Comments on: Berkeley Sumpercomputer Predicts Your Doom http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/berkeley-sumpercomputer-predicts-your-doom/1146 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RobM http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/berkeley-sumpercomputer-predicts-your-doom/1146/comment-page-1#comment-111908 RobM Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:03:56 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/berkeley-sumpercomputer-predicts-your-doom/1146#comment-111908 Talking computers, this is about plans. Who actually has one? It had to be Google for the US of course. As Eric Schmidt says. “Quit grousing and come up with a plan if you don’t like mine. After all what’s the alternative? Death?” So here is his plan based on Google's modelling http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4MlC959hjRM In short: A crisis is an opportunity (financial crisis). Q: Why are we spending so much money on military security? A: Oil security Premise: Total fundamental failure of political leadership based on: 1. Vested interests 2. Lack of understanding of value of; global alliances, best available technology and the great opportunity we are being presented with to restructure inefficiency. Plan: A - Efficiency first: This is the cheapest and easiest with the fastest payback e.g. Google investing $5 million for a two year return! B - Investment in Solar thermal, wind and geothermal mainly with incentives(as there are so many subtle subsidies for fossil fuels) C - Restructure the old decaying grid: Old grid has 9% efficiency loss. Mathematical modelling using renewables mix across US show a smart grid to be very stable, in fact more stable than current one. Investigate V2G(vehicle to grid) with plug in hybrids i.e. charge in off peak, download in peak as most cost is at peak power(and taxpayer makes money not driving). D - Regulation: Price on carbon, new building efficiency standards, ZEVs and plug in hybrids(electric/ethanol) Cost: 2.7 trillion Savings: 2.1 trillion (in efficiencies) 8% discount rate = $200 million in net present value Solves: 1 Security 2 Price of energy 3 Jobs and investment (yes millions of home based jobs and export revenue) 4 And by the way, CLIMATE CHANGE Talking computers, this is about plans. Who actually has one? It had to be Google for the US of course. As Eric Schmidt says. “Quit grousing and come up with a plan if you don’t like mine. After all what’s the alternative? Death?” So here is his plan based on Google’s modelling http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4MlC959hjRM

In short: A crisis is an opportunity (financial crisis).

Q: Why are we spending so much money on military security? A: Oil security

Premise: Total fundamental failure of political leadership based on:
1. Vested interests 2. Lack of understanding of value of; global alliances, best available technology and the great opportunity we are being presented with to restructure inefficiency.

Plan:
A – Efficiency first: This is the cheapest and easiest with the fastest payback e.g. Google investing $5 million for a two year return!
B – Investment in Solar thermal, wind and geothermal mainly with incentives(as there are so many subtle subsidies for fossil fuels)
C – Restructure the old decaying grid: Old grid has 9% efficiency loss. Mathematical modelling using renewables mix across US show a smart grid to be very stable, in fact more stable than current one. Investigate V2G(vehicle to grid) with plug in hybrids i.e. charge in off peak, download in peak as most cost is at peak power(and taxpayer makes money not driving).
D – Regulation: Price on carbon, new building efficiency standards, ZEVs and plug in hybrids(electric/ethanol)

Cost: 2.7 trillion Savings: 2.1 trillion (in efficiencies) 8% discount rate = $200 million in net present value

Solves:
1 Security
2 Price of energy
3 Jobs and investment (yes millions of home based jobs and export revenue)
4 And by the way, CLIMATE CHANGE

]]> By: Embedded Computers http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/berkeley-sumpercomputer-predicts-your-doom/1146/comment-page-1#comment-44420 Embedded Computers Thu, 15 May 2008 12:12:36 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/berkeley-sumpercomputer-predicts-your-doom/1146#comment-44420 Do we really want to know about our impending doom!!? Do we really want to know about our impending doom!!?

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