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by greekrich924 hours ago |
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upvoteby jampa3 hours ago|
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> there's not enough money to be made via speculation

I mean, there is money to be made. CATL stock (the major producer of EV batteries with 50% market share, with billions of contracts for stationary batteries) rose 48.81% over the last 6 months, for example.

But I agree that news about renewables goes unnoticed. I only see news about renewables because I actively seek out channels and websites that cover it. I wonder if it is because most companies in the industry are Chinese and don't focus on PR in the West as AI companies do.

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upvoteby feelamee3 hours ago|
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why is it? of course now this is true. But people investing money in the future of AI, a future where AI can produce an enormous amount of goods.
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upvoteby mrhottakes3 hours ago|
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When will AI start producing goods?
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upvoteby onionisafruit3 hours ago|
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Claude, Gemini and Grok are all doing shifts at Little Debbie’s making Swiss Rolls
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upvoteby mrhottakes3 hours ago|
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Finally, AI has become useful!
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upvoteby tootie2 hours ago|
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AI is enough of an issue. As fast as we are adding renewable capacity, demand is also growing extremely fast. We're chasing a rapidly moving target. And we're stuck in an adverse political climate for the time being as well.
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upvoteby toomuchtodo4 hours ago|
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Nailed it. Solar, wind, and batteries are going to be the predominant form of generation in a decade, but there is no speculative benefit, so it’ll happen silently.
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upvoteby ajross3 hours ago|
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To be fair (and, somewhat ironically, rationally detached libertarian) that's the way it's supposed to be. We don't develop and deploy technology to make a bunch of too-online nerds rich. We develop and deploy technology to make everyone's lives better by providing goods at lower expense and lower externalized cost.
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