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Breaking News - Northvolt have just announced that 1 600 jobs must go at the Skellefteå factory! I wonder what they'll do with all the housing that was built especially to accommodate the workforce that was 'needed'. I agree with you, Vic, that tidal energy is worth looking at more closely. The tides are reliant on the sun and the moon and they aren't going anywhere so they should be a constant, reliable source. Sweden doesn't have a great deal of tidal water so it's maybe not the best option here but the Faroe Islands (Denmark) are investing heavily in tidal energy, planting 'kites' on the ocean floor that then sway in the tidal waters just as real kites sway in the air. They are planning on being totally converted to tidal power by 2030 so that project is worth watching.

Ditto Canada. Our government is also pouring BILLIONS of dollars into foreign companies to build batteries but we are still to see production! or any significant improvement in battery technology that make EV's viable in our climate and geography. Steam and electricity were the automobile preferred means of power until gasoline/petrol took over, (gasoline/petrol was a discarded byproduct) when and if they improve EV's to be at least as practical in all environments, and not just city driving. Industry will be clamouring to build batteries and not having to be bribed too! I don't see ANY proposals for remote or emergency electrical generation that presently uses IC. I rely on my small IC generator for our power outages, especially at -40c or +30c! I can see small nuclear power packs! I still think tidal power is still the largest unharness source of global power! I do hope that the proposed Data Center is built, even if the employment numbers aren't as large as advertised, there is still construction and then maintenance.