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~10 years is nothing when it comes to adoption of these things. I'm thinking of the reptutation renewable energy had 30 years ago as not being very efficent. Ob
by that_guy_iain 4y ago
~10 years is nothing when it comes to adoption of these things. I'm thinking of the reptutation renewable energy had 30 years ago as not being very efficent. Obivously, it's came a long way. But considering how long it takes for power stations to be replaced/approved/etc it's not surprising that how it was 30-years ago affected it's adoption.
- Brometheus 4y ago
- that_guy_iain 4y agoWhat am I mistaken about? Do you know how it increased 5 fold in the last 10-years? Because it's easy to have lots of growth when your numbers are small. Also, the tech has improved. And again, you're talking 10-years. To solve this issue you need multiple decades. You seem to be talking about the past 10-years, while I'm saying for that the problem we've got of being dependent on fossil fuels which has been developed over the past 100+ years. 30-years or so ago. Solar for example wasn't that good. Hydro was a concern and expensive. So while, we have been making good strides in the past 10-years, there is 100+ years of stuff you need to combat. The past 10-years proves the future, but, it doesn't automatically undo the past nor does it remove the fact that renewable energy when it first came out was inefficent.
- Brometheus 4y agoAlright then, we agree.