electricity is cool, but its not the only source of energy used in the country: fuel is also a source of energy and needs to be replaced. The amount of electricity consumed in France is about 470 Twh, and the amount of Joules used overall is equivalent to 1500 Twh, per year.
To be clear: you only need to replace the final energy from the fuel, not the primary energy. That’s a big deal, because it reduces the amount you need to replace sharply.
iraq_lobster@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
electricity is cool, but its not the only source of energy used in the country: fuel is also a source of energy and needs to be replaced. The amount of electricity consumed in France is about 470 Twh, and the amount of Joules used overall is equivalent to 1500 Twh, per year.
silence7@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
To be clear: you only need to replace the final energy from the fuel, not the primary energy. That’s a big deal, because it reduces the amount you need to replace sharply.
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
You need to replace the useful energy of the fuel and not the final nor the primary energy. For a combustion engine car the primary energy would be the energy in the oil, final energy would be the petrol you buy at the pump and useful energy the kinetic energy of the car. Since a combustion engine of a car is extremely inefficient, that makes a massive difference.