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You’re really discounting that fossil fuels have hella bang for the buck, loads of power per gallon. tl;dr: Energy dense

I can run my little generator at camp all night long if there’s as little as 3 gallons in there. Space heater or AC unit, lights, all that. I’d have to have many panels and batteries to compare to that output. My best battery is a huge LIPO4, trolling motor can’t kill it, not even close. But leaving the LED lights on for a little over a day drained it dry.

We need way more solar infrastructure to get where we’re going, and I’m all about it. But since since the GOP has decided to go back in time, China is going to smoke America, both in renewables and the associated economic benefits.

Did not know about the patent thing! Know any examples?

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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

You’re really discounting that fossil fuels have hella bang for the buck, loads of power per gallon. tl;dr: Energy dense

Coal is generally the worst of the lot. Oil and gas burn cleaner and have more combustible by weight. Coal is energy dense but also heavy af and dirty as hell. It’s also very common place and compatibly safe to transport and simple to use.

Fine enough to warm your home or grill some meat. But you’re not putting a rocket into orbit with coal.

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- FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  But you’re not putting a rocket into orbit with coal
  
  And you’re definitely not with wind and solar lol.
  
  Coal is cheap, abundant in supply, and easy.
  
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  - TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Coal cheap? Incorrect.
    
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  - UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    Coal is cheap
    
    Not anymore. Hasn’t been cheap in decades
    
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