Behemoth was never completed because of successful petition by the Cree indians (financed by an american coal workers union no less
)I wonder if the last phases will be completed now that ANWR is up for grabs and the energy crisis is inevitable.
although with Hydro damns now contributing to global warming, this may not be a good thing
hydro damns contributing to global warming? What did I miss?
I think this will be revived when NY desperately need the power as your link states.
-
nth - Heavy Crude
- Posts: 1978
- Joined: Thu 24 Feb 2005, 04:00:00
by novaz04 » Thu 24 Mar 2005, 00:33:25
I think this project should be revieved, 25% of North Americas power, wow. It's just downright stupid, there are so many alternatives to fossil fuels, many of them very viable, but we never seem to get anywhere...
I think its something to do with pressure from people of the industry, especially oil.
I think its something to do with pressure from people of the industry, especially oil.
-
novaz04 - Wood
- Posts: 28
- Joined: Tue 15 Mar 2005, 04:00:00
- Location: Sydney, Australia
by FoxV » Thu 24 Mar 2005, 11:45:26
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', 'h')ydro damns contributing to global warming? What did I miss?
Here's the article from the Energy bulletin
Hydroelectric power's dirty secret revealed
I remain skeptical until there are more reports done proving the these results, but if this guy is correct it could spell serious trouble for Canada's best hope for renewable energy
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('novaz04', 'I') think this project should be revieved, 25% of North Americas power, wow. It's just downright stupid
...I think its something to do with pressure from people of the industry, especially oil.
as I mentioned above, its really the american coal industry that killed the project.
The tragedy of it is not as bad as it appears in the article. That 25% is based on 1980 power usage, and the first stage was complete. So the project is still operating at 1/3 capacity. But still my guess is that it means 5% of north america's power is just waiting there.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Doly', 'I')n some countries hydro has been used to the limit, but not in others. UK, for example, has only 2% hydro. I don't doubt there's place for a lot more.
we are absolutely awash in hydro capability in Canada, but I think a lot of it is under developed because we have abundant coal, oil, natural gas, and enviromentalists (not necessarily a bad thing)
I live 3Km downsteam of the Suander-Moses damn (1800 MW) and about 1Km away from the most narrow point of the St Lawrence river. If I could just stick a paddle wheel type generator in the narrow I would never have to worry about power again (The river has about a 15 knot current). But as all three levels of goverment own a peice of the land around the narrow its pretty much untouchable
