Ofcourse, it's plainly obvious that those won't do by a long stretch, so then it DOES become important to know how much it can replace. Solar can't do it, not even a tenth of the required energy. Neither can wind. Or hydro.
So.... what's This Document saying then? (warning...PDF) It lists Denmark's wind power production in 2003 (page 3) as being enough to account for 20% of the energy usage in the country. That's a fifth of the energy, just from wind!
If we can come anywhere close to that with solar or another renewable, then we're getting close to the halfway mark, which would be excellent.
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Ofcourse, it's plainly obvious that those won't do by a long stretch, so then it DOES become important to know how much it can replace. Solar can't do it, not even a tenth of the required energy. Neither can wind. Or hydro.
So.... what's This Document saying then? (warning...PDF) It lists Denmark's wind power production in 2003 (page 3) as being enough to account for 20% of the energy usage in the country. That's a fifth of the energy, just from wind!
If we can come anywhere close to that with solar or another renewable, then we're getting close to the halfway mark, which would be excellent.
Actually, in Finland, they DO give out speeding tickets proportional to the offender's income. See this:
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Thats a lot of money for going ~15 over (in MPH).
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