The CEO of Tesla and owner of X once again attracted attention for his optimistic statements about solar energy.
Elon Musk He is a technological eminence, not only for his vision of the technological world and large companies, but also for his global impact on international issues.
In that sense, the CEO of Tesla left his words about energy generation in the world and its possible alternatives. However, his entire opinion is based on a curious scale that was created more than 50 years ago.
Elon Musk stated that all energy can come from solar panels once the world understands the Kardashev scale. In fact, its goal is to obtain 3 GWh of energy for every 2.5 square kilometers. “Just do the math for solar power on Earth and you soon realize that a relatively small corner of Texas or New Mexico can easily supply all of the electricity in the United States,” the tycoon explained.
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What is the Kardashev scale
In 1964, Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev proposed the Kardashev scale measures the level of technological development of a civilization according to the amount of energy it is capable of using. In this way, the scales look like this:
- Level I: Planetary Civilization. They take advantage of all the energy on their planet.
- Level II: Stellar Civilization. They use all the energy of their star.
- Level III: Galactic Civilization. They control the energy of their entire galaxy.
Yes indeed, The planet right now is one step below level I and it is clear that Musk’s words are optimistic. However, it is true that the future is in solar energyand for that you have to combat certain problemssuch as how to maintain power generation on cloudy days or at night, as well as finding effective solutions to store large amounts of energy for use when there is no sun.
Source: Ambito
