Post by c2crusher on Oct 16, 2021 17:20:12 GMT
If the US was to switch to Green Energy with Wind and Solar only, as of today.
It would consume,
50% of Global Copper Production,
200% of Global Nickel Production,
2100% of Global Cobalt Production
Steve St. Angelo
How much more metal do we need to go totally green in the US by 2050 with wind and solar only?
We would need 5-10 more earths!
Steve explains how energy issues have historically impacted civilization. When a peak is reached the system becomes increasingly unstable. The system isn't designed to run at a high level and we are in a declining energy environment. It isn't easy to fix the energy problems because everything depends on fossil fuels which are becoming increasingly scarce. Many countries are considering returning to coal because of the lack of alternatives.
Green energy is not providing sufficient energy than was expected when it was designed. If the wind stops blowing or the sun stops shining then there are issues, particularly in winter. At best we can only store a fraction of green energy in batteries. We simply don't have enough metals for massive batteries. It takes a lot of resources to create and maintain wind energy systems. Most of these renewables energy systems have finite lives. Steve argues that most of these green solutions are only exacerbating the problems.
We're approaching the point of diminishing energy returns where every unit of energy costs a unit of energy to produce. Cheap and easy to obtain oil is becoming increasingly rare. We're seeing massive amounts of debt being created in an attempt to address these issues.
It always comes down to energy and Steve argues that it was a key factor even in Rome's collapse.
It would consume,
50% of Global Copper Production,
200% of Global Nickel Production,
2100% of Global Cobalt Production
Steve St. Angelo
How much more metal do we need to go totally green in the US by 2050 with wind and solar only?
We would need 5-10 more earths!
Steve explains how energy issues have historically impacted civilization. When a peak is reached the system becomes increasingly unstable. The system isn't designed to run at a high level and we are in a declining energy environment. It isn't easy to fix the energy problems because everything depends on fossil fuels which are becoming increasingly scarce. Many countries are considering returning to coal because of the lack of alternatives.
Green energy is not providing sufficient energy than was expected when it was designed. If the wind stops blowing or the sun stops shining then there are issues, particularly in winter. At best we can only store a fraction of green energy in batteries. We simply don't have enough metals for massive batteries. It takes a lot of resources to create and maintain wind energy systems. Most of these renewables energy systems have finite lives. Steve argues that most of these green solutions are only exacerbating the problems.
We're approaching the point of diminishing energy returns where every unit of energy costs a unit of energy to produce. Cheap and easy to obtain oil is becoming increasingly rare. We're seeing massive amounts of debt being created in an attempt to address these issues.
It always comes down to energy and Steve argues that it was a key factor even in Rome's collapse.
