I can forsee a time when thermal energy production on the planet might be limited by law to prevent global warming. By then the Earth will a "preserve" and most people will live off-world.
Harry On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:36:13 -0500: > Hi, > [snip] >>Solar energy striking the Earth's surface >>produces roughly 8.2 million quads per year, 20,500 times more than this. > > This figure is too high. The amount intercepted by the Earth is 5 million > quads > per annum above the atmosphere, and then some of this is directly reflected > back > into space by cloud cover. > Nevertheless, you are certainly correct that our current consumption pales by > comparison. > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >
