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louGrinzo on September 10, 2007 - 11:30am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

One could ask basically the same question about the entire renewables category--no growth at all from 2050 to 2200 for solar, wind, wave, tidal, and geothermal? I could (almost) buy hydro, biomass, and biofuels topping out, for the commonly cited reasons, but not the others.

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Gilles on September 10, 2007 - 11:52am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Actually, in 2200, we'll have almost no fossil fuel at all: probably just a little dirty, expensive coal. Producing all kind of metals (steel, copper), silicon, concrete will be much more expensive than now. I suspect that windmills will again be made of wood, and produce mainly mechanical work to grind corn and pump water. We have really no good alternative to fossil fuels for some key usages !

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exsuburbanite on September 10, 2007 - 1:20pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

With all due respect. No one knows anything about what life will be like in 2200.

We have really no good alternative to fossil fuels for some key usages !

What? Really? The coal we burn now is burned to make electricity, which you can get from solar power; a great alternative to coal.

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