I mean im guessing its because it may not be as profitable, or atleast at first, boycotts or directly just capitalism fucking everything up? i legit always imagine aliens seeing us still use coal while having DISCOVERED IN 1932
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hmmmmmmmmmm u do have a point, but i mean lithium is running out and we need a constant influx of power (power grid, no batteries) like with nuclear, we could never afford to use batteries for all the energy in the planet. also i THINK that hydro disturbs the ecosystem (fish n stuff cant get through) but im not sure how true that is considering that they can always just open a gate for fish to pass, like with that online dorbell.
In Germany we already often have more energy than we can use and wind turbines have to be shut down so the power grid doesn't get overwhelmed. What we need most right now (here in Germany) is more grid expansion and not necessarily more energy production. Also, not every store of energy has to be lithium batteries.
In fact, sodium batteries seem to be taking off and the only downside they have compared to lithium batteries is energy density, which isn't a problem for grid storage.
That's not how that actually works. Damming has huge impacts on downstream, now much drier, ecosystems. Even if there were a way to "open a gate for fish", that wouldn't solve the problem that their habitat is now gone. This is among reasons people have fought for dam removal. This also ignores the flooding of the environment that becomes the reservoir.
Why do you think Lithium is running out? There is enough Lithium that could be mined if there was enough political will (and sometimes price signals).
Besides, we might also use other battery types, such as Redox-Flow for long term storage.
The current "backup" plan is to produce Hydrogen or P2G continuously, store it, and use it in cheap, inefficient gas turbines for the week every few years (without large grid interconnectivity) where there is a prolonged Dunkelflaute.