Bezza,
Unfortunately, the Planet doesn't have enough space to discard this un-renewable renewable energy equipment.
Bowen's out-of-sight out-of-mind policy is as flawed as his whole Party & their supporters !

Hi Bezza,
"The IEA is forecasting that oil demand will exceed supply in December
or January. So Hasbeen stock up on diesel."
Yes, they've been saying that for a couple months.

You might find this video interesting.
The Global Economy Won’t Survive THIS - Russia & Saudi Are Forcing The Unthinkable
http://youtu.be/5-PQAPfkkv4

Russia and Saudi Arabia are putting the squeeze on global oil supply.
They are trying to lift oil prices so that the west is trapped and has no choice but to keep hiking interest rates.

"She just does not realise how STUPID they are."
- I'm not entirely sure it's stupidity alone.
I think all governments have been forced to toe the line on this climate change agenda.
If they don't they become pariah states, have to face university climate activists protests and stoppages and governments may not get access to investment funding as all the top asset managers are pushing this crap as well.
Even if it is STUPID, it seems they have to go along with it.

I heard something very alarming about renewables last night in a discussion about the dangers of lithium batteries, how they catch fire, and how difficult it is to extinguish the flames. I think you just have to wait for them to burn themselves out.

But, it appears that there is a similar problem with solar panels.

All those acres of panels polluting the bush; along comes a bushfire and, whacko bango, up they go.

Making the fire worse, and the electricity they produce a goner.

Then of courses, there's all Blackout Bowen's power lines and pylons, making it too dangerous to fly in water bombers.

I hadn't heard of so many battery related fires than since the emergence of Lithium batteries.
Looking at the forums dealing with lithium batteries makes one cringe with the complexities of battery management & the fiddly gadgetry !
And, yes as ttbn said, burning lithium batteries are extremely difficult to put out if not impossible with larger banks.
The average bloke on the street wouldn't grasp how to even just monitor the batteries. It's a way too involved experiment at this stage !

The insurance companies have said that there are fewer fires with
electric cars than petrol & diesel cars.
It is not a good idea to leave your phone on charge overnight.
Better chargers would taper off the rate as they approach 100% charge.
Some of the cheaper ones would not have the electronics to reduce
the charge rate automatically.
From what I have read the EV chargers have the facility to set the
cut off level to 90% charge. The lifetime of the those batteries is
said to always be kept between 10% and 80% for best results.

Interesting Bezza. There has been a number of fires aboard ships transporting EVs. I've never heard of that happening with petrol or diesel cars. In fact I've never heard of a petrol or diesel car spontaneously combusting. Am I missing something?