Astronomical battery cost looms over “renewables”
The amount of storage needed to make renewables reliable is so huge that even if the cost dropped fantastically we still could not afford it.
The amount of storage needed to make renewables reliable is so huge that even if the cost dropped fantastically we still could not afford it.
Energy policy needs to be based on sound engineering estimates, not wishful fantasies.
The large-scale battery storage folks make their case. Listen now.
We have all witnessed gigantic cost over runs on government projects, but overrunning the cost 8 fold may be a record. We are quite certain of our numbers.
Batteries must be disposed of every few years, the tonnage of toxins will skyrocket, and so will the costs.
There are a number of studies that seem to say that 100% renewables is feasible without filling the world with batteries. How do they do that? It turns out that there are several common tricks.