Thoughts on Lunar Power

While there is a great deal of aversion to fission, it is being investigated as a viable method of power on the moon.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/sep/HQ_08-227_Moon_Power.html

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/11/nasa-looks-at-fission-reactors-for-power-on-the-moon/

The best part is that for nuclear waste disposal you just leave it where it is and dig a different hole for a new reactor. I fully support the commercialization of this technology for use outside of NASA. There is also the option of mining lunar KREEP deposits for fuel.

http://www.lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=KREEP

As for non-nuclear power storage, if we're going to import all of that water for fuel cell storage we might as well just import a vanadium redox flow battery for higher efficiency. This method does not need cryogenic storage of H2 and O2, which will tend to boil off. That's a terrible waste of precious hydrogen.

http://www.vrbpower.com/technology/index.html

http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2006/01/vandium_reflux_.html

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