Not so long ago, the French even thought paving their highways with solar panels was a good idea.
"It's too noisy, falling apart, and doesn't even collect enough solar energy," says PM. France's Sun Road, known locally as the Wattway - what, nobody thought of Voltabahn or Wattastrada? - was an "Experiment that seemed ingenious in its simplicity: fill a road with photovoltaic panels and let them passively soak up the rays as cars drive harmlessly above."
France's Sun Road is not an isolated bitter experience in dabbling in solar and other renewable energy sources.
"Despite huge investments in wind, solar and biofuel energy production capacity, Germany has not reduced CO2 emissions over the last 10 years. However, during the same period, its electricity prices have risen dramatically, significantly impacting factories, employment and poor families."
If voters ultimately approve a constitutional amendment - Question 6 - that would require wind and solar to provide 50% of the state's energy by 2030, "The consequences of this could be tragic for" the state, says Hoover Institution scholar Richard Epstein.
On average, says Forbes energy writer Michael Shellenberger, "Solar farms take 450 times more land than nuclear plants." Ivanpah is also an ecological menace.
One day solar and wind just might be the cheapest and most reliable energy sources.
https://issuesinsights.com/2019/08/20/the-truth-about-solar-power-good-for-virtue-signaling-and-not-much-else/
"It's too noisy, falling apart, and doesn't even collect enough solar energy," says PM. France's Sun Road, known locally as the Wattway - what, nobody thought of Voltabahn or Wattastrada? - was an "Experiment that seemed ingenious in its simplicity: fill a road with photovoltaic panels and let them passively soak up the rays as cars drive harmlessly above."
France's Sun Road is not an isolated bitter experience in dabbling in solar and other renewable energy sources.
"Despite huge investments in wind, solar and biofuel energy production capacity, Germany has not reduced CO2 emissions over the last 10 years. However, during the same period, its electricity prices have risen dramatically, significantly impacting factories, employment and poor families."
If voters ultimately approve a constitutional amendment - Question 6 - that would require wind and solar to provide 50% of the state's energy by 2030, "The consequences of this could be tragic for" the state, says Hoover Institution scholar Richard Epstein.
On average, says Forbes energy writer Michael Shellenberger, "Solar farms take 450 times more land than nuclear plants." Ivanpah is also an ecological menace.
One day solar and wind just might be the cheapest and most reliable energy sources.
https://issuesinsights.com/2019/08/20/the-truth-about-solar-power-good-for-virtue-signaling-and-not-much-else/
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