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14 October 2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by boomer

I am sure that modern electrickery power stations (coal or gas) are up in the 80% to 90% energy conversion ballpark, but then there are transmission losses to take into account.

It would be nice if they were, but they probably never will be - it's those Laws of Thermodynamics again, sadly. Check out Thermal efficiency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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14 October 2008, 10:19 PM

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Andy,

Bugga,

it looks like you are right

Maybe pushing 50%

But still, back to the mercury-death-tubes argument...

Electrickery, once created, becomes quite an efficient distribution mechanism - thus saving a few hundredths of a kilowatt per day by converting to mercury-death-tubes (or switching off your 0.4watt Sony widescreen TV instead of leaving it on standby) is going to make naff-all difference to the north-pole penguins or antarctic polar bears. But the mercury might!!!

Cheers,

mb
p.s. How much heat do beer heaters product

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14 October 2008, 10:25 PM

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p.p.s.

BTW, as far as i am concerned, gas, coal or koala fired power generation, or gas-fired central heating (which all creates CO2), is nowt to do with "Global Warming" - but mercury-death-tubes are going to kill people and at the same time make millions for the companies and politicians that are promoting their use!!! That is the REAL danger!!!!

mb

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