ForHidingSquirrels

ForHidingSquirrels OP t1_j7ulkbf wrote

Reply to Renewables are on track to satiate the world's appetite for electricity by ForHidingSquirrels

The IEA says renewable electricity from wind and solar are on pace to manufacture enough hardware to generate enough electricity to meet all electricity needs - the report also suggests that all energy needs can be met in time. Including industrial and transportation.

This is being done aggressively by the Chinese - who are using it for national security needs at this point. The nation spent $500 billion in clean energy - equal to the rest of the world.

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ForHidingSquirrels OP t1_j7uh9wo wrote

Reply to All wind turbine blades recyclable with new chemical process discovery - allows for epoxy-based blades to be broken down into raw material that can be reused to make new wind turbine blades or to be used for other purposes. by ForHidingSquirrels

It’s a common right wing/climate denier/faux concern troll line of attack against wind and solar that the materials can’t be recycled. What shows that these concern trolls are nothing more than that is that they don’t say the same things about the CO2 they’re creating.

Oh, just in case someone wants to whine about a fake thing - the cobalt that is in their phone/laptop batteries ARE NOT in power grid batteries. And are not in a majority of car batteries these days either.

Edit - solar modules will be 100% recyclableas well via multiple paths.

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ForHidingSquirrels OP t1_j5qk5xz wrote

Reply to Solar powered hydrogen facility being built in California by ForHidingSquirrels

I’m still not sold on hydrogen being used for electricity or heating, but long distance trucking maybe. Definitely things like fertilizer, and industrial uses. I’m not certain who odd buying this hydrogen, so can’t secular there yet. But it’s in Lancaster which has a lot of industry, and it’s very near farm stuff too.

This project will be incentivized by the Inflation Reduction Act.

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ForHidingSquirrels OP t1_j23m6jw wrote

Reply to Robotic boats are surveying seabeds at offshore wind farms by ForHidingSquirrels

The amounts of space we have on oceans surfaces with more than enough offer, wind and solar generation opportunities to power the world. In fact, many times over - as well, all energy. at some point large scale, wind and solar using the same powerlines might become pretty consistent energy generators. Add in batteries and hydrogen maybe, and we’ve got a resilient system.

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ForHidingSquirrels OP t1_ixitlpa wrote

Reply to Next generation solar modules get European funding - four-year project includes 17 partners from 12 countries across Europe, with a key objective to demonstrate 26%-efficient modules or higher on industrial scale. Two key companies involved - Q Cells & HZB. by ForHidingSquirrels

The key technology they’re seeking to develop are perovskite plus silicon tandem solar modules. I’ve read research suggesting this combination could reach up to 35% solar cells – meaning a 33’ish% solar module. Most solar panels today are about 20-22% efficient - reaching 33 - increase by about 50% - would probably drop the cost of solar electricity by 50% (different 50% numbers).

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ForHidingSquirrels OP t1_is7j2xo wrote

Reply to Solar silicon manufacturing about doubling from 2022 into 2023 - predicted to lead to another cycle of oversupply driving solar panel pricing down by ForHidingSquirrels

Since sometime in 2015, when solar growth really started picking up in terms of total volume - we've been hearing that growth rates won't keep up when growing from a larger base...but here we are in 2022 - with a projected 30% global growth this year, and almost the same amount last, yeah - but something foolishly large projected for next year - 100% manufacturing capacity growth?

Tells me I should ignore most things said to me in2015.

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