English - Philosopher | April 22, 1967 -
The only thing that really scales up apart from nuclear is solar power from other people's deserts.
David J. C. MacKay
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To have constructive conversations about the world's energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers.
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The United States consumes power per land-area at a rate three times the average. Even though they are more energy efficient, densely populated industrial countries like Germany, Britain and Japan have even bigger power consumption per area.
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Fridges can be modified to nudge their internal thermostats up and down just a little in response to the main's frequency in such a way that, without ever jeopardising the temperature of your butter, they tend to take power at times that help the grid.
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Fusion power is speculative and experimental. I think it is reckless to assume that the fusion problem will be cracked, but I'm happy to estimate how much power fusion could deliver, if the problems are cracked.
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