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Originally Posted by sendler
Dense energy surplus being the critical concept. The wishful thinking of the Roadmap to Renewables team determined that with all gains in efficiency in place from complete electrification and conversion to hydrogen, that the current USA primary energy consumption could be reduced from 3.1TW to 1.6TW. Further analysis determined that the best mix of solar, wind, hydro, and storage. would require 160,000 square miles of land and near shore area use and full power continent wide grid ties. So, while technically not impossible, all of this is highly infeasible. Things will be much smaller and simpler after the carbon pulse.
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Wars aren't feasible,but we muddle through and come out better than we were when we went in.
Coal's history.Even with zero emissions controls it cannot compete in the market against renewables.
Even natural gas has been eclipsed by renewables.
Now I admit,that if Barbie an Ken are going to continue to go shopping eleven times a day,in their full-size SUV,every day;then we probably aren't going to make it.
If Barbie and Ken ever decide that their lifestyle constitutes a deathstyle for the whole planet,then maybe we can get things off dead center.
Much of the US total electrical load is waste.As is liquid hydrocarbons,natural gas,etc..
I don't believe that we have to build out to our current 'waste' load.But some Americans are going to have to learn the meaning of 'no.'