Monday, November 27, 2017

Technology: Geothermal Energy Generates Electricity 24/7 - 365 Days a Year

A Visual Lesson In Energy Density (Powerline)

The chart below, from Max Roser, the project director of the “Our World in Data” site housed at Oxford University, shows in two panels how more dense forms of electricity prevail in the real world. The neat thing about the chart is that it matches up electricity production with demand—specifically how many people the specific source can supply.