What do you think the future of global society looks like?

[EricHiggin]

LegitHyperbole said:

BFR said:

We are at the early stages of a global boom in solar power:

Global solar growth is beating industry projections

Global solar installations are set to beat most industry forecasts, with 593 gigawatts (GW) expected to be added by the end of 2024, according to a new report by energy think tank Ember.

This is a 29% increase compared to the previous year, maintaining strong growth following an estimated 87% surge in 2023. 

“Yet again, solar power is growing faster than people expected, as it establishes itself as the cheapest source of electricity globally,” said Euan Graham, electricity data analyst at Ember.

Ember’s analysis also finds that solar capacity additions in 2024 will likely surpass the entire global increase – 540 GW – in coal power capacity since 2010. 

Who’s leading the solar growth

China, the US, India, Germany, and Brazil will account for 75% of global solar additions in 2024, according to Ember’s estimates. 

China continues to dominate in global solar capacity installations. In the first seven months of the year, it was up by 28% year-over-year. At this pace, China is expected to install 334 GW of solar capacity, making up 56% of global capacity additions for 2024. 

https://electrek.co/2024/09/19/global-solar-growth-is-on-track-for-another-record-breaking-year/

That's pretty epic. I seen something recently that if you covered a relatively small part of the US in Texas preferably you'd be able to power the whole country with current tech but that patch needed is getting smaller every year. Really cool but it's the batteries and storage that are the problem. Seen some cool ideas for power plants designed to hold renewable energy but there's nothing that's a proper solution.

Now, Nuclear. God I wish the powers that be would put some trust back in it and the new safer designs. 

An American company looking to mass manufacture miniature modular nuclear reactors. Cheap, safe, and clean.

They're designed in a manner so that the reactor literally can't melt down.