Advocates for a rapid transition to net-zero have not explained the real limitations of battery storage supposed to underpin the viability of the net-zero push, according to an industry engineer.
Nick Kastelstein, a senior mechanical engineer at GPA Engineering, says media coverage has also failed to inform the public about the true nature of Australia’s energy needs, claiming the debate has been oversimplified.
“You have this problem where you generate electricity when the sun shining, or the wind is blowing, and you need to store it somewhere and withdraw it later. But that kind of volume of storage is enormous, absolutely enormous,” he told The Epoch Times….