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NiuBiDaRen

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Looks like Korea didn't win this Squid Games but China still a contender...

But in all seriousness this is the reason I stated that solar will not solve the global energy crisis despite what Andrew would like everyone to believe... as EROEI keeps diminishing its going to become plenty apparent that solar was all smokes and mirrors from the get go, renewables will actually get MORE EXPENSIVE as the world scales it up, NOT CHEAPER.... and this is the essence of the Energy Trap (because right now renewables are ENERGY subsidized by the existing fossil fuel infrastructure, take that away and all the energy profits will be wiped out plus all projects go into the red )

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Can you stop using the word EROEI in every post you make? It's bloody annoying
 

NiuBiDaRen

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Soaring material costs, supply chain constraints, and intensified price competition are some of the reasons why LG Electronics Inc. will shutter its solar factory in Huntsville, Alabama, according to a company press release.

"The decision comes as uncertainties in the global solar panel business continue to increase due to a variety of contributing factors, including the intensification of price competition and the rising cost of raw materials," LG said.

Soaring commodity prices have sent solar-grade polysilicon prices up more than 550% in the last two years. Polysilicon is a critical raw material in producing solar photovoltaic cells for panels.

22/2/22
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Now just waiting for LG Chem to exit the battery business.

Heartbreak for young Koreans in 'Hell Joseon'. No matter how hard they work or study, things are stacked against them. China gonna eat South Korean hi-tech industries for lunch.

Kpop and Kdramas can only sustain Korean economy so much. Unless they pivot to Kporn like what Japan is doing now. Sad. I feel sorry for them, China is too much of a juggernaut
 

NiuBiDaRen

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台女星陈竹音放弃台湾户籍10天后成“祖国媳妇”,绿媒都惊了​

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Hot Taiwanese girl giving up Taiwan passport for China one

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Looks like Joey Wong

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MortyandRick

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Now just waiting for LG Chem to exit the battery business.

Heartbreak for young Koreans in 'Hell Joseon'. No matter how hard they work or study, things are stacked against them. China gonna eat South Korean hi-tech industries for lunch.

Kpop and Kdramas can only sustain Korean economy so much. Unless they pivot to Kporn like what Japan is doing now. Sad. I feel sorry for them, China is too much of a juggernaut
However they still have the entire Samsung electronics industry. That company generated about 20-25% of their GDP I was told
 

Red Moon

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No offence to Russia, but that's why I don't want the NS2 to work. It would wreck German Industry's competitiveness while also allowing China to capture Germany's market share.

In the green economy world, not using "environmental-friendly" energy sources is a death sentence. For the next 20 years, gas will be seen as an acceptable energy source for the green economy. So by losing that, Germany is only shooting itself in the foot.

Next step is for China to lock in more cheap long-term gas deals with Russia
Sabotaging cooperation between Germany and Russia is precisely the core of the Anglo-american agenda in Ukraine. For China, this cooperation is not problematic and is simply not needed for the sake of market shares.

China's exports are rapidly expanding, and this is partly at the expense of Germany. For example, auto exports more than doubled in 2021 and are still trending upward, while Germany's auto exports declined. In heavy equipment (excavators, etc), export were up somewhere around 70%.

The recent Inflation in both the Euro and the Dollar zones is doing it's job, while the gradual technological upgrading in China over the years has prepared for this.
 

Strangelove

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I am finding it quite strange as to how come the USA is failing this badly when it comes to military hardware. I thought super powers are supposed to be super careful when dealing with and maintaining equipment like this. Somehow, the idea that maybe China has an answer for every weapon in the US arsenal is starting to sound more and more likely and that the day that the USA finally engages in a real fight is the day that the USA will forever cease to be a global power

I would guess it's a combination of complacency and poor work ethics, they had it easy for 3 decades. The guys who sent Apollo to the moon have long retired or are dead, and the smart guys are in hedge funds. Those joining the military are drop outs, poor hispanics and newly arrived Filipinos who genetically excel at following orders/being servants/fodder.

Whether it's that woman faking testing data for the submarine steel or Boeing engineers outsourcing the MAX flight software to Indians, it's all part of a downward trajactory of an entitled complacent degenerate generation milking the last drops of what their granddads did, before the house of cards comes down crashing.
 

Fedupwithlies

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I would guess it's a combination of complacency and poor work ethics, they had it easy for 3 decades. The guys who sent Apollo to the moon have long retired or are dead, and the smart guys are in hedge funds. Those joining the military are drop outs, poor hispanics and newly arrived Filipinos who genetically excel at following orders/being servants/fodder.

Whether it's that woman faking testing data for the submarine steel or Boeing engineers outsourceing the MAX flight software to Indians, it's all part of a downward trajactory of an entitled complacent degenerate generation milking the last drops of what their granddads did, before the house of cards comes down crashing.

My thoughts exactly

 
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