Solar power expected to dominate electricity generation by 2050—even without more ambitious climate policies::In pursuit of the ambitious goal of reaching net-zero emissions, nations worldwide must expand their use of clean energy sources. In the case of solar energy, this change may already be upon us.

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    1 year ago

    Solar is pretty neat. Why aren't all new housing developments done with the roofs optimally positioned for solar panel use?

    We could have big south facing (or north facing for those down under) sections instead of a traditional gable roof.

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    This makes me wonder if we'll see a return to homes having DC for power instead of AC just to skip transforming DC to AC for homes that go totally off grid.

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        So the issue is that nothing wants the same DC level. You have one device that wants 12V, another that wants 48V, and another that wants 5V. You end up with layers of conversions that each take an efficiency hit. Better to have one AC line and convert at point of use like we do now.

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    1 year ago

    Doesn’t really matter for the environment if power demand also keeps growing at a similar pace…

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      1 year ago

      What do you mean? We totally don't have datacenters running AI models looking at purchasing small modular nuclear reactors just to run them.