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Why solar energy is vital for the energy transition - ELECTRIFYING
Climate change has already severely and drastically impacted the world we live in. Natural disasters, misaligned temperatures, and mass extinction of animal species are occurring at an unprecedented pace. In light of this, the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is essential and, some may argue, inevitable. Solar energy is one of the low-carbon energy sources that can help the transition towards becoming carbon-neutral.
Why solar energy is vital for the energy transition - ELECTRIFYING
Electrifying is a blog founded by Markus Dirnbacher & Michael Bürger to provide useful, critically looked at, and up to date content about the central subject renewable energy, including all different kinds of sustainable energy sources and thereof originating technologies and business opportunities, all with a scientific touch. The Co-Founding Team has always striven for excellence, that will not be any different with their latest project, this blog.
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Markus, if I'm looking for the most cost-effective SUV for my family, would I bother considering a Bentley Bentayga (MSRP $160,000)? It's a beautiful vehicle, and would certainly impress clients and friends. But if my goal is to get my kids to school and soccer practice on time, and to still have enough money left to pay my exorbitant electricity bill, I'd more likely be looking at the Ford Escape ($25,500) or the Nissan Rogue ($26,600) to get the job done.
Similarly, your graph shows that countries have spent a lot of money on solar energy. But has it been a cost-effective investment? You tell me:
Though there's a label for "Solar" on the above graph, it's contribution to global primary energy is invisible. Negligible. Useless, for the purpose of displacing fossil fossils making up >80% of the world's energy sources.
I think it's time for the earnest advocates of solar energy to accept that simply because the sun occasionally radiates a tiny bit of energy nearly everywhere on earth doesn't make it a cost-effective investment; that when it comes to displacing oil, or coal, or gas, it's been a pathetic failure.
I think it's time to accept that there's no more time to waste.
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