Plantagenet wrote:theluckycountry wrote:
Very true very true. makes you wonder what those Billions think when they see the twaddle on TV. Even in villages of the third world there are lots of TVs, but huts and shanties covered in solar panels?
All the third world countries are continuing to build coal-fired power plants. So does China. So does India. So does Germany, for that matter.
Of course they do, they can't afford to indulge in the delusions the Western governments do, with all their compounding debt. Debt in the West if free almost but African nations who borrow, through agencies like the IMF are constrained to pay it back in $US. So they build coal plants, because it's a lot cheaper and they will last for 40 or 60 years rather than the 20 years or less for rebuildables.
When they build a mine, and a factory, and a supply chain for rebuildables that isn't dependent on oil and coal I'll say rebuildables have a chance, but there is little chance of that is there. Recently they built a wind farm in north Queensland, on the top of a mountain. The earth-moving to build the roads and clear the pads was phenomenal, then the gazillion tons of concrete and steel needed to build the towers and bases. All an exercise in political posturing by the state's premier.
Mount Emerald was Queensland’s largest wind farm when it began generating power in late 2018 and is predicted to meet the annual needs of approximately 75,000 north Queensland homes over a 20-year period.
Cost 400 Million, and in 20 years it's worn out. $5300 per household (plus the interest on the loans) must be reclaimed before a profit can be made. There will be big increases in power costs obviously, and just as obviously households will react by reducing consumption. Anyone who can afford to (and here it's only $5000/home) will install rooftop solar and offset the cost, it's a cat chasing it's tail.
https://mtemeraldwindfarm.com.au/2021 • Australia
The wind farms angering renewable energy fans
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2021/12 ... ergy-fans/