28-05-2021, 11:59 PM
It's nice to see at least one journo waking up by talking about "zero localised emissions" I like to talk about the whole of life carbon footprint of renewable enrgy. Wind generators are made of exotic materials, the nickname for aluminium is "crystalised electricity" then the solar panels, again made of exotic materials, And what happens when the wind does not blow and the sun does not shine? the chattering class all hail the battery but even though there have been big advances in battery technology, they still have a limited life span. I can see big battery houses being built with huge inverters. And the entire grid will have to be rewired. Already in Australia we have a problem with the high uptake of houshould solar panels. Because of the intermittent nature of such generation they can loose control of matching generation to demand.
And now the chattering class in Australia is condemning natural gas. We should chuck out our gas cooktops because they cause Asthma and other allergies. Gas ovens and home heating furnaces also have to go.
Nuclear power has been a dirty word in Oz for sixty years so none of our politicians would have the guts to go down that track.
BTW I believe there is an electric MGB running around over here.
And now the chattering class in Australia is condemning natural gas. We should chuck out our gas cooktops because they cause Asthma and other allergies. Gas ovens and home heating furnaces also have to go.
Nuclear power has been a dirty word in Oz for sixty years so none of our politicians would have the guts to go down that track.
BTW I believe there is an electric MGB running around over here.