Well, Elon never said it was a plan. He just calculated that there are about 750 watts per square meter at the latitude of the middle of the US. The solar panels are about 20% efficient. So 1/5 of 750 is 150. The US needs about 1300 gigawatts of power. So divide that by 150
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Dome shaped homes use cellular concrete 20% with 80% air, which makes it a good insulator. In the Pine Ridge Reservation in S. Dakota. They founded “In Our Hands” non-profit. Short video. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1889790898142946?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Interesting way to deal with contaminated soil. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1612982489518498?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
There is an ocean of hydrogen under the surface of the Earth that can be harvested, enough for hundreds of years according to the U.S. Geological Survey, a federal agency. A min. YouTube video by the Electric Viking, Sam Evans.
This is IoT internet of things. You can turn something on or off from anywhere. You can schedule it to turn on or off at certain times. Says, “…made my life 1000 times easier.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kasa-smartplugs-sale_l_65dcb876e4b0e4346d533b5d/amp
Reconductoring: The Quick Way To Double Grid Capacity https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/24/reconductoring-the-quick-way-to-double-grid-capacity/
There is one issue that all nuclear plants have and that Sabine didn’t address, and that’s the huge consumption of water that all thermal plants have. Building nuclear or any thermal plants near a source of coolant water is necessary, and that can become a major conflict when most populated areas are also near water.
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Brian Tyler Cohen says, “Do you really trust someone who is not legally allowed to operate a business in New York to be able to run the entire country””
Michael Mann’s lawsuit victory over a million dollars in damages. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00396-y
30 Gigawatts! They say that that’s enough to power 18 million Indian homes. This will most likely be the biggest project in the world – for quite some time. It takes about 3 million solar panels per gigawatt, so if half the 30 GW is solar, that’s 45 million solar panels. The other 15GW would
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