2026-09-25 18:16 UTC
The verbatims:
The first climate-tech category consists of low-carbon energy generating machines, including solar panels, wind turbines, and nuclear power plants. These energy sources produce electrical power with minimal carbon emissions. However, they are not problem-free or risk-free. Wind and solar power are intermittent, requiring energy storage (e.g., batteries) and a major grid overhaul.
And further down:
If solar, wind, and nuclear electricity generators won’t solve the climate problem, and fossil fuels have to be quickly phased out, where will we get our energy?
Next paragraph:
Instead, we can use energy from sunlight, wind, and flowing water, not just in high-tech ways—via photovoltaics, wind turbines, and hydroelectric dams—but in low-tech ways that entail less usage of mined materials. Low-Tech Magazine explores these options, including human-powered air compressors, sailing ships, practical household bike generators
Bit of a far cry from ‘the content is never implied’.
Replies (2)
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@solo@piefed.social 2026-09-25 18:30
Thank you, precisely my point. Nowhere does it say anything like or implying that ‘Wind is intermittent so it can’t be used’ nor that ‘Wind is intermittent so it can’t be used’ therefore we need ‘household bike generators
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@Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2026-09-25 20:42
You turned human-powered air compressors into household bike generators. One is a manual tire pump that has existed for generations, the other is a person-sized hamster wheel for the purposes of charging an e-bike.