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Can renewables meet public and political expectations? : Comments
By Tom Biegler, published 20/5/2016The prospects for renewable energy have been oversold. We need to prepare for the possibility that renewables cannot supply all future energy needs.
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Solar battery cells and cell terminals are sealed. Most people do not have knowledge to tap those terminals and even if they did it would break battery warranty and maybe lead to a short circuit and maybe a fire.
As you would surely know, deep cycle lead acid batteries are designed for solar charging. Perhaps one day they and ordinary lead acid cells could be manufactured as individual cells and placed in a fitting such as used to hold batteries in a torch. Then the fitting could be equipped with individual cell monitoring you point out.
But it all costs money. And anyway cells and whole batteries still have to be replaced.
Perhaps one day the waste recycling gas that Alan B talks about could be achieved if coupled with solar.
Gas produced in household units harnessing sewage and other waste would be perfect to reduce nutrient overload pollution presently feeding algae that is destroying world ocean seagrass nurseries and coral.
But where is the ABC new information news reporting on these subjects? All we seem to hear about is car accidents and dead bodies.
As for affordability, if government and media investigated and reported socio-economic opportunities, Australia could draw on fly-in fly-out workers to provide employment and income to buy solar and things they need.
Working with teamwork to help build productive infrastructure projects in Australia and also in developing nations could make solar affordable, including for many Australians.
But at present there is a shortage of money among people, except if borrowing money and paying interest is viable. However borrowing is impossible for the majority of would be consumers who happen to be at the bottom of the economy.
If only renewables were affordable. If only there was money for innovation and genuine science.