Powering a Green Plant
Posted on November 4, 2009
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By Lauren Ellis
Scientific American, one of the oldest and most popular science magazines has recently come out with an interactive rich media feature: A Plan to Power 100% of the Planet with Renewables. According to the two scientists spearheading this radical new plan, wind, water, and solar technologies have the power to provide 100% of the world’s energy in 20 years.
Here are some of the key concepts:
- Supplies of wind and solar energy on accessible land dwarf the energy consumed by people around the globe.
- The plan calls for 3.8 million large wind turbines, 90,000 solar plants, and numerous geothermal, tidal and rooftop photovoltaic installations worldwide
- The cost of generating and transmitting power would be less than the projected cost per kilowatt-hour for fossil fuel and nuclear power
- Shortages of a few specialty materials, along with lack of political will loom as the greatest obstacles.
The web feature is chock full of images, interactive text, video testimonies from the authors, as well as profiles of the major energy sources at our disposal, the average cost breakdown per energy source, and what a green future in 2030 would look like contrasted to powered only by fossil fuels.
Check out the web version here to learn more!
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