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Listened to this yesterday. Super enjoyable. Made the point that electricity in the future will be consumed much closer geographically to where it is generated
by wesleyd 2y ago
Listened to this yesterday. Super enjoyable. Made the point that electricity in the future will be consumed much closer geographically to where it is generated than today - and so we probably don’t need huge interconnects - but much less close in time (because batteries).
- pfdietz 2y agoThis has considerable geopolitical implications. Fossil fuels are very mobile, so one can be flexible in siting energy-intensive industries. But in a solar world, heavy industry will be at those places with the best solar resource. If you live in a renewable energy armpit, like say the eastern parts of Europe, your heavy industry is out of luck.
- ragebol 2y ago> renewable energy armpit armpit? What is that supposed to mean exactly? (I consider myself a near native English speaker...) A bad place to be in I suppose, but never heard this phasing.
- __Joker 2y agoI assume least desirable place in this context. Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armpit https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armpit
- pfdietz 2y agoThat's right. It's one of the worst areas in the world for renewable energy. The solar resource is relatively bad, and away from coasts wind isn't great either.
- TSP00N3 2y agoI think usually it is “X is the armpit of Y”, for example NJ is the armpit of America: https://knowswhy.com/why-is-nj-called-the-armpit-of-america/ https://knowswhy.com/why-is-nj-called-the-armpit-of-america/