Yep, definitely not usable for a decentralized power grid. All those wasted PV cells on all those homes which now generate most of their used electricity themselves. Too bad that doesn’t work.
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0x0@programming.dev 1 month ago
Meh… this only makes sense in giant installations on the far side of the moon, then laser down the power.
Covering the world in solar panels… not so much.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 1 month ago
ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
A bit more than half of the land used to grow corn for ethanol in the USA, is needed for a photovoltaic system to power the entire country according to Prof. Mark Z Jacobson (who calculated it according to 2050 energy needs after full electrification).