HypxThe Rising Chorus of Renewable Energy Skeptics
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2023-04-10/the-rising-chorus-of-renewable-energy-skeptics/
This is an important point. We can't just replace fossil fuels with an equally unsustainable level of mineral mining. We must move to truly sustainable ideas even with wind and solar powering everything. That fundamentally requires hydrogen, and a lot of it. And a lot of less of unsustainable technologies like batteries.
davey@Hypx Do you consider the battery technologies that have high energy density but do not rely on heavy earths nonfeasible? Is efficient ocean extraction of lithium a pipe dream?
@davey You do realize that hydrogen fuel cells are a type of battery that meets that criteria? Once you realize that water can be made into a battery, what is the motivation for other ideas?
It quickly becomes a pointless venture. Some other chemistry could make sense but as auxiliary batteries. But you will not consider them as your main energy storage system.
@Hypx Okay, if you insist, I will not consider them as a candidate for the primary storage system in this discussion. I do agree that at this point, the choice has serious flaws.
@davey There are no serious flaws. A energy storage mechanism that is practically infinite in availability is close to the holy grail of energy storage.
jmtixhon@Hypx totally 100% agree with your analysis