The detail that has stuck in my mind since the last time I read about this is:
Thermodynamically speaking, if you transmit electricity from outside the Earth onto the Earth – even if you do it perfectly efficiently – you are, by definition, heating the planet.
Based on that I concluded that it is superior to generate electricity with inputs that are already hitting the Earth… But I’d be very interested to learn more about this.
Thermodynamically speaking, if you transmit electricity from outside the Earth onto the Earth – even if you do it perfectly efficiently – you are, by definition, heating the planet.
Based on that I concluded that it is superior to generate electricity with inputs that are already hitting the Earth… But I’d be very interested to learn more about this.