storage

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.

By David Wojick |2022-12-11T14:54:20-05:00December 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Backup battery cost fantasies abound

Energy policy needs to be based on sound engineering estimates, not wishful fantasies.

By David Wojick |2022-06-13T14:11:24-04:00June 8th, 2022|Comments Off

ENERGYCAST: Can widespread battery storage be stable?

The large-scale battery storage folks make their case. Listen now.

By Jay Dauenhauer |2020-09-21T12:32:12-04:00September 20th, 2020|Comments Off

Batteries not a sustainable backup for wind and solar — Part II: Safety, health & cost

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.

By CFACT Ed, Dr. Jay Lehr, Terigi Ciccone |2020-06-11T07:46:43-04:00June 12th, 2020|Comments Off

Batteries not a sustainable backup for wind and solar — Part I: Environmental Concerns

Batteries must be disposed of every few years, the tonnage of toxins will skyrocket, and so will the costs.

By CFACT Ed, Dr. Jay Lehr, Terigi Ciccone |2020-06-03T09:26:38-04:00June 3rd, 2020|Comments Off

100% renewable deception

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.

By David Wojick |2018-11-21T13:07:45-05:00November 24th, 2018|Comments Off