Electric cars are great; however, where is the electricity going to come from? Solar and wind and inefficient. Good for fill in, but not for the whole grid demand.
Nuclear is among the greenest, but it gets a bad rap.
So, where will the electricity come from?
There is always give and take. Hydro? But then you need to damn a valley and people don't want that either.
So the battle continues for electricity.
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i see the rise of lithium mining companies
yes, that is true.
you might want to check out a new technology that I think can be a game changer for battery companies also.
Nano One Materials out of Vancouver, Canada.
https://nanoone.ca/
They are on to something big I think.
I read somewhere that scientists are using sea water to run vehicles
They are using sea water as a basic product and then convert that in hydrogen peroxide and store that in fuel cells. These fuel cells power up the vehicle.
Residual product is water ...
I think such power generation is far better than solar, wind, hydro etc. As they need huge infra to generate handful amount of energy.
If it's true and can be easily duplicated, that would be awesome.
There are also Hydrogen fuel cells that do what you are talking about, but the the fueling stations aren't part of our infrastructure yet.
Toyota is the leader at the moment and I was a very early investor in a company that was at the leading edge of this technology. This was over 10 years ago.
We'll see what happens, but there's no question that if we can get them into production in a cost effective way, they would be an excellent alternative to electric cars also.
thanks for your comment - keep them coming
What are your thoughts on Thorium nuclear reactors? What makes you say that solar and wind aren't good for whole grid demand? If your reason is storage, be assured that problem will soon be solved. Also there are new types of solar panels being developed. One type is actually completely transparent and can be used as a window replacement. Another uses graphene to greatly increase the efficiency of the photovoltaic reactions.
you make good points.
My point is that with today's technology, wind are solar are only intermediate, part time supplies of power. The sun doesn't shine 24/7 and it isn't always windy.
Apart from also being complete eye-sores and visual pollution that is.
RE: storage - check out a new technology that will help in the long run.
www.nanoone.ca
This could be a game changer for batteries.
Solar and wind are increasingly getting efficient. You should read about the latest tech advancements in these fields.
Thanks for your feedback.
yes, they "becoming" more efficient; however, the current technology if installed, will not be efficient. We are still years away from it being able to support an entire grid.
That is, if it can ever do that.
don't get me wrong, I'm not saying don't use it. But people need to be realistic with their expectations. Other sources of power are still needed.
Personally, I'd like to see Cold-Fusion developed. It will be, but we are even further away from that reality.