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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
While at it, I might as well destroy yet another infamous New Zealand myth - We are Nuclear Free New Zealand - usually wound out in election year by greenies and labour etc.
 
Hate to burst the bubble but we are not Nuclear free.
 
We are Nuclear "power" free. Right now there is a Nuclear plant at ESR,Wellington (Seaview to be more acurate), another at the former ICI tasman plant in Upper Hutt (used for sterilzing medical supplies - colbat reactor), one at Waikato university I believe and also 1 in Auckland. I was told that there were as many as 12 of these mini reactors around the country.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Lonegunmen wrote:
While at it, I might as well destroy yet another infamous New Zealand myth - We are Nuclear Free New Zealand - usually wound out in election year by greenies and labour etc.
 
Hate to burst the bubble but we are not Nuclear free.
 
We are Nuclear "power" free. Right now there is a Nuclear plant at ESR,Wellington (Seaview to be more acurate), another at the former ICI tasman plant in Upper Hutt (used for sterilzing medical supplies - colbat reactor), one at Waikato university I believe and also 1 in Auckland. I was told that there were as many as 12 of these mini reactors around the country.
 
This all depends on how one defines nuclear. No one derives benefit form the sun is nuclear free, the sun being one massive nuclear event. . . ..
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Nuclear power is not actually illegal in NZ unless it is strapped to the back of a boat.  So nuclear "batteries" and sterilisation strength piles of nuclear material are fairly common.
Having worked in the industry I find the paranoia fairly laughable.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Bullion wrote:

Personally I would like to see more development on wave/tidal systems, in sunnier climates more use of the sun for energy and in windier ones more wind farms. Hopefully in the near future building design would improve the efficiency of water usage and minimise heating/air conditioning as well having to generate its own power supply for at least heating water and possibly more.

 
i don't understand why those useless 'representatives' of the public in parliament don't just pass a bill amending the building regulation code to require houses to have solar panels. surely it can;t add too much more onto the cost of a house, and would save the owner a lot on power in the long run.
 
i saw a million dollar type house in queenstown that was completely powered by solar.
 
if something like this came in, peope would start manufacturing cheaper solar panels and the whole process would be less expensive for the house owners.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
rodfarva wrote:
Bullion wrote:
Personally I would like to see more development on wave/tidal systems, in sunnier climates more use of the sun for energy and in windier ones more wind farms. Hopefully in the near future building design would improve the efficiency of water usage and minimise heating/air conditioning as well having to generate its own power supply for at least heating water and possibly more.

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i don't understand why those useless 'representatives' of the public in parliament don't just pass a bill amending the building regulation code to require houses to have solar panels. surely it can;t add too much more onto the cost of a house, and would save the owner a lot on power in the long run.

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i saw a million dollar type house in queenstown that was completely powered by solar.

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if something like this came in, peope would start manufacturing cheaper solar panels and the whole process would be less expensive for the house owners.


Perhaps cos it was a million dollar house they have the money for a powerful enough solar panel system? Friends of mine have had a solar panel connected to hot water and that means some days they are showering in cold water (they are too hardcore to flick the switch to run off mains!) - although last four months has been good.

I'm with you on this one: I understand that the red tape associated with installing these on new buildings is being removed as the buraucracy was more time consuming than installing the things!
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