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Old 06-24-2017, 12:57 AM   #216 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Um nope - the map in my post shows the area needed to power the entire lower 48 states. Those three rectangles.


No, this one. Something funny about it. Annually, on the left in TW; total reserves in TW-yr. Everything lines up on a curve though so... Okay?

Does there not exist a reserve of tidal power that would be measured in TW-Myr?

If we replace coal completely with tidal power it would last 900/0.3=3000 years? If we increase tidal power 16/0.3=53.33-fold we could meet the 16TW goal?

There must be something wrong in there.