pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 days agoTIL putting solar panels on land currently used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electricourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1853arrow-down114file-textcross-posted to: energie@feddit.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.worldelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1839arrow-down1external-linkTIL putting solar panels on land currently used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electricourworldindata.orgpdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 days agomessage-square117linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: energie@feddit.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.worldelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareResonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoI think people forget that if we build enough solar, we’ll have such an energy surplus that it’ll be essentially free to electrify stuff and use that energy. Losses from transformation and transmission go away as soon as the resource is unlimited.
I think people forget that if we build enough solar, we’ll have such an energy surplus that it’ll be essentially free to electrify stuff and use that energy.
Losses from transformation and transmission go away as soon as the resource is unlimited.