> I'll be interested in seeing if the final figures for lithium batteries are even close to the 1,000 GWh global production figures that people had predicted O

> I'll be interested in seeing if the final figures for lithium batteries are even close to the 1,000 GWh global production figures that people had predicted Oh no, storage might only be buildable at a consistent 4x the peak rate of nuclear additions instead of 8x. Guess we better give up and use fossil fuels for 20 years while the nuclear industry starts up. Not only are there a host of ways of covering constant energy demand with VRE, but you still don't seem to be able to comprehend the idea that water can go downhill. Why would we listen to energy advice from someone who doesn't understand ideas that are millenia old like a water tower or that bricks can stay hot for a day or two? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/realestate/how-new-york-water-tanks-work.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/realestate/how-new-york-w... https://www.hkywater.org/education/i-didnt-know-that/why-water-towers https://www.hkywater.org/education/i-didnt-know-that/why-wat... For the handfull of situations where the buildings are too tall for more than firefighting water then batteries are more than sufficient.