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

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[–]dicknipples 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Rather than get a computer's opinion on the present situation, search:

expected improvements to batteries for renewable energy

and search:

global renewable energy storage projections

and search:

expected developments in solar panels

Look primarily at the reports for investors (Bloomberg, Financial Times, The Economist &c)

Here is an example:

https://about.bnef.com/blog/global-energy-storage-market-to-grow-15-fold-by-2030/

Oil resources will dry up in a few decades.

Nuclear options are being reconsidered.

The answer for the future is obviously: solar, wind, sea/wave, improved batteries (non-lithium), nuclear, oil, gas (somewhat in that order). The question is not about one source or another, but about how to improve the renewable options. And they will improve. Don't trust BigOil and BigNuclear shills regarding a retired teacher's £10k one-page comment on the current storage of wind energy. It's not helping anyone.

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

The required improvement to batteries would have to be enormous for this to be practical. 15 fold isn't nearly enough.

Oil resources will dry up in a few decades.

Run out of proven reserves you mean.

Don't trust BigOil and BigNuclear shills regarding a retired teacher's £10k one-page comment on the current storage of wind energy. It's not helping anyone.

I'm fact checking just one of the points made, and they're right. It's an enormous issue. Even with multiple ways to generate energy, we can't store much. So unless it's energy on demand, which a lot of green energies aren't, we are looking at going backwards to a lower standard of living.

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

Running out of reserves isn't the first problem. The first problem is the climate impacts of burning the fossil fuels.

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

So we're going back to pastoral village life? We can't do everything with batteries.

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

So we're going back to pastoral village life?

If only there were any other source of energy than fossil fuels.

We can't do everything with batteries.

You can do a lot more than operate a Jethro Tull seed drill and plough. You can operate a modern household including my modern employment: computers, TVs, sound systems, stove, oven, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, hot water system, electric lights and security cameras. You can also have a modern car with a lot more acceleration than a ICE one.

It's difficult to fly with batteries. But with a bit of spare electricity, you can make aviation fuel out of seawater. The Navy's been doing it for a while.