Reply #62: I re-read my post and I did make that statement as to Solar Panel. [View All]

[happyslug]

But the article was in response to the third question of the previous post:

the question was:
#3 Can advanced and cheap solar systems be made fast enough to prevent a steam economy at the worst?

My answer was:

As to your third question. If you are looking at something to replace ALL oil and gas, the answer is NO. Some experts have said the Solar power needed to replace oil would have to cover almost all of the plant. It is NOT enough, but like Fission and Fusion power, solar and wind power will be part of the solution. Similar areas are needed for Crops to be used to make Ethanol, given this HUGE demand we will NOT produce enough Ethanol to replace oil. Ethanol will be part of the solution, but by itself it can NOT solve the problem of peak oil.

Thus my comments was directed to THAT QUESTION, i.e. can something be done within a reasonable time period. I am sorry for NOT saying so in the answer, but my comment was restricted by the issue of TIME. i.e. can it be done within the next 20 years? Given my previous comments on how long it takes to build any large infrastructure I do NOT think the amount needed can be built to offset peak oil. I regret NOT making that clear in that sentence, but it is just NOT possible for solar power to offset peak oil even under the best realistic optimistic plans for Solar.

I also wanted to make clear Steam will NOT be a replacement for oil and gasoline, which was the second purpose of my statement, attacking solar was NOT part of my sentence, just a statement that it will be part of the solution, steam, except for electrical generation, will NOT be part of the solution to the problem of what will replace oil.