L1xs t1_irwp9d6 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM

Smooth brain here, besides solar panels why haven't Tulip-style wind generators caught on? Are they bad? I think wind generation all day and all night in my area when it is -30 and little to no sunlight would be either decent or better. How many tulips would you need to have in order to match solar?

routerg0d t1_irwvk74 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 5:17 PM

Build solar at the poles with proper transmission and you could power the world 24/7.

Geothermal with the new mmWave drills is the real answer here. This new drill can get down deeper and cheaper than conventional drills and makes it where you can build geothermal in any location. The best part is the drill produces its own casing as it goes down.

There are options other than nuclear that work 24/7 and have near zero risks.