Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-212 hours agoSo the problem with solar is that it bypasses economic rent seeking?hexbear.netimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down11
arrow-up1189arrow-down1imageSo the problem with solar is that it bypasses economic rent seeking?hexbear.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-212 hours agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoIt’s fine. Unlike fossils, the lithium isn’t burned and released into the air. The resources can be reclaimed. It’s not an infinite cycle of extraction.
minus-squareshath [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·49 minutes agono, but reprocessing when lithium goes out of date after x cycles isn’t ideal
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-233 minutes agoYou can still put it in the water supply to improve mental health. I guess it’s possible that eventually we sit on a bunch of lithium we don’t know what to do with. What happened to all the mercury and lead? edit: honestly, there are so many potential mobile uses that I’m really not too worried.
minus-squareSmokinStalin [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoLithium woulndt be needed for grid batteries at all. Weight doesnt matter for som permanent stationary installation.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWe can retvrn to lead-acid. + for being fully recyclable in a garage. - for lead.
It’s fine. Unlike fossils, the lithium isn’t burned and released into the air. The resources can be reclaimed. It’s not an infinite cycle of extraction.
no, but reprocessing when lithium goes out of date after x cycles isn’t ideal
You can still put it in the water supply to improve mental health.I guess it’s possible that eventually we sit on a bunch of lithium we don’t know what to do with. What happened to all the mercury and lead?
edit: honestly, there are so many potential mobile uses that I’m really not too worried.
Lithium woulndt be needed for grid batteries at all. Weight doesnt matter for som permanent stationary installation.
We can retvrn to lead-acid.
+ for being fully recyclable in a garage.
- for lead.