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NNadir

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28. Really, the claim that the Watt is not a unit of energy is nonsense?
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 03:36 PM
Nov 11

If there are people who make this claim it's a sure indication of how poor some of our science education must be.

There is one good thing about wind energy and gay texan Nov 6 #1
Eric Idle on the cross. NNadir Nov 7 #4
Energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy Projects Strong Growth in U.S. Wind Power Sector OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 #2
I've been on DU for almost 22 years. If printed, I could fill a large box with all the soothsaying I've heard... NNadir Nov 7 #5
Non sequitur OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #6
22 Years ago, you were a true believer in Nuclear Power OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #7
Thank you for claiming that you know better than I do what I was thinking 22 years ago. NNadir Nov 7 #8
For 22 years, you've discounted anything and everything which was not nuclear fission. OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #9
It's amusing to hear that there are people... NNadir Nov 8 #10
"Cult Thinking" OKIsItJustMe Nov 8 #11
There are no number times that idiotic videos purportedly about myths can be posted that can make 8 + 8 equal 30. NNadir Nov 8 #12
IEA: World Energy Outlook 2024 - Pathways for the energy mix OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #16
One can look at Table A.1.a on page 296 of the 2024 WEO to see how electricity is generated on this planet. NNadir Nov 9 #17
IEA: Solar and wind to lead growth of U.S. power generation for the next two years OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #19
Oh wow. More soothsaying. The unit of energy, as people should learn in high school, is the Joule, not the Watt. NNadir Nov 10 #26
More nonsense OKIsItJustMe Nov 11 #27
Really, the claim that the Watt is not a unit of energy is nonsense? NNadir Nov 11 #28
Global renewables: Pioneering the energy transition DW Documentary OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 #3
The "Energy Transition" is a fucking lie; it doesn't exist, and delusional videos can't make it exist. NNadir Nov 9 #13
As I have said from the beginning of my time on DU Finishline42 Nov 9 #14
Yes, I know very well what apologists for the German burning of coal in 2024 say. I hear it all the time. NNadir Nov 9 #15
Eurostat: Renewables take the lead in power generation in 2023 OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #20
IEA: CO2 emissions per capita in Germany OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #21
Wow!!!! We're saved!!!! Germany leads the world!!!!! Who cares if they're burning coal???? It's GREEN coal afterall. NNadir Nov 9 #22
"It's all ... bullshit with no connection to the reality, typical of the type, delusional and quite toxic." OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #23
The reality is, reported with references, that Germany is deindustrializing because of high energy prices. NNadir Nov 9 #24
Electricity prices in Germany rose because of fossil fuel prices (not renewables as you imply) OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #25
'Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels' - ? John ONeill Nov 9 #18
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