Energy Superabundance: How Cheap, Abundant Energy Will Shape Our Future - The CGO
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Energy Superabundance: How Cheap, Abundant Energy Will Shape Our Future - The CGO
Just imagine: what could humanity do with 2-3x the amount of electricity on today’s grid (what Seba calls “SuperPower”)? How about 10x? 100x?
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Have you heard of Solarpunk?
Being the opposite of cyberpunk, Solarpunk envisions a future where humans and nature live in harmony. It redesigns our cities to be accessible to all without the need for fossil fuel transportation and supplies abundant renewable energy.
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instagram.comBut the big picture question of how we orient ourselves is important. We shouldn’t be looking at our current energy usage and asking, “How can we get this much energy, but cleaner?” We should be looking at a 45-year energy diet and asking, “How can we use clean energy technology to shatter this barrier and open up incredible new vistas?”