2020 Election MEGAthread

[douglas1999]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Actually the lack of infrastructure in the third world is a benefit for green energy: it can be generated at the point of use instead of requiring expensive maintenance on a national grid linking power stations to distant villages.

Yes, that sounds wonderful. What are the realities of actually making that happen? What sorts of resources have to be mined? What sorts of materials are required to manufacture solar panels? How much carbon is expelled by their manufacture? Making new forms of energy requires expenditure of currently available forms of energy; IE: fossil fuels. I agree, if you could magically teleport solar panels into rural african villages with the wave of a wand or stroke of a pen, it would be great.