This summer, the United States endured the two warmest months ever recorded, yet the system held because of renewable energy.

Renewable Power Helped the United States Survive the Hottest Summer Ever::This summer, the United States endured the two warmest months ever recorded, yet the system held because of renewable energy.

  • RealFknNito@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    9 months ago

    And the overuse of materials for solar is going to drive up their price and repair costs but hey we’ll see

    • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      Which material do you think will be the limiting factor on photovoltaic production?

        • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Lol, no. Besides the fact that we’ve barely started scaled production of perovskite cells, and that we’re still working out their longevity issues, their main advantage is that the materials used are cheap and abundant.

          • RealFknNito@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            9 months ago

            Lol it’s a mineral that requires Titanium to form and last I checked that wasn’t cheap. Not only that, but every first person country all at once making Perovskite cells, it’ll end up like Lithium in time. But again, even now as they exist, they pale in comparison to what nuclear can produce.

              • RealFknNito@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                9 months ago

                “Prone to degradation due to salt” is the part that I’m trying to illustrate. Yes, we have the materials for the moment but as demand increases and solar cells fail, will maintaining them and making new ones still be as cost effective as a nuclear plant down the road? That’s the basis of my concern and why renewables, while a great step in the right direction, seem to need so much more space and maintaining for less power.