Fuck Trump

They should just box and cut out the middle men.

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{ #sustainable } || source: planetgreeeen

From what I’ve read it would now take about 10,000 square miles total of solar power (that’s 100 miles by 100 miles) to power the entire United States via solar power. Standard sized greenhouse panels could be manufactured from recycled glass and recycled metal. One side of the panels could have a standard solar film on it. The other side could have a thermoelectric nanofilm that converts heat differences into electricity (known as the Seebeck effect). There’s a good chance even these films can be made from recycled plastic. A greenhouse would only rarely if ever be the same temperature as the outside so that means a near constant 24 hour electrical generation. I can only estimate when adding in the thermoelectric effect we are now talking about needing 5,000 square miles of greenhouses. If one factors in excess solar could be stored as hydrogen and burned at night, when outdoor temperatures are the coolest, creating a larger thermoelectric effect and some photovoltaic effect from the light coming from greenhouses we might only need 3,000 square miles of greenhouses. Now let us put that number in perspective. That’s roughly 60 square miles of greenhouses per state. It is also possible some other technology exists or that could be developed and incorporated into these greenhouses to reduce the amount of area needed. We’ve allowed some 2,200 square miles of Appalachian forest to be cleared for mountaintop coal removal. If we put solar/thermoelectric greenhouses on that already damaged land it would power everything east of the Mississippi River. We use over 30,000 square miles for corn production for ethanol. The overwhelming majority of that is not needed if we use our brains and continue to put solar panels directly on vehicles. Having those panels directly on vehicles allows both solar and hydrogen. The reality is the future is probably a combination of both. If you never leave the city then solar alone is fine. One could select to store zero hydrogen. If one wants to leave the city and drive all night it would be smart a few days before to select a solar/hybrid vehicle to store 25 lbs of hydrogen on board. That’s roughly the energy equivalent of 10 gallons of gas. Elon Musk last year talked about how we would need a 1 square mile battery to hold enough solar power to power the US. My response is yes, if you do it that way. To me the answer is about balance and having the right backup sources that can be brought online fast. If we create more night time consistent power then the amount of battery storage we will need will approach but never reach the limit of 0. We shouldn’t waste our money on batteries right now, when chances are what will exist in a few years will be way better. We are better off putting biofuel generators on hospital or school roofs and remotely starting them to keep the grid up during peak times. I say that because that will allow us to use equipment we already have until it breaks. That is a viable carbon neutral option that everyone already understands. As we grow a green grid the problem times and problematic locations will be clear. Every problem begs for a solution. If Reno consistently needs more power between 2 am and 4 am. Well then maybe we need to run a biofuel generator for a couple hours. Maybe we should run a hydrogen generator or a compressed air turbine for a few hours. Or maybe we build a solar/thermal electric greenhouse and light it up and warm it up with hydrogen lamps in the middle of the night. Not to mention adding so much greenhouse space could allow for the growing of specialty products and the growth of small businesses. Climate change is making outdoor growing even more difficult due to temperature and precipitation fluctuations. Greenhouses will allow some areas to remain productive that may otherwise become barren. Maybe someone could even put a handle on a prototype of one of these greenhouse panels so Bernie Sanders can schlep it all around Washington DC, the nation, and even the White House when he talks about the New Green Deal. Sources used: https://www.freeingenergy.com/how-much-solar-would-it-take-to-power-the-u-s/ #gnd #greennewdeal #aoc #bernie #berniesanders #greenpower #greengreenhouses