Renewable Energy is Not Limited to Solar Cells

Came across this article in the New Scientist. For those who haven't read it, the basic premise of the article is that so called "Renewable Energy" actually isn't due to the reliance on non-renewable and rare materials such as platinum and indium.

My first issue with the article is the sensationalist headline. To be honest I've not read a lot of New Scientist stuff, but this headline reeks of Tabloid sensationalism. The renewable energy sector is not limited to Solar Cells and hydrogen fuel cells. Technologies such as geo-thermal, solar-thermal, wind and wave based generation are out there producing power without the need for such rare elements.

which all leads into my second issue, this last paragraph:

"Renewable energy technologies remain the great hope for the future, and are guaranteed research funds in the short term. But unless a second generation of sustainable energy ideas based on truly sustainable resources is established, the renewable light could be in danger of dimming."

The whole article reeks of blatant sensationalism, it doesn't seem to reflect the reality of the renewable energy sector and indeed seems to be using a few high profile examples to tar the whole sector.