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Wind, solar, and hydro don't have unlimited potential. They all asymptote out once you saturate the area. We're already noticing that wind farms can't be too c
by anonporridge 3y ago
Wind, solar, and hydro don't have unlimited potential. They all asymptote out once you saturate the area.
We're already noticing that wind farms can't be too close together, because upwind farms slow the wind, degrading the output of downwind farms. https://www.sustainability-times.com/low-carbon-energy/placing-wind-farms-too-close-together-isnt-a-good-idea/ https://www.sustainability-times.com/low-carbon-energy/placi...
Solar is limited by available surface area, but more importantly by environmental impact. You're going to start destroying ecosystems if you blanket the land with panels.
Hydro has been mostly tapped out for a long time. At least in the developed world, all the geography that can be dammed, has been. And even here, there's a strong push from environmental groups to destroy the dams to restore ecosystems disrupted.