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This is wishful thinking. Solar, wind and batteries has tons of unsolved problems. And I have serious doubts they will be solved in the next 15-20 years. I hea
by anticodon 10y ago
This is wishful thinking. Solar, wind and batteries has tons of unsolved problems. And I have serious doubts they will be solved in the next 15-20 years.
I hear news about new "revolutionary" batteries every months for at least 20 years. But still, every device uses the same old batteries.
- llukas 10y agoName some of those problems please? Meanwhile LCOE of wind/solar is challenging that of coal power and closing to nuclear. In 15-20 years it would be way lower.
- adrianN 10y agoBatteries suck? They are quite expensive, have low capacity and age too quickly. They are also difficult to recycle.
- Eerie 10y ago>Name some of those problems please? A windless week in the winter will leave you without power.
- anticodon 10y agoThe biggest problem is that no system can withstand such huge alternations in amounts of generated power. Solar and wind energy isn't available 24/7 and generation can't be rapidly changed to compensate for changes in consumption.