tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864176.post5218445287236931737..comments2023-12-01T16:56:04.415+11:00Comments on Peak Energy: Masdar: A Glimpse Of The FutureBig Gavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682404837426502876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864176.post-77811501056131860052008-10-01T19:12:00.000+10:002008-10-01T19:12:00.000+10:00I've always been pretty dubious of the podcar idea...I've always been pretty dubious of the podcar idea - but in a dense enough city (and Masdar may well be one) they may make sense.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine them being viable in Sydney except maybe in the CBD - assuming a lot more residential high rise gets built...Big Gavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682404837426502876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864176.post-44673720565954241742008-10-01T17:06:00.000+10:002008-10-01T17:06:00.000+10:00As well as really testing the eco-city concept (es...As well as really testing the eco-city concept (especially recycling ALL waste and industrial and biological nutrient flows), the great thing is we finally get to test the PRT concept!<BR/><BR/>According to the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitigation_of_peak_oil" REL="nofollow">"Mitigation of peak oil"</A> wiki...<BR/><BR/>"The city is intended to cover 6 square kilometres (1,500 acres), with no point further than 200 m from a solar powered personal rapid transit link,[25] "<BR/><BR/>200m to a podcar from anywhere in the city? They must be building that city very dense.<BR/><BR/>PRT's are gaining popularity with a number being planned around the globe but there is increasing criticism and controversy. See the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_rapid_transit" REL="nofollow">PRT / podcar wiki</A> for more.<BR/><BR/>See the <A HREF="http://www.podcar.org/ithacaconference/" REL="nofollow">International Podcar conference</A> for more on Al Gore, David Pimentel, and peaknik Mayor Debbie Cook attending various podcar conferences. I've <A HREF="http://eclipsenow.blogspot.com/2008/09/skytran-problems-with-peak-demand.html" REL="nofollow">discussed the podcar with various ASPO transport experts</A>, but they seem quite sceptical about such a dispersed system coping with peak demand heading one way into the CBD in an unplanned city like ours.<BR/><BR/>Maybe in Masdar they'll make sense... but Sydney?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com