Eminent Oxford Scientist Says Wind Power “Fails on Every Count”

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[–]dicknipples 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hence the big picture: increase options for energy; improve said options; profit.

Texas took itself off the national grid because it's run by idiotic christo-fascist corruption

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Hence the big picture: increase options for energy; improve said options; profit.

But that's not what people are talking about with Green Energy, they're talking about replacing efficient and readily available forms of energy with stuff that isn't. Just imagine a life without an internal combustion engine and a limited supply of batteries, you can only go so far. For 2022 car models the median range is 403 miles. Modern top end EVs have a further range, but it takes time to charge them. The kind of vehicles more in my price range, older models, a IC vehicle is going to have around 250-300 miles of range and the EV will have around 130. If you can't charge on the go, your EV range shrinks by half for a round trip. How far the average person can travel goes down with green energy.

Also, commercial planes don't run on batteries and likely never will.

Texas took itself off the national grid because it's run by idiotic christo-fascist corruption

No argument Texas leaders are corrupt morons, but having an independent energy grid makes sense if it were run better.

[–]dicknipples 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

they're talking about replacing efficient and readily available forms of energy with stuff that isn't.

It may seem like that, but the developing policies are somewhat flexible. For example, London taxis:

https://www.edie.net/london-bans-new-taxis-that-are-not-zero-emission-capable/

Since the start of 2020, all private hire vehicles (the most common kind being minicabs) under 18 months old and licenced for the first time in London needed to be zero-emission-capable. This term refers to pure electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles with a zero-emission mode.

Thus the new taxis I've incredibly expensive, and one can get a few thousand from the government to purchase one. Some drivers bought nhybrid vehicles before the deadline in 2020, and others can still use hybrid vehicles in the long term. One complaint I've heard is that charging the battery takes an hour or so and costs as much as filling the tank with petrol in just a vew minutes. The expensive charging service is wrong, IMO, and the government should regulate price gouging by BigEnergy (as well as by BigOil). Still, it's the appropriate step in the direction of not relying on OPEC and other fossil fuels, which have been destroying our lives in a number of ways and are expected to run out. We also have to think of d3rr's kids. What world will they inherit....

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

One complaint I've heard is that charging the battery takes an hour

That's the rapid charge, and it's not great for the battery.

[–]dicknipples 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Next time you visit London, let the cabbies know