Radulescu1999 t1_jaq5yy1 wrote on March 3, 2023 at 6:32 AM

Reply to comment by cryptosupercar in Electric world that kicks out fossil fuels will cost less than combustion economy. 30TW of wind and solar PV will take 0.2% of earth's surface. by DisasterousGiraffe

>The current petroleum product mix being consumed is 130,000 TWh of coal, oil, and gas. It’s growing at a rate of 1000 TWh per year.
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>Where does he get 30 TWh?

"Normally the consumption is given in TWh, which is an energy unit. One TW corresponds to 8,760 TWh per year."

130,000TWh/8760TWh = 14.84TW

30TW > 14.84 TW

cryptosupercar t1_jarcz09 wrote on March 3, 2023 at 2:42 PM

Thanks for the correction.