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> Energy is gonna be as cheap as it has ever been over the coming decades Is this assuming some kind of breakthrough in fusion power? Or just cheaper solar, wi
by UncleOxidant 3y ago
> Energy is gonna be as cheap as it has ever been over the coming decades
Is this assuming some kind of breakthrough in fusion power? Or just cheaper solar, wind, tidal power?
- nine_k 3y agoCheap solar, cheaper storage. Battery technology is now a very hot area, with a lot of R&D and constant improvements, like silicon chips in 1990s when the demand for computers started to turn truly massive. Now we have massive demand for EVs, large-scale storage, and the usual mobile device power.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoI doubt technology is going to solve our environmental issues. I see this assumption all the time, that the same thinking that got us into these problems is going to get us out of them. Technology rarely delivers on its promises.
- nine_k 3y agoOK, what would help, in your view? What has definitely helped in the past, that we could reuse or emulate?
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoAccepting the reality of the situation we have found ourselves in would be a good start.
- TheLoafOfBread 3y agoDenmark with its amount of renewables must have the cheapest power per kWh in EU.... it has one of the most expensive energy prices.
- MagnumOpus 3y agoDenmark is at the 56th latitude and has a cloudy/rainy climate. Very few places are worse suited to solar energy than they are. ROI on solar is double/triple/quadruple in Italy/Spain/California/Texas/India/Southern China/SE Asia...
- TheLoafOfBread 3y agoNo, they are more than 100% reliant on Wind energy, but nice misdirection.