LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 months agoA US government body, the NERL, says new research shows the nation's logistics network can be 100% powered with renewable energy using today's technology.techxplore.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkA US government body, the NERL, says new research shows the nation's logistics network can be 100% powered with renewable energy using today's technology.techxplore.comLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarermuk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months ago…and the wind stops blowing. And the tides stop turning. And the rivers stop flowing. And uranium stops… uranium-ing. Unlike coal and oil, which are literally infinite AND ubiquitous, neither of which is true for green energy. /s Also, coal and oil can’t change to meet demand either. That’s why we stockpile them.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoWith generators you can spin them up or down. That applies to Nuclear as well. Solar and wind are much harder to do that with. You can try to fill in the gaps with batteries but it isn’t as idea
…and the wind stops blowing. And the tides stop turning. And the rivers stop flowing. And uranium stops… uranium-ing.
Unlike coal and oil, which are literally infinite AND ubiquitous, neither of which is true for green energy.
/s
Also, coal and oil can’t change to meet demand either. That’s why we stockpile them.
With generators you can spin them up or down. That applies to Nuclear as well.
Solar and wind are much harder to do that with. You can try to fill in the gaps with batteries but it isn’t as idea