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"Energy Revolution? More like a Crawl" - Dr. Vaclav Smil

Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Renewables, batteries & storageClimate policy, solutions & debateEarth & energy (other)

What it is

Energy scholar Vaclav Smil argues that global energy transitions are slow and that renewable targets should not rest on wishful thinking. He appraises how energy dependencies are likely to change and asks for using much less.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a grounded, data-driven counter to hype about quick energy revolutions.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I really suggest watching this talk by Smil”

    Insightful talk on how little energy technology has changed

    Scea91, 2018-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Seaweed could be scrubbing more carbon from the atmosphere than expected (2017)”

  2. “Smil argues energy transitions are slow”

    tedsanders, 2017-05 · Recommendation · in “The Future of Energy Isn't Fossil Fuels or Renewables, It's Nuclear Fusion”

  3. “I encourage you to look at the work of Vaclav Smil”

    Vaclav Smil's view on clean energy

    lcamach84, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “How can we, as web professionals, help to make the web more energy efficient?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: vaclav smil, energy, renewables, fossil fuels, sustainability

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