Energy Storage
Here’s a piece on the five most viable energy storage technologies, and I’m happy to see that compressed air (CAES) is among them.
By way of update, the CAES project I represent appears very close to getting the funding it needs to proceed; it’s been a long slog, but all signs look positive at this point.
Craig as a global innovative technology thinker and commentator, you are deservedly best described as having the world’s largest rear view mirror as the principle tool in your toolbox from which you conjure up Azimovian scale thought bubbles on your keyboard and present them to ordinary people everywhere as being worthy of global mainstream scientific acclaim and consideration moving forward.
They are not at all worthy of that consideration moving forward.
You will not find a single experienced physicist globally of repute, that would sign off on your energy technologies list as having any genuine relevance as viable energy technologies possessing in-perpetuity scientific attributes to be considered as useful global mainstream generation technologies capable of moving people, communities, industries, and nations forward into the new age energy intensive era, which is the one the world must achieve within this century.
So what are you really saying Craig? Let me help you here.
There is a difference between mainstream (in-perpetuity) global energy science, and (boutique) local circumstances miniscule energy science, and I have explained that to you adequately in the past. The reality is that the subject is simply too large and beyond you – for your business model to leverage to your personal advantage, so you avoid it. To you it’s a time wasting discussion.
Both (in-perpetuity and miniscule) energy technologies do have a role to play everywhere, especially at the moment. But ordinary people everywhere need to know of this important distinction and where the research and development investments are best directed to address the critical global technology requirements to solve global issues {such as GHG} and the industrialisation and renewal of energy starved nations (over 50% of the global population have no industrialisation scale energy available at all, and many have only minimal existence scale energy available – and the numbers are growing rapidly).
How about presenting a “global in-perpetuity energy generation technology” blog post Craig, to counterbalance all of the exotic “boutique miniscule high cost – overly generous tax-payer subsidised technologies” stuff, that you seem to be fixated on, and I presume commercially beholden to.
Thank you.
Lawrence Coomber
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