President says "invest trillions of dollars in solar power now because"

[dominatrixjane]

President says "invest trillions of dollars in solar power now because"

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1-t...2030-french-president-emmanuel-macron-1822435

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...ros-for-solar-energy/articleshow/63255044.cms


President says

"invest trillions of dollars in solar power now

because"

Approximately 12000 TW (terrawatts) of energy

reaches the Earth from the Sun.

That is 1200000000000000 joules per minute

More energy reaches the earth from the sun in one day

than the whole world uses in one year.

so

yes

we could invest

trillions of dollars in solar power now

couldn't we?

 

[Blue]

Should've done 30 years ago. It's a bit late to reap the environmental benefits of switching to solar now.

 

[phrodeau]

Should've done 30 years ago. It's a bit late to reap the environmental benefits of switching to solar now.

We didn't have highly efficient solar tech then, thanks to the fossil fuel industry.

 

[Hypoxia]

Ban clothes driers. Hang your laundry on solar-powered clotheslines to dry. It's traditional and cheap.

Ban tanning salons. You want a tan? Stand out in the sun till you're toasted. It's traditional and cheap.

Ban electronic communications. Use solar-powered signal mirrors and carrier pigeons. Cheap and tasty.

Ban fueled cooking. Mandate solar ovens, and raw and/or sun-dried foods. Kill what you eat. Eat what you kill.

Ban fueled vehicles. Mandate wind-driven, or solar-electric, or pedaled, or slave- or beast-drawn carriage.

Ban wasteful solid buildings. Tents and caves are all you need. A large umbrella will fend off sun and rain.

Didn't you love that scene in IT'S A MAD, MAD WORLD where Jonathan Winters manually demolishes a gas station? A smart player would replace it with solar panels.

 

[dominatrixjane]

President says "invest trillions of dollars in solar power now because"

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1-t...2030-french-president-emmanuel-macron-1822435

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...ros-for-solar-energy/articleshow/63255044.cms


President says

"invest trillions of dollars in solar power now

because"

Approximately 12000 TW (terrawatts) of energy

reaches the Earth from the Sun.

That is 1200000000000000 joules per minute

More energy reaches the earth from the sun in one day

than the whole world uses in one year.

so

yes

we could invest

trillions of dollars in solar power now

couldn't we?

Scottish Power to invest in solar energy for the first time

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-to-invest-in-solar-energy-for-the-first-time

 

[dominatrixjane]

President says "invest trillions of dollars in solar power now because"

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1-t...2030-french-president-emmanuel-macron-1822435

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...ros-for-solar-energy/articleshow/63255044.cms


President says

"invest trillions of dollars in solar power now

because"

Approximately 12000 TW (terrawatts) of energy

reaches the Earth from the Sun.

That is 1200000000000000 joules per minute

More energy reaches the earth from the sun in one day

than the whole world uses in one year.

so

yes

we could invest

trillions of dollars in solar power now

couldn't we?

Bill Gates is backing a technology that concentrates sunlight to generate temperatures of 1,000 degrees. It looks like a mosaic of mirrors.

https://www.businessinsider.com/solar-power-heliogen-bill-gates-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-plus-sunlight-equals-hotter-solar-ovens-and-no-need-for-fossil-fuels






Solar farms can keep lights on even at night

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/24/solar-farms-keep-uk-lights-on-at-night




Cleantech Solar commissions rooftop solar PV in Malays

https://www.energyglobal.com/solar/25112019/cleantech-solar-commissions-rooftop-solar-pv-in-malays/





Tesla’s new Cybertruck could see range boosted by onboard solar panels

https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/11/25/teslas-new-cybertruck-could-see-range-boosted-by-onboard-solar-panels/





Scientists discover extraordinary way to turn normal windows into emission-free solar panels which can store energy for nearly TWO DECADES

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7648895/Breakthrough-turns-windows-solar-panels-stores-Suns-energy-nearly-TWO-DECADES.html





New hybrid device can both capture and store solar energy

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191120131309.htm





Remote Mine in Australia Pioneers Off-Grid Wind, Solar Power

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-20/remote-mine-in-australia-pioneers-off-grid-wind-solar-power





Uzbekistan commits to tender 900MW of solar power

https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/10/27/uzbekistan-commits-to-tender-900mw-of-solar-power/





Wind and Solar Power Have Become Amazingly Affordable

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-11-07/wind-and-solar-power-have-become-amazingly-affordable





The Air Force Wants To Beam Solar Power From Space Back to Earth

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a29687992/air-force-solar-power-space/





Sunflower-influenced solar panels ‘could harvest 400% more energy’

https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/11/13/sunflower-influenced-solar-panels-could-harvest-400-more-energy/





Bids have been received for what is set to become the world’s biggest solar power plant project covering 20 square kilometres of desert

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1588736/business-economy






Vermont letting homeowners sell solar power direct to business

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/11/22/vermont-letting-homesowners-sell-solar-power-direct-to-buiness/





A new type of hybrid colloidal quantum dot/organic solar cells

https://techxplore.com/news/2019-11-hybrid-colloidal-quantum-dotorganic-solar.html






Here's how a soybean field 40 miles east will power the City of Cincinnati

https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/11/21/solar-power-power-cincinnati-city-hall/4264286002/






Cranberry farmers want to build solar panels over their bogs

https://apnews.com/6bbb08841ba14027825f0c9992307203





Billionaires invest in giant Australian solar farm to supply power to Singapore

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/20/billionaires-invest-in-giant-australian-solar-farm-to-supply-power-to-singapore

 

[Rightguide]

You mean President Shit Head of France, right?

 

[phrodeau]

You mean President Shit Head of France, right?

It sure wasn't President Shit Head of America.