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> Solutions to fossil fuel use are going to have to involve drastic cuts in our electricity consumption. Why? Why can't we produce enough from wind and solar
by aembleton 5y ago
> Solutions to fossil fuel use are going to have to involve drastic cuts in our electricity consumption.
Why? Why can't we produce enough from wind and solar and store it in batteries? Maybe use electric cars as batteries for helping to balance the grid.
- cwkoss 5y agoLithium scarcity is one issue. Much of the cheap lithium has already been mined. We'll likely need to utilize different chemistries that are less suited for cars for grid scale solutions.
- realreality 5y agoWe currently use a huge amount of energy, only a tiny fraction of which comes from wind and solar [1]. Transitioning all energy to renewable is not just a matter of swapping out one source for another. [2] [1] https://twitter.com/drvolts/status/1405387412168052738/photo/1 https://twitter.com/drvolts/status/1405387412168052738/photo... [2]https://jancovici.com/en/energy-transition/renewables/could-we-live-as-today-with-just-renewable-energy/ https://jancovici.com/en/energy-transition/renewables/could-...