I like redundancy preparedness plan a,b,c. Built super energy efficient home icf block house spray foam on roof sheathing. Im building out geothermal ground loop system and 13kw solar system with hybrid inverter and soon to get solid state batteries. Have hydronic radiant heat I’ll eventually have solar hot water ,wood stove. Im at 31.5 degrees latitude and get tons of sun. Im on grid but soon to be totally on my own. 10 miles off paved road in middle of nowhere. Im am a climate denier and not a tree hugger but want independence and enjoy the pristine environment im in. Great well great weather on nice chunk of land bought 22 years ago. Saw this coming when bush sr took the white house and here we are
I was trained as lone wolf it was me and me had no one watching my six if i was caught u know the plausibility deniability shit they cut you loose like a barge in rough seas. Have 80 acres butting up to 38000 acre cattle ranch with hundreds of thousands of state and federal land around the ranch very defensible. I am well prepared for any scenario including drones. Appreciate the thought
I’d rather be a little more out in the open on a paved road. I realize that if the SHTF that might not be so great, but as long as the neighbors ban together, it will be better than living somewhere that is less travelled since it would be easier for someone to sneak up and attack you back in the woods. I guess there is two ways to look at it.
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(Some things simply can’t be said better. This is one well done post by Steve Goreham that my brother, a victim of "The Melancholy of Knowing" sent me. I have also included a video from Prager U at the bottom that if you haven’t seen it before, you should. Green energy is anything BUT green energy. You can also read my post called “Fossil Fuel or NOT? ” by clicking the link. That same video is posted there also. C.L.)
A version of this article was recently published in The Wall Street Journal.
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Alternative energy is exploding─literally. Lithium battery fires are breaking out on highways and in factories, home garages, and storage rooms. The rise in battery fires is amplified by government efforts to force adoption of electric vehicles and grid-scale batteries for electric power.
Lithium batteries have high energy density, making them valuable for phones and portable appliances. But when they catch fire, these batteries burn with high heat and can even explode. That’s why airlines prohibit lithium batteries in checked baggage.
On June 24, a battery factory in South Korea caught fire, triggering explosions and killing 22 workers. The fire broke out in Hwaseong at the Aricell plant, a maker of small lithium batteries for sensors and communications devices. Experts estimate that most workers were killed by toxic gases emitted by the burning batteries.
Scotland has suffered two major fires in battery recycling centers this year. On April 8, a large fire broke out at Fenix Battery Recycling in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. More than 40 firefighters and personnel from six different agencies responded to the blaze, which burned for several days. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service urged nearby residents to remain indoors with windows closed as long as two days after the fire started.
On June 23, a large fire broke out at the battery recycling treatment facility of WEEE Solutions in Glasgow. Eyewitnesses reported explosions, noises like gunshots, “steel flying everywhere,” and a huge plume of black smoke. Ten fire trucks were needed, and the blaze lasted four days.
E-bike battery fires are now the leading cause of fires in New York City, with 216 fires last year. E-bike fires have become a serious problem in Australia, Canada, and other nations as well. Low-quality bike batteries self-ignite in first-floor storerooms, destroying the buildings above. Even high-quality batteries are prone to self-ignition after damage or when connected to a faulty charging system.
Lithium batteries have been used for the last 30 years in phones and small appliances. But the introduction of electric cars (EVs) after the year 2000 provided a massive increase in battery size. Lithium batteries for cars and trucks are 10,000 times as large as phone batteries.
On August 19, a Tesla semi-truck crashed into trees along Interstate-80 in California. The crash ignited the truck’s large lithium battery. Firefighters tried to extinguish the fire with thousands of gallons of water but were forced to let the fire burn itself out. The interstate was shut down for 15 hours. The California Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation passed last year requires all new heavy trucks to be zero emissions vehicles, which practically means electric trucks with batteries prone to fire.
Automakers have been wrestling with lithium battery fires for more than a decade. Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Porche, Tesla, and other manufacturers have recalled millions of EVs because of battery fire problems. Batteries can self-ignite while the vehicle is in motion, when connected to a charger, or even when sitting idly in a parking lot. EVs prone to self-ignition have been prohibited from parking at West Coast parking lots.
