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Old 08-05-2011, 09:14 AM   #1021
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Not exactly news that our current energy consumption growth rate is unsustainable, but here's a pretty need summary anyway. I at least was surprised by the numbers.

http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/...-scale-energy/

As a short paraphrase (capturing only a part of the whole thing), at current growth rate, in 400 years we could need to cover the whole surface of Earth (seas included) with 100% efficiency solar panels to satisfy our energy needs.
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