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Read this korrent: Space-based solar power will never supply electricity to Earth, because it is thousands of times too expensive.
Space-based solar power will never supply electricity to Earth, because it is thousands of times too expensive.
Last stated 7 years ago
20 Aug 2019
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the…
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. — tap to centre the map on it
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would…
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas. — tap to centre the map on it
After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the…
Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2015-08-10 — tap for who they are
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Ramez Naam — no longer holds since 2020-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. — tap to centre the map on it
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops…
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Average solar electricity prices in sunny parts of the world will fall to one or two cents per kwh by 2030 or 2035. — tap to centre the map on it
Average solar electricity prices in sunny parts of the world will fall to one or two cents per kwh by 2030 or 2035.
Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2020-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. — tap to centre the map on it
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Demand for electricity will rise to absorb far more solar than is currently considered feasible. — tap to centre the map on it
Demand for electricity will rise to absorb far more solar than is currently considered feasible.
Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2020-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts…
Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs. — tap to centre the map on it
Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off…
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses. — tap to centre the map on it
Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most…
Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity…
Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or…
Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank…
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before…
Last stated 5 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Last stated 11 months ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one…
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. — tap to centre the map on it
After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections…
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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Space-based solar power will never supply electricity to Earth, because it is thousands of times too expensive.
Last stated 20 Aug 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds CH Casey Handmer
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Same subject: solar, energy
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds CS Chris Smaje
Same subject: solar, energy
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Last stated 14 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
Same subject: solar, energy
After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas.
Last stated 14 May 2020 · 6 years ago
No longer holds Ramez Naam
Same subject: solar, energy
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.
Last stated 5 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald
Same subject: solar, energy
Average solar electricity prices in sunny parts of the world will fall to one or two cents per kwh by 2030 or 2035.
Last stated 14 May 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ramez Naam
Same subject: solar, energy
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds CH Casey HandmerHR Hannah Ritchie
Same subject: solar, energy
Demand for electricity will rise to absorb far more solar than is currently considered feasible.
Last stated 14 May 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ramez Naam
Same subject: solar, energy
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Last stated 3 Nov 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds DM David MacKay
Same subject: nuclear power
Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Same subject: nuclear power
Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 4 days ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: nuclear power
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds MH Molson Hart
Same subject: batteries
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds DP Dylan Patel
Same subject: batteries
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: batteries
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Last stated 2 Apr 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds BF Bjorn Fehrm
Same subject: data centers
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Last stated 11 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds AM Andy Masley
Same subject: data centers
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: data centers
After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again.
Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson