Enough sunlight lands on the Earth every 2 minutes to power humanity for a year [1]. ~500-600GW of solar will be deployed in 2024 globally, and we are accelerating to 1TW deployed annually [2].
Commerical nuclear fission is unviable at this point [3], even at nimble startups [4] [5], but proponents are free to argue in support of it to anyone who will still listen. Renewables and batteries have reached an escape velocity trajectory [6].
This global energy system will eliminate energy poverty in our lifetime, and like bankruptcy, it'll happen slowly, and then all of a sudden.
Commerical nuclear fission is unviable at this point [3], even at nimble startups [4] [5], but proponents are free to argue in support of it to anyone who will still listen. Renewables and batteries have reached an escape velocity trajectory [6].
This global energy system will eliminate energy poverty in our lifetime, and like bankruptcy, it'll happen slowly, and then all of a sudden.
[1] https://www.ku.ac.ae/two-minutes-of-sun-enough-to-power-a-ye...
[2] https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/12/25/all-i-want-for-christ...
[3] https://www.lazard.com/media/2ozoovyg/lazards-lcoeplus-april...
[4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38894631
[5] https://neutronbytes.com/2023/01/24/nuscales-smr-costs-hit-h...
[6] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37502924