EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
So much wheel spinning on EVs, what if they are not the right path forward? The biggest problem with renewable power and EVs is storage, the second is storage, and the third is storage. Another pat...
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time2roll wrote:I threw that paper out. I subscribe so they pile up fast. And that doesn't make DW happy.Huntindog wrote:I assume there is an agenda or bias within the reporting.
A few days ago the Wall Street Journal had an article about what it presently takes for renewables to supply power 24/7.
Apparently it has been done on a small scale in several locations. The common theme was that it takes 3 times the capacity of a conventional power plant AND an incredible amount of batteries to achieve the level of reliability we are used to. They flat out concluded that it cannot be done with todays technology.. It would take too much real estate and cost way too much.
So we are going headlong down a road that presently has a bad ending.
Will a better way be developed?..... Maybe and maybe not. One thing is certain. Companies will only continue down this road if makes financial sense. Presently Governments are providing enough incentives to make it so. But even they cannot afford to do this at the level it will take to be green. One thing is certain. Buisinesses will not shoulder the cost alone, as long as they know it is not the ultimate solution. As they would be loath to pay for all the stranded costs of a failed experiment IF a better way forward is found.
Post the article at length so we can have real comments.
I am sure it can be found... I will say that the WSJ is the only paoer I read, as it is quality journalism. I do not belive that they have an agenda. This article gave specifics on what countries and companies were involved in these cases.
At any rate it makes sense to me. Just from what I had to do to my RV to get some solar power,,,I do not see how that could possibly be scaled up to replace the power generation we have now. Even if we carpeted the country with panels... Which is not feasable for several reasons
