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		morsch on April 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Limits to green energy are becoming much clearer https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=+556.63+exajoules%2F%28... 1.6x total area of France Sources (these aren't great, feel free to substitute better numbers from better sources): 175 kWh/m2 per year: https://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/iss/kap_8/advanced/a8... About 550 Ej world primary energy usage: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265598/consumption-of-pr... Obviously this is ignoring energy storage etc etc

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