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A crash course in changing the world.
ACT3 - An Idea for Power (not mine though)
So I decided to re-watch "Zeitgeist: Addendum", although I've recently received a comment about it that it was childish and outdated. Oh well.
I was halfway through and I caught something that could really work. So I decided to revisit this ACT and post what I have learned.
Here's the link to the entire movie, but I'll be calling out the parts in which they take place. I might be regurgitating a lot, so bear with me.
The two most known sustainable energy forms are known as solar power and wind power. And many people underestimate the power of both.
Solar Power (1:17:42)
There is so much power in the sun that one hour at high noon has more power than the entire planet uses up in one year. We could sustain power for the entire planet forever if we could capture 0.01% of the energy the sun gave off. We only need to use technologies to match the amount of solar power that is available to us, which is virtually infinite.
Wind Power (1:18:18)
If we can fully integrate this technology in just 3 of the 50 states of the United States of America, we can power the entire nation (US Department of Energy, 2007).
Here are some more types of energy that are not very conventional, but prove to be super effective.
Tidal Power (1:18:44)
This energy cultivation can be achieved by placing turbines very much like wind turbines deep in the water facing the flow of water. This will provide energy for an infinite amount of time, seeing that tides are and will always continue. The United Kingdom is considering this form of energy, having concluded that there are 42 available spots in the water surrounding them, and they could get as much as 34% of all their power coming from tides.
Wave Power (1:19:06)
Much like Tidal power, there is a cultivation of energy on the surface of water. There is a possibility of 84,000 Tera watt/Hour (84 000 * 10^12 Watts) across the entire world, which so happens to about to half the planet's power usage.
These four energy grabbers, if used efficiently, can fuel the world forever. There would be no more need for fuel, coal, hydrogen, or other futile energy forms that not only pollute our planet, but also require energy to activate, aggravating the situation further.
But this technology surpa**** all of these methods put together.
Geothermal Power (1:19:51)
Achieved through "heat mining" and an addition of water, huge amounts of energy can be pulled out of the ground. It was found in 2006 that 13 000 Zeta Joules (one Zeta Joule is 1000000000000000000000 Joules) are contained in the Earth. We can potential farm two thousand of these Zeta Joules if we use correct technologies. Here's the kicker; the entire planet only uses HALF A ZETA JOULE a year. That means 4000 hours of power can be achieved by itself. Since the planet renews its heat constantly, there really is no end to the power.
The most beautiful thing is that hopefully, this energy comes without a price tag.
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Comment by Gabriel Martin on April 27, 2010 at 12:21am
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The sun strikes the earth with 5 pounds of force per day... how amazing is that!!
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Comment by Daniel Pisani on April 27, 2010 at 12:22am
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That's pretty insane man. I wonder how they figured that out lol
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Comment by Buffy B on April 27, 2010 at 12:31am
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+1 Spark for going back again and giving concise movie breakdown, well done!
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I had a rush of inspiration Buffy. I had to drop everything and just write this down.
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Comment by Iron Helix on April 27, 2010 at 3:16am
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These are the energy resources of the future. The question is how we get there.
Quote: The most beautiful thing is that hopefully, this energy comes without a price tag.
Of course, that's the issue. There will be a price tag. These technologies generally have a high upfront cost with return that's only worth the investment if considered on a large timescale. That of course can change, but frankly these technologies have been around for quite a while and improvements upon the return have been marginal.
Keep this in mind: 1 cubic mile of petroleum is burned every year on this planet. That single cubic mile is equivalent to these technologies. The current paradigm is dependent on a cubic mile of oil being available every year. One of the most shocking aspects of our oil dependency is food production. In developed countries, 10 petroleum calories are used to create 1 calorie of food. Issues like that are not directly addressed by the above-mentioned technology. That's not to say there wouldn't be solutions, but one shouldn't be assuaged to complacency because there are potential solutions. They aren't solutions unless they are implemented within a time frame that depletion of nonrenewable resources in and of itself does not become a reason that alternative energy resources are not adequately exploited.
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Comment by Ian Glidewell on April 27, 2010 at 7:07am
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"We only need to use technologies to match the amount of solar power that is available to us, which is virtually infinite."
Until the sun swallows our planet. :) But we'll have bigger problems both before and during the time of which that happens than silly 'ol power production. +1 for Knowledge Share.
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Comment by Edwige Lelievre on April 27, 2010 at 7:32am
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Geothermal power already exists, even if under-exploited because of the initial price. I have read that the country producing the most geothermal power is Indonesia with 27 gigawatts, but their are some in almost any region of the globe. In a city near where my parents live, 60000 people are heated thanks to geothermal power (there is a 70°celcius source behind Créteil). The airport of Orly is also planning to use geothermal power.
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@Iron Helix. I dream of a day that we no longer need money for anything. I really hope that one day, we can use the planet's resources strategically and logically without putting a monetary value to it. The problem is that big cooperations do not want this because it's, dare I say, SOCIALISM!!!
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