You didn't mention how we use solar to natural gas technology to make cattle feed in deserts. I honestly don't get the desire for "local" production. Why not import cattle feed from Australia?
Interesting that synthetic cattle feed is already in production!
Re importing synthetic feed, I'm all for whatever is cheapest and uses less land. But producing feed near the feedlot has some advantages since the cows can share land with the solar panels and shipping costs can be an issue. It mainly comes down to how much the shipping costs add to the price of synthetic feed. If the feed is bulky/perishable then it might make more sense to produce locally. If it's cheap to ship, then sunny places like Australia might be good places to produce feed.
In my estimation and I might be wrong on this but cattle feed is perishable but only as much as grains. We ship grains around the world already so I don't think that's a problem. Again I could be wrong on this. But yeah transporting natural gas can be a bitch.
Great piece on solar energy. I am a big believer that we best get our energy directly from the source: The Sun.
Most of our energy comes from the Sun already in the form of fossil fuels. Humanity has progress through multiple energy revolutions, each more efficient and less polluting than the last. I do wonder if Solar is the "endgame" (alongside nuclear).
You didn't mention how we use solar to natural gas technology to make cattle feed in deserts. I honestly don't get the desire for "local" production. Why not import cattle feed from Australia?
Interesting that synthetic cattle feed is already in production!
Re importing synthetic feed, I'm all for whatever is cheapest and uses less land. But producing feed near the feedlot has some advantages since the cows can share land with the solar panels and shipping costs can be an issue. It mainly comes down to how much the shipping costs add to the price of synthetic feed. If the feed is bulky/perishable then it might make more sense to produce locally. If it's cheap to ship, then sunny places like Australia might be good places to produce feed.
In my estimation and I might be wrong on this but cattle feed is perishable but only as much as grains. We ship grains around the world already so I don't think that's a problem. Again I could be wrong on this. But yeah transporting natural gas can be a bitch.
Great piece on solar energy. I am a big believer that we best get our energy directly from the source: The Sun.
Most of our energy comes from the Sun already in the form of fossil fuels. Humanity has progress through multiple energy revolutions, each more efficient and less polluting than the last. I do wonder if Solar is the "endgame" (alongside nuclear).