Finally, They Admit Renewables Don't Replace Fossil Fuels

[s0lar]

Every Tom, Dick and Harry out there has been fed a narrative that renewables are a perfect solution to replace the "dirtier" generation methods and seem to regurgitate this ad infinitum. In reality however they are far from perfect replacements, but are a component of a more sustainable power solution.

Pointing this out is not slagging off renewables. It is being realistic about what they are and what they are not.

Unfortunately as this is yet another overly politicized issue where people only seem to want to think in black and white terms.

Don’t think anybody of sound mind would think renewables are currently a replacement in the South African context. Atmost we could offset. Sadly there are more than a handful of 3rd world countries with 90% of the grid coming from renewables.

Pushing an agenda of popularising environmentally adverse energy does nobody a service.

 

[Gudnews]

I watched The dark side of green energy on Al Jazeera in late April this year, challenges remain indeed.

 

[Moto Guzzi]

The problem I see with renewables, apart that they have a place under certain individualcircuimstances, is that the whole concept is a rather scattered all over the place one:
Therefore:A lot of modern day etopias hold up to us, is about to be suddenly dumped apon us, unlike fossil fuels which grew with population numbers, whats diffrent now, is we are at a very highly populated planet(Votes..?), we reached a stage where is seems we dont have the Social-Intelligence to control 7 Billion nearly successfully, so noe of the new stuff has been proven in all facets at the scale of serving 7 Billion successfully, the last 30 years basicly proved this. It look wonderfull and convincing on digital computer models and some minor testing at a very small scale.
This matters in the end to make itr sustainable and affordable.
1-Power is a basic resource(Man Made) and you dont have a choice, its not a luxcery, you have to have it to have a life on this planet.
2-Physical polution(Something we have not even thought about, all over the place.
3-Maintanance costs, not now, but later, no spares, please replace.
4-Ownership changes as time goes on, thats not going to be cheap.
5-Nothing in life is for free energy wise, so th less its centralised, the more spares will become an issue and over time differences in its "perceived currency", the newer one will be better, till theres another newer one...
--We saw this fiasco with:
-Computers and electronic equipment.
--Vehicles
---Virtually every modern thing you can buy, basicly throwaways
6-So if reneables are so clean, how soft are they on Resources, Your finances, longlivity without problems, Size etc etc...
7-Theres always a price to be paid(Not money here) in the long run, so what is the price of remewables going to be-?

If fossil fuels are dumped and scrapped, and renewables fail financially in 30 years time, the next much softer generations are going to have a hard time on this planet at a scale of 7 Billion plus redigging it.

Now just say Fossil Fuels are depleted already for use of a scale at 7 Billion plus, ok, then we are screwed basicly......

 

[Nicodeamus]

Why Won’t Environmentalists Speak Out Against Forced Labor For China-Made Solar Panels?

America’s leading climate and environmental groups including Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Energy Foundation, and Environmental Defense Fund have not responded to repeated queries about evidence that China is forcing Uyghur Muslims to make solar panels.

www.forbes.com

She has ruined the Childhood of the Uighurs.

Ever wonder why these panels are getting to cheap? Labour costs is effectively zero when you have a "reeducation camp" building them.

 

[Adeptus Mechanicus]

Don’t think anybody of sound mind would think renewables are currently a replacement in the South African context. Atmost we could offset. Sadly there are more than a handful of 3rd world countries with 90% of the grid coming from renewables.

Pushing an agenda of popularising environmentally adverse energy does nobody a service.

Indeed, but I don't think that was the intention of the article linked, nor this thread.