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The transition to carbon free energy is in full swing

This new video elucidates why carbon capture/synthetic direct air capture & nuclear exacerbate climate, pollution, & energy security problems It also shows why they are not needed since we have a cost-saving solution that can be implemented quickly https://lnkd.in/gFKNvw76 @ResponsibleSci

The question should be: what is the most efficient sources of energy? That is based on energy density and lower land use. That is nuclear. Nuclear uses 31X less land than solar and 173X less land than wind. And Nuclear energy has 93 million times more energy than solar, and 373 million times more energy than onshore wind. Comparison of Energy density: grid solar, onshore wind, natural gas, & nuclear 1. Solar Energy: Energy Density is generally low, around 5-20 W/m² for photovoltaic panels. The advantages are clean, renewable, and low operational costs. Challenges are Intermittent, weather-dependent, and require large land areas. This measurement is watts/square meters of land use. 2. Onshore Wind: Energy Density: Low to moderate, typically 2-3 W/m² of land area—Advantages: Clean, renewable, no fuel costs—Challenges: Intermittency, visual impact, noise, bird/bat mortality. This measurement also measures watts/square meters of land use. 3. Natural Gas: Energy Density is high, about 53.6 MJ/kg (liquefied)—advantages: relatively clean-burning compared to coal, flexible power generation—challenges: non-renewable, CO2 emissions, methane leakage concerns. Natural gas produces much more electricity with a much smaller land footprint than solar or wind. Putting this into W/m squared, this value is about 800 to 1200 W/square meter in energy density. Requires up to eight acres per plant, per https://loom.ly/uO4BSag. 4. Nuclear: Energy Density is exceptionally high, about 80,620,000 MJ/kg for Uranium-235. Advantages include low carbon emissions, consistent baseload power, and a small land footprint. Challenges include high initial costs, radioactive waste management, and safety concerns. It can be considered 2500 to 3000 W/square meter in energy density. Requires much less land than wind or solar. https://loom.ly/X9gC0g0. A Nuclear plant requires about 1.3 square miles per GW of Energy, 31X less than solar, and 173X less than onshore wind farms. 5. To compare these values, we need to convert 2.m squared to MJ/Kg/day, where 1 W/m squared = .0864 MJ/m2/day. So, if we use 10 W/M squared for solar as an average value, this is 10X.0864=.864 for solar. Wind=2.5X.0864=.216. 6. My calculations converted watts per square meter into Megajoules/Kg/Day. 7. Natural gas has an astounding energy density—62 times greater than solar power and 248 times more than onshore wind. But the true powerhouse is nuclear energy, which boasts an incredible 93.31 million times more density than grid-sourced solar and an astonishing 373.24 million times more than wind energy. When we examine these figures, it becomes clear that harnessing these energy sources could unlock unparalleled potential for our energy future.

Want to be sustainable? To fuel not just the new age demands of EV and AI, but for low cost and low carbon emissions; we need to return to the original power source at its source, the Sun itself. The newest plants have little to zero waste and they need to be developed and produced. This is from an official government site highlighting most modern forms of energy.

It is also about creating community-based economies and cleaning up legacy industries' energy and pollution mitigation strategies... It is the future of energy!

Green transition. The future of Power Supply

Dr Fatih Birol hits the nail on the head in his interview with Financial Times' Alice Hancock when he says that Europe needs a “new industrial master plan.”   Energy should be at the core of a well-functioning single market and competitive industrial strategy.   Europe has been a leader on the climate agenda but to continue and accelerate the green transition we need to ensure climate policies go hand in hand with industrial policies.   By focusing on readily available solutions that increase energy efficiency and accelerate electrification, we can improve Europe’s competitiveness, increase demand for green technologies and help deliver an affordable, secure, and decarbonized future.   At Danfoss, we are ready to share our experience from around the world and help Europe build a better future. https://lnkd.in/dR9AAum2 #EnergyEfficiency #WhyEE #Electrificaiton #Decarbonization #SustainableFuture  

Clean Energy Is Not A Fairytale! Vortex-4-Fusion has the goal to make nuclear fusion a sustainable energy source for the future. Watch our new explainer video to find out how structured light can do that! #horizoneurope https://lnkd.in/gqbpnPBU

It's global emission reduction, stupid! Clean gridless CANDU cities. If we want to reduce global emissions we need approaches like the use of gridless CANDU reactors in the world's most polluting cities, this would help reduce global emissions!

🌈 15-minute read: Everything you need to know about achieving net-zero emissions through cost-effective innovations. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gJU6SMpj #ClimateChange #Sustainability #CarbonOffset #EnvironmentalScience #BillGates #ClimateAction