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The other day, I watched this documentary on a huge off-shore wind project off the coast of the UK. It uses some of the largest windmills ever created. This pr
by kilroy123 5y ago
The other day, I watched this documentary on a huge off-shore wind project off the coast of the UK. It uses some of the largest windmills ever created.
This project has a mind-boggling amount of complexities and involved a special large ship, one of the only kinds of its type, to move things around—very impressive project.
It made me realize just how revolutionary solar is. Also, why it can compete and be so cheap compared to other forms of energy production.
You just put this almost magical thing on your roof, and it silently creates green renewable energy for decades. Power plants can be complex and expensive buildings. Solar is just stupidly simply.
- jvanderbot 5y agoI was told that an offshore oil exploration drilling operation costs as much as the most recent Mars rover mission ever will. When it comes to keeping the world moving, there's room for ungodly amounts of complexity. Solar cell installation is pretty easy, but there is some non-negligible complexity in producing them.