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We'd need two orders of magnitude more semiconductors than currently exist. We're already building them as fast as we can. Global energy use for heating: ~150
by starbase 3y ago
We'd need two orders of magnitude more semiconductors than currently exist. We're already building them as fast as we can.
Global energy use for heating: ~150 trillion kWh/year
Waste heat from semiconductors: ~1 trillion kWh/year
- RogerL 3y agoAsian countries are already struggling to keep up with energy demands of semiconductor factories. And then there are the other environmental impacts - waste chemicals, waster water, and greenhouse emissions.