-
@ elsat
2024-09-16 15:26:32
Quiztime
Oil and gas
Oil and gas is naturally occurring. The prevalent worldview is that oil & gas has a biotic origin. There are real world examples of abiotic oil deposits, which proponents of the status quo have a difficult time reconciling.
Irregardless, when oil & gas is burned, it simply turns to plant food (carbon dioxide + water).
Oil and gas greens the Earth, and increases fertilization and agricultural crop yield across the globe.
The energy density of oil and gas is only surpassed by that of nuclear power.
Energy produced by oil and gas combustion is generally on-demand, reliable, economically storable & transportable.
Solar
The sun is an abudant energy source, which keeps Earth warm, and alive. Thank you sun 🌞!
With the exception of places such as the UK, where it is unclear if inhabitants have ever seen the sun, solar rays keep plants, animals, and humans happy & alive on most of planet Earth.
Inventions such as solar panels harness the sun's energy, and convert it to electricity.
Solar panels consist of silicon, rare earth metals, and require toxic metals.
Solar panels have an expected life of decades, are not readily or economically recyclable.
A very low solar energy density practically means that land is inefficiently utilized in solar energy production. Solar used on arable land can no longer be farmed, and where no plains exist solar is known to cause deforestation and landslides.
Solar energy is not reliable, not can it be summoned on demand. Solar energy is not economically storable, and is many cases is not produced at the point of demand.
Despite central planner mandates & subsidies in the US, the #EULAG and elsewhere, due to its intermittent nature, solar power cannot be counted on to replace reliable power generation in nuclear, hydro, or carbon fuel thermoelectric plants.
What this means is that solar does not replace, and yet ratheradds to reliable energy generation, as most people in the developed world would not be OK with having electricity for at most 1/3 of the day. This increases the price of electricity, which in turn increases energy poverty, and drives businesses to shut down manufacturing, or move to a more energy competitive jurisdiction.
The capital wasted by central planners could have been used to reduce burden on consumers, and businesses, or fund healthcare, infrastructure, or other services.
It should be noted that off grid applications where there is no grid, or energy alternatives can be massively useful for folks otherwise without electricity.
Which energy source would you consider renewable?