A friend of mine called a few days ago asking for advice on the following: what are the principal reasons that Myanmar might want renewable energy, especially energy that is produced from MSW (municipal solid waste)? Apparently, he’ll soon have …
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Bringing Renewable Energy to the Third World Can Mean Leap-Frogging Over a Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
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Addressing the World's Energy Needs — Especially Those That Are Most Pressing
Here’s an article that wrestles with the confusion surrounding the idea that the entire world’s energy demand could be supplied with PV on 1% of the Earth’s surface. (By my quick calcs, btw, this is true. 1% of the surface …
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