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3 November 2008

David MacKayKorrents 3 Nov 2008

From one piece Sustainable Energy — without the hot air 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Solar thermal water heating is a practical technology that works in most of the world.

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

Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk
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Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.

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Just 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
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Photovoltaic panels will keep getting cheaper and less energy-intensive to manufacture over time.

solarenergy

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I 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

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