proud to be australian, page-13

Let's bring it to a small example.

They have a solar car race through the center of Australia.

The cars are low, streamline, one seat , carry no payload,that's no kids, no shopping, and no work at night.

They have solar panels all over them,just to do that.

Now, how would you fit enough solar panels on a semi-trailer,ships, buses and etc. on to get them to work in daylight hours only? Hmmm! not practical.

Now Nuclear, how would coal, wind Turbines or Solar Panels drive this,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz_class_aircraft_carrier

The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons,[1] they are the largest capital ships in the world. Instead of the gas turbines or diesel-electric systems used for propulsion on many modern warships, the carriers use two A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and can produce a maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h) and maximum power of around 260,000 shp (190 MW). As a result of the use of nuclear power, the ships are capable of operating for over 20 years without refueling and are predicted to have a service life of over 50 years. They are categorized as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and are numbered with consecutive hull numbers between CVN-68 and CVN-77.[Note 1]

Once again ,no contest.

Green is nice, but not practical. By all means use it where it's practical,but for reliable base power it's coal or better, Nuclear.

cheers,

sypaladin