Off-topic chat, page-7

Good points, FHC,

Some figures from the web site of the Global Coal Plant Tracker - they may not be entirely accurate, but the numbers of coal plants are nevertheless quite striking;
                                         Existing               Planned
EU28                                 468                       27
India                                   589                      446
China                                 2363                   1171
Japan                                  90                         45
Turkey                                 56                         93
South Africa                        79                          24
Philippines                           19                         60
South Korea                         58                         26

I imagine that many of those planned will be the far more efficient HELE type, and many of the existing ones will be replaced.  The particulate emissions of the latter are as we know a major problem in countries such as China.  The West might be worried

Whether one shares Stockcount's view of the situation or not, it seems to me that the huffing and puffing that goes on in Australia about what action should be taken, is firstly ignored by most of the rest of the world, and secondly that whatever we do will not make diddly-squat difference.

My reading of the scientific and political situation is that the major impetus behind the shift to greater use of electricity as an energy source, has far more to do with reducing particulate and noxious gas emissions, than emissions of carbon dioxide.  Other major considerations include convenience and safety. There is indeed great potential for AnteoCoat in the battery world.  However, what is often glossed over is where the power is to come from for all these batteries.  Now we've been living off-grid for a couple of years now, reliant on solar and batteries, and the good ol' internql combustion engine for when the sun don't shine for a day or so . . . and with bigger and better batteries, we'd probably be able to leave those generators in the back of the shed.  This experience has been interesting and provides useful perspective on the current debate about energy sources.  Some time back I think I posted that worldwide, solar and wind power account for about 2-3% of global energy production. The domestic situation is a far cry from the industrial, as FHC points out.

Meanwhile, we look forward to having a compact ADO-enabled battery at home to run the household and the power tools !