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To put this 78 TWh number into perspective, humanity consumed roughly 160,000 TWh in 2017. That's 0.005% of humanities total energy expenditure in 2017.
by reedf1 6y ago
To put this 78 TWh number into perspective, humanity consumed roughly 160,000 TWh in 2017. That's 0.005% of humanities total energy expenditure in 2017.
- CJefferson 6y agoFirstly 0.05% I think. Secondly, if you just compare to electricity output (25,000) you get to 0.3%, which puts it ahead of many countries.
- saddlerustle 6y ago78TWh is also about the annual electricity consumption of a couple large aluminum smelters.