| PEM vs. AEL in electrolysis: the iridium problem
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The world production of gold is 3,000 to 3,500 tons per year. For platinum, only 180 to 200 t/a. But now comes the over the top hammer: the world production of iridium is only 7 to 8 t/a.
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| About heating degree days in Obergurgl and cooling degree days in Manila
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Manila has 5,300 cooling degree days. If a house in Vienna without thermal insulation and single-pane glass is an extreme waste of energy, this would be twice as extreme in Obergurgl.
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| Exchange 70 m³ of water for 7 MWh of electricity
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Where could such an example come from? Tomato cultivation in Jordan. Jordan has only 63 m³ of renewable water per inhabitant per year.
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| Between the fronts: the hurray fans and the skeptics
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How do you discuss this with a hurray we are at 60% renewable energy fan? Completely impossible, you're classified as an enemy after the first sentence.
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| AI data centers in Earth orbit vs. energy-optimized settlement
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AI needs cheap electricity. Comparison between solar power on earth with energy-optimized residential areas, solar power in orbit and nuclear power plants.
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| Unified opinion of the elite
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The consensus of this elite is “the limits to growth” to teach the rabble to “save, restrict, renounce” so that there is enough left over for the elite.
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