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one state supplying the rest is not what you want, especially if there are chances that something will disturb that states grid. I remember the uni day discuss
by nudgeOrnurture 1y ago
one state supplying the rest is not what you want, especially if there are chances that something will disturb that states grid.
I remember the uni day discussions about Africa supplying the rest of the world with solar energy and that the material requirements for such an infrastructure should become a thing around 2025 - 2035 ... then someone explained climate change and hinted at the exponential function ...
back to topic: you'd have to maintain an "inert" backup, which isn't portfolio-communist-economically "viable". or you share the load "as much as necessary", which would still become an issue if any of the suppliers have a fallout ...
- hvb2 1y agoThat was a real plan https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec
- nudgeOrnurture 1y agoone of the projects listed is probably somewhere in my bookmarks. and AFAIK it still is a real plan but, officially, we are not where we wanted to be material science-wise ... heat, distances and batteries are still somewhat an issue, meaning, not efficient and cheap enough to be a no-brainer (despite already being a no-brainer but, you know, wolfs of the wall street bangers are super cool and smart and who wouldn't be partisan with leBuffets et al???)