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And electricity usage is only a minor part of CO2 production. Primary energy usage in Germany is split 25% is electricity, 25% is traffic and 50% is heating an
by KingOfCoders 3y ago
And electricity usage is only a minor part of CO2 production.
Primary energy usage in Germany is split 25% is electricity, 25% is traffic and 50% is heating and cooling.
As proven by the article the whole discussion is a huge red herring.
Amdahl's law applies [0], if I reduce CO2 from electricity production by 50%, my overall reduction is only 12.5%
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl%27s_law
- hef19898 3y agoSee, that is why the switch to heat pumps for heating makes sonmuch sense: you can store oversupply of renewable electricy in the form of hot water, cutting down significantly on the CO2 emissions currently produced by heating with oil and gas.
- KingOfCoders 3y agoYes.
- sergiosgc 3y agoObviously these aren't independent domains. Make electricity cheap and it takes over the other energy domains. Heat pumps for heating, BEV/hydrogen for transportation.