david robertsDec 14, 2022
Drives me crazy that people are still pining away for some magic blue-light arc-reacor sci-fi energy source to save us when solar and wind are out there doing it, as we speak.
Show threaddavid robertsDec 14, 2022

"If only we could generate energy cheaper than any fossil fuel, but free of carbon emissions!"

Uh.

Show threaddavid robertsDec 15, 2022

And solar's not even close to done yet!

"MIT engineers have developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce paper-thin and lightweight solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source." https://pvbuzz.com/mit-produce-paper-thin-and-lightweight-fabric-solar-cells/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

MIT develops a scalable manufacturing technique to produce paper-thin, lightweight fabric solar cells that can be stuck onto any surface

pvbuzz.com
Show threadhopeless wanderer
@drvolts really the main hurdle is battery technology and the political will to go completely hogwild on building and r&d
Dec 15, 2022 at 2:52amWeb
Show threadmmalcDec 15, 2022

@drvolts @revolcom
In near future to deploy solar, likely yes

Further out, depends what our goals are — if we’re happy to significantly “over-produce” in summer batteries may suffice as storage mechanism (we should be able to find a use for excess energy)

I suspect more likely will be storage technologies suited to different timescales
— per another post, batteries for “short” duration; potential/thermal storage for “medium”; chemical (e.g. hydrogen, ammonia) for long-term