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To own PLUG but doubt the practicality of wind and solar is astonishing to me ... not being a dick, but RE is much closer to the mainstream than fuel cells, particularly at utility scale.

I do follow this stuff as I find the potential and the problems interesting. Innovation and invention are a great bet in this casino we play in.

However, as someone who worked in the field noted before, what could possibly be wrong with an intermittent power source with a big environmental footprint, a short life expectancy and a maintenance profile more akin to an aircraft than a power plant.

Puerto Rico had some wind and solar farms, but the hurricane got 'em all.

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Posted by makersmark1

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Posted on 10/17/20 at 7:07 am to Auburn1968

Big oil companies have huge investments in alternative energy.

Oil is necessary. Even our clothes are made from petroleum derivatives.

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Posted by SmackoverHawg

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Posted on 10/17/20 at 11:04 am to Auburn1968

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I do follow this stuff as I find the potential and the problems interesting. Innovation and invention are a great bet in this casino we play in.

I think will see oil and gas/renewables grow together. If they can get battery costs down, the kinetic energy produced while a vehicle/engine is in motion can be harnessed to charge the battery which creates more efficient energy production from a gallon of gas. I think the simplest initial solution is to make use of the heat/energy produced as a byproduct of the combustion process/wheel rotation/wind/etc. Hybrids are the way to go. The key is making products that are cheaper due to efficiency and not more costly making it cost effective to buy these over gas powered vehicles. If the purchase price can be equal or quickly more economically advantages through lowered fuel costs, use will take off.

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