In August, a Mercedes-Benz EQE that had been manufactured in China burst into flames in a parking garage in Inchon, Korea. The EV had been parked in the garage for several days and was not charging at the time. The resulting inferno destroyed or damaged 140 vehicles
On August 24, a fire broke out in the outside parking lot of electric truck manufacturer Rivian in Normal, Illinois. More than 50 trucks were destroyed. The same plant also reportedly suffered three other battery fires in the last year and three more fires in 2021-2022.
"How are governments responding to the rash of lithium battery fires? They are doubling down, promoting the use of even larger, grid-scale lithium batteries as part of efforts to transition from coal, oil, and natural gas to wind and solar energy.
Grid-scale batteries are viewed as the solution to wind and solar intermittency, meant to store excess electricity when wind and solar output is high, and then release electricity when wind and solar output is low. But the number of grid battery fires is growing, and grid batteries are hundreds of times larger than EV batteries."
Create a tsunami of fires, as has been proven effect in the past centuries...
It sounds as if efforts to "transition" from coal, oil, and natural gas to wind and solar energy by means of lithium battery energy storage are as futile and destructive as efforts to "transition" from one sexual phenotype to another. Doesn't it?
When will the ignorant ever learn not to try to fix anything that isn't broken?
Kalifornication demanding everyone go electric vehicle. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 If that shitty state, that's always on fire anyway, refuses to sink into the Pacific Ocean, it can burn itself to the ground. Honestly, I hope the demons that live there burn, too. They have f'd over the rest of the country more than enough.
it’s like the climate change movement is full of useful idiots who follow Marxist propaganda.
Sure seems that way, doesn’t it?
Yes sir
I like redundancy preparedness plan a,b,c. Built super energy efficient home icf block house spray foam on roof sheathing. Im building out geothermal ground loop system and 13kw solar system with hybrid inverter and soon to get solid state batteries. Have hydronic radiant heat I’ll eventually have solar hot water ,wood stove. Im at 31.5 degrees latitude and get tons of sun. Im on grid but soon to be totally on my own. 10 miles off paved road in middle of nowhere. Im am a climate denier and not a tree hugger but want independence and enjoy the pristine environment im in. Great well great weather on nice chunk of land bought 22 years ago. Saw this coming when bush sr took the white house and here we are
I was trained as lone wolf it was me and me had no one watching my six if i was caught u know the plausibility deniability shit they cut you loose like a barge in rough seas. Have 80 acres butting up to 38000 acre cattle ranch with hundreds of thousands of state and federal land around the ranch very defensible. I am well prepared for any scenario including drones. Appreciate the thought
I’d rather be a little more out in the open on a paved road. I realize that if the SHTF that might not be so great, but as long as the neighbors ban together, it will be better than living somewhere that is less travelled since it would be easier for someone to sneak up and attack you back in the woods. I guess there is two ways to look at it.
Put simply here…NO current ‘Storage Technology’ is ‘Ready for Prime Time’.
Until ‘Hyper-Capacitors’ debut attempting to STORE electrical potential in batteries is inherently dangerous.
Period.
JOG
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It’s Not My Job To Wake Up The Sheep…It’s My Job To Wake Up All of The Other Lions!
If Green Energy is the Future... Bring a Fire Extinguisher
or maybe a Fire Truck!
Courageous Lion
Oct 27
READ IN APP
(Some things simply can’t be said better. This is one well done post by Steve Goreham that my brother, a victim of "The Melancholy of Knowing" sent me. I have also included a video from Prager U at the bottom that if you haven’t seen it before, you should. Green energy is anything BUT green energy. You can also read my post called “Fossil Fuel or NOT? ” by clicking the link. That same video is posted there also. C.L.)
A version of this article was recently published in The Wall Street Journal.
Thanks for reading Hear Me Roar - Jus Meum Tuebor! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Pledge your support
Alternative energy is exploding─literally. Lithium battery fires are breaking out on highways and in factories, home garages, and storage rooms. The rise in battery fires is amplified by government efforts to force adoption of electric vehicles and grid-scale batteries for electric power.
