A natural gas powered container ship.

[Hersbird]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

People tend to fear what they can't see or touch, it's natural. Or did you never had fear of the dark when you were a kid? Anyway, in my country, due to an incident that happened about 28 years ago, the Cesium-137 incident in Goiania city, many people are still skeptical about the viability of nuke power in such a 3rd-world country like Brazil.

We learned about that but it had nothing to do with nuclear power. I understand what you are saying but if it leads to fear it should have lead to a banning of radioactivity in medical use, something not protested anywhere. Most smoke detectors have a radioactive source inside as well. I think if we thought of nuclear power as a life saving device in the clean environment it provides maybe we could turn the current opnion which links nuclear power to nuclear weapons.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by Hersbird

We learned about that but it had nothing to do with nuclear power. I understand what you are saying but if it leads to fear it should have lead to a banning of radioactivity in medical use, something not protested anywhere. Most smoke detectors have a radioactive source inside as well. I think if we thought of nuclear power as a life saving device in the clean environment it provides maybe we could turn the current opnion which links nuclear power to nuclear weapons.

Even though radiation can be used for medical purposes in a safe way at a highly-controlled environment, people still tend to think about Chernobyl or Fukushima.

[UFO]

LNG is at least cleaner than sulfur-laden bunker fuel, but is only a baby step towards clean energy. It's still a fossil fuel and contributing to atmospheric CO2 increase.

As far as nuclear power is concerned, the planet will be paying that piper long after we have extinguished ourselves as a species.

[freebeard]

Xist -- Do I mind? Perhaps it's time to change my avatar. ...to 'katflattener'.

Instead of a 3rd world country, perhaps when Silicon Valley ups anchor and goes sea-steading—they would be good candidate.

LNG ships are cool and all, but I'd like to see Natural Gas powered zepplins. Don't you get lift if it's not compressed?

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by UFO

LNG is at least cleaner than sulfur-laden bunker fuel, but is only a baby step towards clean energy. It's still a fossil fuel and contributing to atmospheric CO2 increase.

At least a transition from fossil Natural Gas to biologically-sourced methane is technically viable.

[freebeard]

A transition from gases to sail (hybrids) is also technically viable.

[oil pan 4]

Originally Posted by UFO

As far as nuclear power is concerned, the planet will be paying that piper long after we have extinguished ourselves as a species.

How?
Once the fuel and waste isotopes are separated by recycling the waste loses 99.9% of its radioactivity after 40 year.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

A transition from gases to sail (hybrids) is also technically viable.

It doesn't seem so easy to power the modern ships with sails. Anyway, instead of some transition to wind power, an integration seems to be more suitable.

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Kite Power on Ships Out Performs Sails Five Times Over : TreeHugger

regards
mech

[freebeard]

Once the fuel and waste isotopes are separated by recycling the waste loses 99.9% of its radioactivity after 40 year.

So—the clock is ticking?

It's Waterworld all over again:


http://i.imgur.com/w6l31.jpg