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"Moving away from fossil fuel as the basis for modern society is a difficult
process for two reasons.
Firstly it’s so deeply ingrained in our way of life that it will be incredibly
difficult to dislodge both in practical engineering terms but also in terms of
the vast amounts of companies making enormous money from its extraction,
processing, and sales.
Secondly, any mention of replacement technologies such as EVs, a possible
hydrogen economy, or even the building of wind turbines, solar panels, or
modern small modular nuclear reactors incites such vitriol from both sides that
anyone who speaks out and pokes their head above the fossil fuel trenches is
usually, and immediately, sniped down.
Unfortunately these discussions have to take place no matter how strongly
people feel about the different technologies involved and no change will take
place unless a forward looking, objective consensus is reached — and reached
soon.
One of the most contentious issues I feel is the opening up of hydrogen as a
possible fuel for vehicles (or energy storage in general) and it’s one that I
believe is only really supported by those aggressively looking for funding in
the field, those wilfully ignoring the enormous downsides, or those who remain
haplessly disillusioned and think that it’s a great idea but don’t fully grasp
the enormous difficulties involved."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
