I’m and electrical engineer, specialized in power systems. I’ve read countless articles about those “IFs” for decades. Neither technology is new, but the non-technical writing keeps growing.
I’m a computer engineer (to wit: half an EE and aware of power systems tech), and have watched numerous “impossible” technologies on various fronts become mainstream given enough demand.
We’re engineers. We solve problems. Portable electricity storage is a particularly tough nut to crack, but we’re making progress on that one too.