Renewables are fine if you aren't trying to run an industrial society. Renewable Energy Crunch Comes To The UK
In just the past few days, an early version of the crunch has begun to hit the UK. Unfortunately for the Brits, this is happening on the very eve of their big “climate summit,” sometimes going by the name COP26, set to kick off in Glasgow on November 1. Likely, you have not read about the UK energy crunch, because the last thing that mainstream US news sources are going to devote their space to is information on how jurisdictions that have been the most enthusiastic in adopting intermittent electricity generation are starting to run into major problems.
The UK has already seen fertilizer plants shut, and steel makers are saying that they won't be cost-competitive soon. Because of energy costs. Because renewables, and the shutting of traditional power plants, are making the energy costs in the UK unmanageable.
I have had college students tell me that all electric cars are the way to go as it uses electricity from the wall. They seem to not understand it has to be made somehow.
ReplyDeleteIndeed! So many of these "children" have no idea how much energy is used to make/process and transport the goods that keep us alive and comfortable. And there is no way to store electricity in a bottle to get you through the long dark winters. They have been watching too many Hobbit parties in the Shire. Cartoon magic will not keep the lights on.
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