<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:16:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@aquacraft/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Thorium (look it up)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people are totally unaware the the element Thorium (number 90 on the periodic table) is around 4X more abundant than uranium, and that it is a fertile element. That means that every atom of Thorium]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thorium/@aquacraft/thorium-look-it-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thorium/@aquacraft/thorium-look-it-up</guid><category><![CDATA[thorium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aquacraft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25sZPn28Pzvq8ngLMZ561kVcPd38NP6w3t3Tr7yTNgWj4QFRyM2LBa788ubNzAtTea4J613z6mkqv9AgRocTvCSc1Ee3GurVuoJBX246?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have to drive that Tesla for 8 Years before you break even on the energy to build the batteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[I heard an amazing fact on Chirs Martenson's channel in which he stated that the energy required to build a 100 KWh battery pack for a Tesla is equivalent to the amount of CO2 that the average gas car]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/energy/@aquacraft/you-have-to-drive-that-tesla-for-8-years-before-you-break-even-on-the-energy-to-build-the-batteries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/energy/@aquacraft/you-have-to-drive-that-tesla-for-8-years-before-you-break-even-on-the-energy-to-build-the-batteries</guid><category><![CDATA[energy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aquacraft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHZsZf3uwgSmJhrdKifLijscBsCsrcyatLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy is the basis for wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Maynard Keynes suggested that human labor was the basis for wealth, but he was wrong. A fit human being can put out around 100 W of power. Assuming this can be kept up for 8 hours, then a fit worker]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/energy/@aquacraft/energy-is-the-basis-for-wealth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/energy/@aquacraft/energy-is-the-basis-for-wealth</guid><category><![CDATA[energy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aquacraft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:47:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why use salt to cool your reactor?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in a previous post, water is the worst coolant imaginable for a nuclear reactor. It remains liquid only at low temperatures (0-100 DegC) and then requires massive pressurization to stay]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nuclear-power/@aquacraft/why-use-salt-to-cool-your-reactor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nuclear-power/@aquacraft/why-use-salt-to-cool-your-reactor</guid><category><![CDATA[nuclear-power]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aquacraft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 22:29:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6Sg6GYT2xrcmpuTrrn8ykoBgXBjKruXqKczBM1yZ9hV5AA8SJVkPSdykj4FzsxvLK7V6otYAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much energy will 100 MW of solar panels produce]]></title><description><![CDATA[100 MW of power sounds like a lot. If you had a 100% reliable generator that produced at 100 MW, over the course of a year it would produce 100X365x24=876,000 MWh of energy. A typical home (without electric]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/renewable/@aquacraft/how-much-energy-will-100-mw-of-solar-panels-produce</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/renewable/@aquacraft/how-much-energy-will-100-mw-of-solar-panels-produce</guid><category><![CDATA[renewable]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aquacraft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvBBc2j8AMs8vvbkwBvJq5rPRZo6ZYBR1oFXpxnjyVhP6nzeE5MP5RYjyQNpA9Rahpcwrq9DNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most dangerous part of a nuclear reactor is not the fuel.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite what you may think, the most dangerous part of a conventional nuclear reactor is not the fuel; it is the water. Water boils at a ridiculously low 100 Deg C. This means that in order to keep the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thorium/@aquacraft/the-most-dangerous-part-of-a-nuclear-reactor-is-not-the-fuel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thorium/@aquacraft/the-most-dangerous-part-of-a-nuclear-reactor-is-not-the-fuel</guid><category><![CDATA[thorium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aquacraft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 23:38:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello world]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Bill DeOreo, I am a water engineer from Boulder Colorado with an interest in water and energy issues. I believe that these are the key issues on which we should be focusing in the U.S. Energy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/water/@aquacraft/hello-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/water/@aquacraft/hello-world</guid><category><![CDATA[water]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aquacraft]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr2NF5jhskRQjLDXgGfHkWNRpfsVoeWG8KCDfmV9P555ixfp68yr8xNxutjb89P35u2qxCX6fgNSfxN8NY9qpv6rGcGsG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>