on 05-03-2015 01:06 PM
Advances in technology, and the ambitions of countries willing to harness it, are proving that the transition to 100% renewable energy is not only possible, but cost-effective, too. Investment and development of solar and wind infrastructure, as well as energy output, is booming after a 3-year slump—a hopeful sign of things to come.
http://www.benjerry.com/values/issues-we-care-about/climate-justice/eu-clean-energy
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on 05-03-2015 02:08 PM
Only if you don't want to run normal items every day - or live in a cave. You still need power stations to provide base load electricity, the wind doesn't blow all the time
It's a start. Nothing advances without demand. Theres a reason auto makers and the oil companies were/are worried about electric cars. Not only did they know about the advancments on EVs, they bought out the technology and patients, or controlling shares. Just to avoid what they knew,, with alittle demand creating oppertunity for advancment,, would be too much compitition for them.
The more people that venture into something such as this, the more potintial for advancment through demand for it. The more affordable,, the more people buy into it.
Means = demand = advancment..
on 05-03-2015 02:18 PM
on 08-03-2015 07:44 AM
on 05-03-2015 01:12 PM
"that the transition to 100% renewable energy is not only possible, but cost-effective, too."
Only if you don't want to run normal items every day - or live in a cave.
You still need power stations to provide base load electricity, the wind doesn't blow all the time.
on 05-03-2015 02:08 PM
Only if you don't want to run normal items every day - or live in a cave. You still need power stations to provide base load electricity, the wind doesn't blow all the time
It's a start. Nothing advances without demand. Theres a reason auto makers and the oil companies were/are worried about electric cars. Not only did they know about the advancments on EVs, they bought out the technology and patients, or controlling shares. Just to avoid what they knew,, with alittle demand creating oppertunity for advancment,, would be too much compitition for them.
The more people that venture into something such as this, the more potintial for advancment through demand for it. The more affordable,, the more people buy into it.
Means = demand = advancment..
on 05-03-2015 02:11 PM
on 05-03-2015 02:18 PM
on 05-03-2015 02:26 PM
on 05-03-2015 02:46 PM
Advaces in technology are done daily, some people do not keep up with what is happening and instead listen to Ackerman, Jones and Bolt spouting bleep. Other countries are racing towards developing better renewable energy systems, Australia is doing almost nothing and that is the biggest inter generation debt that will haunt our kids.
on 05-03-2015 02:51 PM
on 05-03-2015 03:18 PM
The biggest thing that will advance renewable energy via solar or wind is not anything to do with solar or wind power. It is battery technology and storage of electricity that is holding back renewable energy. Once we can store what we generate cost effectively and without loss, it will remove some of the need for base load power stations
Yes exactly, but we can't expect to get the best of anything in one fell swoop. Heres an example, look at how video games started out, look where they are now. It took people having an intrest in them, same with computers, the internet. Look at how far the internet came with the limitations of dial up, before DSL and cable internet. Do you think anyone would invent higher speed forms of internet if no one ever bought computers because dial up was too slow?
Its a chicken and the egg sanario and someone has to step up and gett the ball rolling. Otherwise, we are gonna spend up all the coal and oil, making polution and no advancment. then it will be that much harder to find better ways to store energy, if we start now, it will serve two funtions.. One, stretch out the fossil fuels to last longer, and two, give us a head start on better ways to harness and store the energy, and 3, (an added bonus) we might stumble upon an even better energy alternative.
Went to the store, couldn't find what i was looking for, but found something better. Effort often gets rewarded.
on 05-03-2015 03:24 PM