What energy sector will take over when fossil fuels stop?
Not what you want, but what makes sense for our power needs.
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DunningKruger · 61-69, M
Our future energy needs will likely be met by a combination of those and other technologies. The biggest limiting factor at the moment, however, is storage of energy, which is especially an issue when dealing with renewables.
Although the joke has been that fusion is just 20 or 30 years away for the past 50 or 60 years, there have been some recent developments in that field that make me hopeful we might actually see commercial fusion reactors in our lifetime, so there's that.
Then again, we're entering into a period of maximum solar activity, so it's possible that a stray solar flare will toss us all back to the stone age. I guess we'll see.
Although the joke has been that fusion is just 20 or 30 years away for the past 50 or 60 years, there have been some recent developments in that field that make me hopeful we might actually see commercial fusion reactors in our lifetime, so there's that.
Then again, we're entering into a period of maximum solar activity, so it's possible that a stray solar flare will toss us all back to the stone age. I guess we'll see.