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Wouldn't a generator serve this role more easily? Less physical infrastructure, and what happens if the remote (only a few km) transmitter is also blacked out?
by mNovak 6y ago
Wouldn't a generator serve this role more easily? Less physical infrastructure, and what happens if the remote (only a few km) transmitter is also blacked out?
- Emrod 6y agoYou could use a generator. You could also use a steam engine to power your car. But most of us prefer the cleaner, safer, more efficient solutions :) Wouldn't you agree that replacing fossil fuel based generators with a cleaner and cheaper alternative is worthwhile?
- mNovak 6y agoNot exactly a fair comparison, and dodging the point. Use a hydrogen generator if you prefer. Or a battery for that matter (as indeed our cars are headed). Point is it might be easier to be self-reliant (calculated local storage) than contrive a secondary power delivery pathway.
- scoopertrooper 6y agoI can't imagine generators that are used to accommodate intermittent power loss would contribute materially to overall carbon emissions.