Comments by "Kevin Hicks" (@Hickalum) on "The mind-blowing thing we get WRONG about energy" video.

  1. As “an engineer” you will know the loss of energy to heat in delivering renewable electricity is phenomenal … And all that heat contributes to global boiling.
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  2.  @poulhenne  ; Take an EV power by renewables for example … Wind turns a turbine + heat. Turbine turns a generator + heat. Generator makes ac electricity + heat. That is converted to DC (cuz the AC is the wrong frequency for transmission) plus heat. That DC is converted back to AC plus heat. That is transformed to 60,000 volts for power lines + heat. Electricity transmitted hundreds of miles to sub station + heat. Substation transforms it to 240 volts + heat. Car transforms it to 48 volts dc + heat. 48 volts charges battery + heat. Battery discharges into car motor + heat. Motor turns electricity into kinetic energy + heat. Which is nothing compared to the heat wasted and required to construct the turbine itself and the associated tons of concrete in the first place.
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  3. What total BS … When gas heats up your saucepan it is direct. Now let’s consider the induction job … Wind - rotation plus losses Rotation - AC electricity plus losses AC - DC electricity (the AC is the wrong frequency for transmission) plus losses That DC - AC that is the right frequency plus losses. That AC - Ultra high voltage AC for transmission plus losses. That AC is transmitted hundreds of miles plus losses. Then is converted to domestic voltage AC plus losses. Domestic AC is transmitted to homes plus losses … where finally it heats up your induction hob. If you want to power a car with it then … Convert the AC to DC to charge a battery plus losses. Convert the DC into chemical energy in a battery plus losses. Convert the chemical energy in the battery back to DC plus losses Convert the DC into circular motion plus losses. And btw … All those loses are heat that contributes to global boiling.
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