Pine Cliff Energy Ltd T.PNE

Nat gas vs Coal !!!

[red2000]

We have to remember that !!!

Natural gas burns cleaner than oil and coal , and it emits less carbon dioxide for the amount of energy it produces. ... It could thus give a boost in short-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.

[mjh9413]

Mustn't forget though the methane clouds and ongoing methane leaks to atmosphere (being equivalent to I believe 25x worse impact than CO2), and the slow, slow move to reduce flaring. These make natgas environmentally unfriendly. Former are pretty well unregulated and possibly would not know of their occurrence or volumes if not for satellite analysis. Poor planet, and I don't see how my

[snowshoedb]

Agree with some of what you said. So given your complaints. Could you suggest better sources of energy whose full cycle carbon footprint is smaller than Nat Gas. I tell my staff that when they come to me with a problem I expect them to also provide some alternative solutions. What solutions do you propose that will provide dispatchable power and won't only run 35% of the time?

[mjh9413]

Being employed and having a problem to take to the boss is simply not the same as looking at energy alternatives. One is defined, local and hopefully manageable internally...by you and your cohorts. The other is global, involving everyone, not managed centrally. I was saying that natgas is not at all perfect, in fact currently very imperfect (and producers and pipeline companies have lot to do

[FreeCashFlow]

There is no Alternative :))  

[snowshoedb]

And that is my basic point... Realistically until: 1) battery storage for 35%-65% of demand is in place 2) Renewable installtion needs to be at least 35%-50% larger than current nameplate capacity of the generation you wish to decommision (to allow for when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine). 3) Put enough wire to the infrastructure between Generation, Storage, Delivery Then

[gossamer4]

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