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David MacKay

What David MacKay thinks about solar

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Physicist. Professor at the University of Cambridge from 1995 to his death in 2016, Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change from 2009 to 2014. Wrote Sustainable Energy — without the hot air (2008), which he published free at withouthotair.com.

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3 dated positions, 2008, in their own words. Our reading of what David MacKay has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingPhotovoltaic panels will keep getting cheaper and less energy-intensive to manufacture over time.

    energy

    Their wordsI am sure that photovoltaic panels will become ever cheaper; I’m also sure that solar panels will become ever less energy-intensive to manufacture, so their energy yield ratio will improve.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk All 27 from this book

  3. Our readingEurope cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.

    energyEuropenuclear power

    Their wordsJust like Britain, Europe can’t live on its own renewables. So if the aim is to get off fossil fuels, Europe needs nuclear power, or solar power in other people’s deserts (as discussed on p179), or both.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk All 27 from this book

  5. Our readingSolar thermal water heating is a practical technology that works in most of the world.

    Their wordsSolar thermal water heaters are a no-brainer. They will work almost everywhere in the world.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk All 27 from this book