PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 2 months agoIf we switched to renewable energyponder.catimagemessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down134cross-posted to: france@jlai.lu
arrow-up11.12Karrow-down1imageIf we switched to renewable energyponder.catPhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 2 months agomessage-square113fedilinkcross-posted to: france@jlai.lu
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoI’d assume this is true over any sufficiently long time horizon. I’d guess it’s like 20 years for a lotta stuff? i.e. short enough the average Lemming would benefit in their lifetime
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoMore like a year. A wind turbine, depending on size, position etc, generates the amount of power used in it’s construction within 2.5 - 11 months. Over it’s life cycle it generates about 40x the energy you put in.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIncredible, love it! Thanks for the bright fact :)
I’d assume this is true over any sufficiently long time horizon.
I’d guess it’s like 20 years for a lotta stuff? i.e. short enough the average Lemming would benefit in their lifetime
More like a year. A wind turbine, depending on size, position etc, generates the amount of power used in it’s construction within 2.5 - 11 months. Over it’s life cycle it generates about 40x the energy you put in.
Incredible, love it!
Thanks for the bright fact :)