Thursday, July 24, 2025

Solar, ultimately

 

Elon Musk
@elonmusk
The math is obvious and unequivocal: ~100% of energy over time comes from the Sun. Everything else is a rounding error.


Penny2x
@imPenny2x
People forget that power is literally power. Whoever harnesses the most power from the sun, wins.
Jesse Peltan
@JessePeltan
People are starting to realize that China’s massive buildout of solar photovoltaics has nothing to do with climate change, and everything to do with tapping the resource that makes up >99.9% of Earth’s energy budget.


Chamath Palihapitiya
@chamath
China is not known for emotional decisions so take this at face value.




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