Lithium batteries have high energy density, making them valuable for phones and portable appliances. But when they catch fire, these batteries burn with high heat and can even explode. That’s why airlines prohibit lithium batteries in checked baggage.
On June 24, a battery factory in South Korea caught fire, triggering explosions and killing 22 workers. The fire broke out in Hwaseong at the Aricell plant, a maker of small lithium batteries for sensors and communications devices. Experts estimate that most workers were killed by toxic gases emitted by the burning batteries.
Scotland has suffered two major fires in battery recycling centers this year. On April 8, a large fire broke out at Fenix Battery Recycling in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. More than 40 firefighters and personnel from six different agencies responded to the blaze, which burned for several days. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service urged nearby residents to remain indoors with windows closed as long as two days after the fire started.
On June 23, a large fire broke out at the battery recycling treatment facility of WEEE Solutions in Glasgow. Eyewitnesses reported explosions, noises like gunshots, “steel flying everywhere,” and a huge plume of black smoke. Ten fire trucks were needed, and the blaze lasted four days.
E-bike battery fires are now the leading cause of fires in New York City, with 216 fires last year. E-bike fires have become a serious problem in Australia, Canada, and other nations as well. Low-quality bike batteries self-ignite in first-floor storerooms, destroying the buildings above. Even high-quality batteries are prone to self-ignition after damage or when connected to a faulty charging system.
Lithium batteries have been used for the last 30 years in phones and small appliances. But the introduction of electric cars (EVs) after the year 2000 provided a massive increase in battery size. Lithium batteries for cars and trucks are 10,000 times as large as phone batteries.
On August 19, a Tesla semi-truck crashed into trees along Interstate-80 in California. The crash ignited the truck’s large lithium battery. Firefighters tried to extinguish the fire with thousands of gallons of water but were forced to let the fire burn itself out. The interstate was shut down for 15 hours. The California Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation passed last year requires all new heavy trucks to be zero emissions vehicles, which practically means electric trucks with batteries prone to fire.
Automakers have been wrestling with lithium battery fires for more than a decade. Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Porche, Tesla, and other manufacturers have recalled millions of EVs because of battery fire problems. Batteries can self-ignite while the vehicle is in motion, when connected to a charger, or even when sitting idly in a parking lot. EVs prone to self-ignition have been prohibited from parking at West Coast parking lots.
In August, a Mercedes-Benz EQE that had been manufactured in China burst into flames in a parking garage in Inchon, Korea. The EV had been parked in the garage for several days and was not charging at the time. The resulting inferno destroyed or damaged 140 vehicles
On August 24, a fire broke out in the outside parking lot of electric truck manufacturer Rivian in Normal, Illinois. More than 50 trucks were destroyed. The same plant also reportedly suffered three other battery fires in the last year and three more fires in 2021-2022.
"How are governments responding to the rash of lithium battery fires? They are doubling down, promoting the use of even larger, grid-scale lithium batteries as part of efforts to transition from coal, oil, and natural gas to wind and solar energy.
Grid-scale batteries are viewed as the solution to wind and solar intermittency, meant to store excess electricity when wind and solar output is high, and then release electricity when wind and solar output is low. But the number of grid battery fires is growing, and grid batteries are hundreds of times larger than EV batteries."
Create a tsunami of fires, as has been proven effect in the past centuries...
It sounds as if efforts to "transition" from coal, oil, and natural gas to wind and solar energy by means of lithium battery energy storage are as futile and destructive as efforts to "transition" from one sexual phenotype to another. Doesn't it?
When will the ignorant ever learn not to try to fix anything that isn't broken?
Oh, come on anyone with a half a brain knows better. My breath is not the fucking Armageddon Apocalypse actually helps the Earth.
Kalifornication demanding everyone go electric vehicle. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 If that shitty state, that's always on fire anyway, refuses to sink into the Pacific Ocean, it can burn itself to the ground. Honestly, I hope the demons that live there burn, too. They have f'd over the rest of the country more than enough.