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Re:Canada weather: Heatwave hits record 46.6C as US north-we... by bryanlarsen on Monday June 28, 2021 @02:04PM (#27665305)
What material are we going to run out of for solar? Silicon (sand) is the main ingredient.

Running out of space for wind? Huh? Yes obviously we use the best places first but the entire Earth has wind, and almost every land usage can be co sited with wind towers.

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Re:Canada weather: Heatwave hits record 46.6C as US north-we... by nomoreplease on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:35AM (#27676366)
More talking about solar+battery, and rare earth metals for battery. Wind can operate day/night
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Re:Canada weather: Heatwave hits record 46.6C as US north-we... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:49AM (#27676601)
Most grid batteries are LiFePO4 which don't use rare earths. Lithium, Iron and Phosphorus are super abundant.
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