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Friday, June 24, 2022

[00:14:17] + BillyZane/rizon hey ComputerTech

[00:14:22] + BillyZane/rizon thanks :D

[00:16:27] + BillyZane/rizon hello

[00:17:03] + BillyZane/rizon i got a new PC about a year ago

[00:23:51] + BillyZane/rizon ComputerTech, so i was looking in to ways to remove heat in the middle east

[00:23:54] + BillyZane/rizon and i came upon this link

[00:23:55] + BillyZane/rizon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a5NyUITbyk

[00:24:48] + BillyZane/rizon ComputerTech, the funny thing is, i already knew about a lot of this

[00:25:18] + BillyZane/rizon it's very simple physics. even an undergraduate would know that nanoparticles scatter select wavelengths based on their diameter

[00:25:57] + BillyZane/rizon the beauty is in it's simplicity

[00:26:35] + BillyZane/rizon it's like the wheel

[00:27:56] + BillyZane/rizon it has a layer that reflects sunlight, and a layer that emits IR in the wavelength the atmosphere does not absorb. so it's not getting hotter from the sun, and it's emitting more radiation than it's absorbing

[00:28:39] + BillyZane/rizon and what's awesome is ARPA-E started funding this technology

[00:28:54] + BillyZane/rizon once people realized it was possible, they started figuring out other ways to implement it

[00:29:24] + BillyZane/rizon https://www.colorado.edu/today/2017/02/09/newly-engineered-material-can-cool-roofs-structures-zero-energy-consumption

[00:29:57] + BillyZane/rizon these guys are claiming they can manufacture this 'roll-to-roll' for 50 cents a square meter

[00:30:10] + BillyZane/rizon ComputerTech, oh that would be huge

[00:30:30] + BillyZane/rizon cleaning solar panels are a major issue

[00:30:43] + BillyZane/rizon it usually requires water, but i read about that surface treatment

[00:31:15] + BillyZane/rizon this is going to change the world

[00:32:23] + BillyZane/rizon i'm pretty concerned about climate change

[00:32:38] + BillyZane/rizon not just the impact on people, but on biodiversity

[00:33:44] + BillyZane/rizon wof, i'm not looking for glory

[00:33:58] + BillyZane/rizon wof, i just want to know if change is possible or not

[00:34:40] + BillyZane/rizon wof, so what's the point of your comment, should i become a nihilist?

[00:35:50] + BillyZane/rizon wof, i think some people just want to see the world burn and everything in it

[00:36:07] + BillyZane/rizon wof, yes but we're causing a mass extinction event.

[00:36:10] + BillyZane/rizon wof, human activityis

[00:36:24] + BillyZane/rizon wof, humans ARE changing the planet

[00:37:11] + BillyZane/rizon wof, we're emitting over 50 gigatons of CO2 in to the atmosphere a year. there's only so much more the earth will be able to take. at this rate, the budget will be used up in 10 years.

[00:37:43] + BillyZane/rizon wof, you are steering this conversation in a direction that is pessimistic. is it your intention to do that?

[00:38:24] + BillyZane/rizon wof, i would prefer you did not try to hi-jack this conversation

[00:39:03] + BillyZane/rizon wof, well, that was odd

[00:39:08] + BillyZane/rizon i'm goign to place wof on ignore

[00:39:20] + BillyZane/rizon maybe i will remove him some time in the future

[00:39:42] + BillyZane/rizon ComputerTech, so yeah, this is a really important development

[00:40:03] + BillyZane/rizon ComputerTech, because having a heat-sink is extremely important for improving the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle

[00:40:18] + BillyZane/rizon ComputerTech, theoretically it could be

[00:41:09] + BillyZane/rizon however, condensing the steam before re-heating it is something all nuclear power plants do, it might be applicable to use this coating on cooling towers

[00:41:39] + BillyZane/rizon there are some advanced nuclear reactor designed, like high temp reactors, that don't use water

[00:41:55] + BillyZane/rizon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-temperature_gas_reactor

[00:42:21] + BillyZane/rizon these are said to be more suited for industrial heat applications

[00:43:07] + BillyZane/rizon ComputerTech, i've been thinking a lot about the climate this week, and i feel like i've come up with a strategy for getting to carbon negative

[00:44:17] + BillyZane/rizon there is a 3 part strategy

[00:44:28] + BillyZane/rizon and these 3 parts should be enough to get us carbon neutral, and carbon negative

[00:44:50] + BillyZane/rizon 1) convert to nuclear+hydrogen economy

[00:44:58] + BillyZane/rizon 2) institute cap-and-trade

[00:45:13] + BillyZane/rizon 3) provide funding for green energy research

[00:45:21] + BillyZane/rizon or rather, green industry

[00:46:12] + BillyZane/rizon part 1 is going to be very expensive. i've been looking at a lot of the technologies out there, how to lower the carbon foot print, for the least amount of money

[00:46:26] + BillyZane/rizon but the good news is, there are economically viable reactor designs out there

[00:47:23] + BillyZane/rizon and the second good news is, it can be paid for entirely by bank loans and customers who buy electricity, in the typical fashion

[00:47:31] + BillyZane/rizon there's no need to have tax payer money fund this conversion

[00:48:13] + BillyZane/rizon this is how we implement (1)

[00:48:58] + BillyZane/rizon 1.a) all new power plants will be either 4th gen SMRs, or natural gas power plants that are designed with the intended conversion to 4th gen SMRs

[00:50:04] + BillyZane/rizon 1.b) the natural gas pipelines, as they currently are, can operate with a blend of 15% hydrogen, 85% natural gas, with few modifications. these pipelines will have to be upgraded to support 100% hydrogen

[00:51:48] + BillyZane/rizon 1.c) as 4th gem SMRs gain approval, and capital flows in for their construction, current natural gas power plants will be utilized, with as much of the existing infrastructure reused. when electricity demand is low, the natural gas pipelines will be flow in reverse, with hydrogen being pumped in to them

[00:53:01] + BillyZane/rizon 1.d) existing coal power plants will be replaced by nuclear power, possibly of the PWR or MSFR types

[00:53:40] + BillyZane/rizon and with this, we should have a nuclear+hydrogen infrastructure in place, which will lead us to the second part

[00:54:56] + BillyZane/rizon 2) a cap-and-trade regime must be instituted, so that capital can flow in to R&D. The system could be rolled out before phase 1, but the caps can not be reasonably reduced without prices reaching astronomical heights, if the nuclear+hydrogen infrastructure is not put in place first

[00:55:08] + BillyZane/rizon so here is how to implement 2)

[00:56:10] + BillyZane/rizon 2.b) during the early phases of (1), create the regulatory framework for cap-and-trade, which will provide the incentive for businesses to start researching low-carbon alternative industrial processes

[00:56:25] + BillyZane/rizon ^ sorry, the about is 2.a

[00:57:32] + BillyZane/rizon 2.b) as (1) becomes mature, begin the process if phasing down the number of carbon credits auctioned on the open market

[00:58:25] + BillyZane/rizon 2.c) as carbon credit prices increase, it will make carbon sequestration a viable business. certification of carbon sequestration will allow businesses to mint carbon credits and sell them on the open market.

[00:59:20] + BillyZane/rizon 2.d) reduce the regulatory hurdles that are holding back any form of carbon sequestration, that includes kelp farming, and reforestation efforts

[00:59:53] + BillyZane/rizon now, moving on to the third part, (3) providing funding for green research.

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