Energy / resources / peak usage - Change is needed

[king1]

Fascinating article on the use of resources, societal impact, forthcoming change etc...

https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy...onship-and

[nzoomed]

The sooner we get nuclear fusion the better, perhaps the govt can help subsidize solar installs on homes, that will go a massive way to offsetting our energy needs, mandate it in the building code to have solar panels, its a drop in the bucket of the cost of a new home these days.

And I think hydrogen is a waste of time, its a very inefficient way to store energy, you use so much more energy to produce the gas from water than what you get out of it.
Seems a good excuse to use more of our power when Tiwai closes and that way the consumer pays more for their power.

[Praktica]

Nuclear fusion is pie in the sky - there have been articles for the last half century touting it as "just around the corner". Solar panels, and the electronics needed to control them, all use fossil energy in their manufacture - so increasing the use of them hastens the end of fossil energy...and then they wear out.

[Oldfellah]

Lets go nuclear , cleaner more efficient, its always there , but in this country nuclear is a dirty word, what a shame.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

No.

There is a big nuke in the sky. Let's just use that.

[Wainuiguy]

Nuclear fusion is pie in the sky - there have been articles for the last half century touting it as "just around the corner". Solar panels, and the electronics needed to control them, all use fossil energy in their manufacture - so increasing the use of them hastens the end of fossil energy...and then they wear out.

They are building  a Tokamak reactor in France now due to be completed by 2025.  Also known as an Arc Reactor So no longer pie in the sky.

[king1]

Nuclear fusion is pie in the sky - there have been articles for the last half century touting it as "just around the corner". Solar panels, and the electronics needed to control them, all use fossil energy in their manufacture - so increasing the use of them hastens the end of fossil energy...and then they wear out.

They are building  a Tokamak reactor in France now due to be completed by 2025.  Also known as an Arc Reactor So no longer pie in the sky.

it looks interesting - still very experimental though from what I read, a long way from production ready...

[Wainuiguy]

They are building  a Tokamak reactor in France now due to be completed by 2025.  Also known as an Arc Reactor So no longer pie in the sky.

it looks interesting - still very experimental though from what I read, a long way from production ready...

No not production ready but still no longer pie in the sky.  If this reactor works as they say it will it could be a game Changer for energy production.