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you omitted the immediately following sentence... >They only need to be cheaper than (IMO inevitable) carbon tax penalties plus the cost of these bricks compar
by szvsw 2y ago
you omitted the immediately following sentence...
>They only need to be cheaper than (IMO inevitable) carbon tax penalties plus the cost of these bricks compared to current methods, which is a rapidly falling curve.
this clearly indicates OP suggests they will become de facto cheaper once the traditionally externalized costs of environmental impact are accounted for.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoThe alternatives are also carbon free, which is the point of the parent post. The comparison is between this and carbon free solar-thermal for energy storage. Saying it doesnt have to be cheaper than solar-thermal simply isnt true.
- szvsw 2y agoFair fair. Unlike traditional solar thermal though, this can just function as regular node on the electric grid (or even a prosumer) so it is decoupled from the attendant variability. As such they are not quite comparable IMO.