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This is a very interesting point. I wonder how this restructuring to follow the energy would impact the efficiency of the relevant industries. In space as well
by civilized 5y ago
This is a very interesting point. I wonder how this restructuring to follow the energy would impact the efficiency of the relevant industries. In space as well as time, I would imagine - you could perhaps move a lot of energy-intensive stuff out into the deserts, right next to the solar arrays.
- icegreentea2 5y agoMost energy intensive work is also mass/volume intensive as well - as in it's producing something. Obvious exception is something like a data-center. Since transporting goods has a cost in itself, it'll probably continue to be cheaper to ship electricity across land, than to relocate plants (in general, there will always be exceptions), especially if we need big, efficient transmission to get energy from the desert into cities (cause those won't move) anyways.
- pfdietz 5y agoChile and Peru could be big winners. The Atacama Desert has the best solar resource on the planet.