This is some cool stuff. I love seeing all the experiments in energy and different approaches being employed.
The truth is we need a lot more energy than we are presently producing. Each year we see increases. This is evidenced by the fact that fossil fuel usage still grows in spite of the incredible growth of renewables. We need all we can produce.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-56818538
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Energy was my favorite subject during engineering school. I did my final project on solar and a few others on nuclear too. It's still something that amazes me
This project is ver interesting and the device looks hella cool too lol
I hope it turns out as a reliable source in the future. We do need it.
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What are your thoughts on the next 10-15 years on energy?
Where do you see all this going since you obviously researched this in some detail?
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I believe there are two fronts of transformation: sources and distribution.
When it comes to sources I believe we'll continue to shift away from fossil fuel (although it will take some time to get rid of it completely) towards "green sources" such as solar, wind and nuclear. Natural Gas will aid the transition so maybe there will be an increase on that source before it decreases again. Some people say that hydrogen will get in the mix but I must admit I don't know much of what's going in that line of research. I also believe that biomass can make a comeback, even though it's been somewhat forgotten recently.
On the distribution front I believe decentralization is going to become a reality. Instead of huge, centralized power grids, we'll start to see smaller and more distributed ones.
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Very interesting viewpoints. Thanks for sharing them.
That mirrors some of what I uncovered. I, too, really dont know about hydrogen but it seems more are hyping it. This is nothing uncommon in the tech world so it isnt new to me. It is difficult to know what is really making progress and what is hype.
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The problem with fossil fuels is that it is more cost-effective in terms of energy. I doubt many 3rd world countries or even China will stop using it until renewables develop further and are competitive price-wise with fossil fuels.
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That is spot on. All the talk about renewables and the third world nations are not stopping their use of fossil fuel. In fact they depend upon them.
Time will get the cost down of renewables but not in the next couple years. The advancement is impressive but it is still rather slow if the goal is complete elimination.
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That's very accurate. We're shifting away from fossil but it's gonna be a while before they are gone for good. And, as you said, third world countries would be on the tail of that transition.
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