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Jensson 3 days ago

Nice, that gets us enough battery to survive winters in 10 000 years.

defrost 3 days ago | parent [-]

Now linearly extropolate oil supply numbers from just prior to Ford's Model-T.

How many thousands of years pass before we can meet current 2096 oil demand?

Jensson 3 days ago | parent [-]

That is why we need to stop with oil quickly, yes. Nuclear will do that, and people will pick nuclear if the renewables aren't there yet when oil runs out, which it is close to doing today.

defrost 3 days ago | parent [-]

No, that is why you made a gross error extrapolating grid battery growth.

> when oil runs out, which it is close to doing today.

Peak oil is a way off yet, and the reason we need to stop using sequestered carbon is because atmospheric insulation is increasing steadily as a direct result of fossil fuel usage. Not because of ground supply shortfall.

The current events highlight the supply chain issue - not a shortage of oil, it's a shortfall in "oil going anywhere".

> Nuclear will do that, and people will pick nuclear if the renewables aren't there

Again, country by country - nuclear makes sense in China, the US to a degree, France, the UK (despite the snails progress) to a degree ... but makes no sense in, say, Australia that has abundant sunlight, fresh air that moves, and near zero prior experience with nuclear power and plant construction (See: the very recent Australian CSIRO report on energy futures for Australia)