Ω 🌍 Gus PoseyFeb 21

RE: https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116109430224379547

So let me get this straight:

- Solar panels are more efficient and easier to install.
- They're becoming shockingly cheap, like TVs.
- They last much longer than expected.
- They provide unexpected environmental benefits.

That's a done deal.

#Solarpunk

Show threadlin11cFeb 21
@Gustodon
They don't require being connected to a grid, correct? That could be a real plus in the future world chaos. Don't need AI either. 😆
Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus PoseyFeb 21
@lin11c No grid required. Obviously people do both, but it's possible to be completely self-sufficient in terms of energy, or to have it as a backup, as you suggest, if the grid is destroyed.
Show threadlin11cFeb 21
@Gustodon
A more perfect energy solution has never existed! Why don't more people take advantage of this. Cities!
Show threadChao-c'Feb 21

@lin11c @Gustodon the only problem is, that in temperate climate zone, you have winter. During winter, the production goes as low as 10% and only for few hours per day.

Cloudy days and nights are mostly ok during summer, when the batteries can recharge only after few hours of sunlight.

This means, that we still need some backup sources during winter. And this is the only issue, because scalable long term accumulation is still not easy.

Show threadJonathan Hartley
@xChaos @lin11c @Gustodon You are right, of course. People will fight against sustainable energy use until the externalities eventually get so bad that the transition will force itself upon us, and at that point it will be a sudden, unplanned catastrophe, rather than the gradual planned transition we could afford to make if we start now.
Feb 21 at 6:33pmWeb