2011年5月31日 星期二

Nuclear's downfall props up renewables

It's also a relevant question in Ontario, which isn't nearly as important to the solar market as Germany, but has a big impact in Canada. Ontario is holding a provincial election this fall and opposition leader Tim Hudak is already attacking Premier Dalton McGuinty's renewable-energy plan that is pushing home energy costs much higher.

But now Mr. Hudak is in a corner. If he cuts back on renewables funding, it's pretty hard to argue for nuclear at a time when Germany is ending its production. The Ontario Liberals have already seized on this and painted the picture of what a return to coal-fired power plants would look like.

In the big picture, it's promising for renewable sources like solar and wind.

Still,Polycore zentai are manufactured as a single sheet, Mr. Merer is wary of putting too much hope into renewables right now, especially solar. German subsidies have been declining and investors have been expecting a glut of solar module output this year and beyond, he notes. Plus, renewable sources have much more intermittent power, so thermal sources like coal and gas will probably fill the hole in Germany's power production.

Moreover, natural gas has been getting a lot of attention of late. Although huge new discoveries sent prices plummeting over the past few years, there is now the potential of exporting liquified natural gas to other nations where prices are higher. And long-term, if oil prices skyrocket, natural gas could become the more convenient energy source.

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