From FB group Clark Richards Alex claims with ZERO supporting evidence, “Wind and solar are a joke. In no way, shape or form can those things replace fossil fuels now or in the immediate future!” That is utter nonsense! “Analysis indicates that a network of land based 2.5-megawatt (MW) turbines restricted to nonforested, ice-free, nonurban
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Article about the ‘dark side of solar.’ More recycling of solar and wind needs to be done to prevent the panels from ending up in landfills. (Harvard Business Review) https://hbr.org/2021/06/the-dark-side-of-solar-power
This article gives an excellent idea of the amount of land to power all of the US using solar panels. Note that the 20,000 sq. mi figure is revised to 10,000 sq. mi or a 100 by 100 mile square that would easily fit in the Mojave Desert, assuming rooftop solar was on most homes.
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SOLshare shares solar power among nearby residences. But it’s a mesh network so the microgrid can connect with another microgrid, which can connect with other microgrids. It’s a peer-to-peer trading platform. “So that the people who cannot afford the solar system can buy energy.” YouTube video https://youtu.be/v33ERl42VYM Their website https://me-solshare.com/
Watson Fixer Q.) How do you figure this? Only 44% of oil is used as fuel. The other 56% is used for thousands of different products. Just because a car doesn’t use fossil fuel, doesn’t mean a major portion of it isn’t produced with oil! Most products in our society require oil to be produced.
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The rest of the world is planning on building hydrogen generation infrastructure for replacing fossil fuels. This is an interesting article about plans in Europe and Australia. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/07/the-hydrogen-stream-more-hydrogen-for-the-ports-of-rotterdam-and-antwerp/
German company is marketing a hydrogen based energy storage system for residential use. Also heats water. It’s made for use with solar PV system. PICEA https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/11/hydrogen-based-storage-system-for-residential-applications/
Kentucky will be getting utility scale solar farm and so will Ohio, Illinois, thanks to Amazon. This state is one of the least progressive when it comes to renewables. They are second to last when it comes to solar. There are other states with very little solar such as Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming, but these
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Stop spreading misinformation and lies! This article tells you the truth and debunks the myths. https://www.cleanenergyreviews.info/blog/top-myths-about-solar-panels
Scientists have cost-effectively harvested lithium from sea water. This also produces hydrogen and chlorine and can use the leftover brine from desalination plants. It requires a lithium lanthanum titanium oxide (LLTO) membrane. Very interesting! https://electrek.co/2021/06/04/scientists-have-cost-effectively-harvested-lithium-from-seawater/ Another link https://www.electronicsonline.net.au/content/power/news/electrochemical-cell-extracts-lithium-from-sea-water-1381153360
