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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes
So is a conversion with a solar array 5.5+0.2+0.6 or so?
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It would depend on the CO2 to produce the panels divided by the panels life expectancy or total lifetime power output.
I would guess at it being very close to the hydro figures and VERY far away from the coal figures.
Both solar and hydro produce little to no CO2 after initial installation. Whereas coal is a continuous high producer of CO2 for it's entire lifetime.
If only the room temperature super conductors could be used to create a transmission path that encircled the equator so that solar generated anywhere in the world could be used by the entire world. Making solar a base load supplier without the need for any sort of energy storage.
