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Originally Posted by MD_Titus
true, but given the current climate (no pun intended) private investment is probably thin on the ground, government subsidy to kick start it is all there is. give it 5-10 years and we'll see if it's a go-er or just another waste of public funds.
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It is a new technology. It will take more like 20 years to really establish it. Basically a whole generation. But 80 percent of the population here is willing to pay higher energy bills if it leads to
a) energy independence (no more pesky wars abroad. Anybody calculated those costs into the energy bill?)
b) CO2 reduction
c) lower costs in the long run. And let's face it, gas, oil, uranium are all not going to become any cheaper ever again.
And let's not forget the rule of mass. The more something is produced, the cheaper it becomes. There also still is huge development pontential in all alternative technologies. If you compare it to car or aircraft technology, we are in 1914.
Big part also is making housing more energy efficient. Massive costs now, but given building in Europe tend to stand a couple hundret years, in some cases millenia, it will pay off. But people here are not thinking in today and tomorrow anyways, but 20/50/100 years into the future.