Our issue is not the availability of electric machines, are testing full electric trucks W Coast, AMAZON has full electric delivery vans and are Tesla Cars everywhere, HOWEVER our electrical system is in peril, plants are getting old, wind and solar are not cutting it as general Bulk delivery replacements, only new Nukes USA are in GA (2) with (2) in SC stopped newer fossil stations were built but the rants to get them closed are now working, and the newest wrinkle is Large Solar Arrays Reflect MASSIVE amounts of Heat BACK into the atmosphere causing warmer than expected regional temps around them. Nothing Humans EVER Do to "Fix" a problem have ever done more than exacerbate it or create worse.
One point that seems to be lost in the discussion about the change from fossil fuels to electricity is that local renewables increase the economic independence of any country that imports fossil fuels. When you fill up your tank with diesel in most countries you are sending billions of dollars to Saudi Arabia and other middle east countries as well as Russia. This increases the leverage these countries have over ours, holding us to ransom with real or manufactured shortages. Don't forget OPEC is a cartel, a type of organisation that is illegal in most countries.
I'm not sure how energy "independence" is gained by installing solar panels built in china vs. oil pumped by the saudi's, either way someone has your number. But dream away.
That and going 100% on solar and wind is a pipe dream. If the wind doesn't blow and its cloudy, you're in a world of hurt.
I have a big hydro dam a mile from my house. But to tell the rest of the world they need to go hydro because its cheap and renewable, doesn't make a lot of sense if they don't have a river with a couple bluffs to throw a dam between. Not much hydro made in the outback I imagine.
Wind isn't great because the cost and short lifespan makes for pretty expensive power. Looks nice with the subsidies. But they sure don't last very long.
I love the idea of nuclear, I just have problems with humans as a species being responsible for dangerous waste for 3,000 years. That's pretty long term thinking, that I don't trust companies and governments to follow through for.
I think that we are going to see a continual shift to renewable, but if you have a aluminum smelter going, there's got to be a constant reliable power generation grid to run a industrial society.
I'm not sure how energy "independence" is gained by installing solar panels built in china vs. oil pumped by the saudi's, either way someone has your number. But dream away.
That and going 100% on solar and wind is a pipe dream. If the wind doesn't blow and its cloudy, you're in a world of hurt.
I have a big hydro dam a mile from my house. But to tell the rest of the world they need to go hydro because its cheap and renewable, doesn't make a lot of sense if they don't have a river with a couple bluffs to throw a dam between. Not much hydro made in the outback I imagine.
Wind isn't great because the cost and short lifespan makes for pretty expensive power. Looks nice with the subsidies. But they sure don't last very long.
I love the idea of nuclear, I just have problems with humans as a species being responsible for dangerous waste for 3,000 years. That's pretty long term thinking, that I don't trust companies and governments to follow through for.
I think that we are going to see a continual shift to renewable, but if you have a aluminum smelter going, there's got to be a constant reliable power generation grid to run a industrial society.
You can choose to buy from China if you like but we have a manufacturer here in Australia
Nuke is the most expensive power there is, it also makes diesel exhaust seem very clean when something goes wrong and thousands end up with cancers. Krypton 85 is more of a so called green house gas than is Co2.The fun thing about nuclear is you could use the waste for more power generation or other purposes but we had a certain politician who outlawed that and literally made it so that you have to store the waste instead of recycling it, as France does.
Nuke is the most expensive power there is, it also makes diesel exhaust seem very clean when something goes wrong and thousands end up with cancers. Krypton 85 is more of a so called green house gas than is Co2.