The question is no longer how much renewable energy do we need but when will we reach 100 % renewable energy.
The European Wind Energy Association explains than wind energy can provide 45 % of our needs.
The International Solar Energy Society says that solar can produce 35 % of our needs.
When solar is producing 35 % of our need, we do not need to store solar electricity, because the solar energy production match the energy demand.
Hydropower will provide 10 % of the energy (it is already the case in many countries)
So there is only 10 % left to be produced by biomass, wave, tidal …
The scientists at 100%.org have computed what is the perfect mix for your country, have a look !
Go100percent.org list the communities, the cities, the companies which are already powered 100 % by renewable energy. I hope Steemit could belong to this list ! It servers should be powered by renewables or at least we could decarbonize Steemit.
10 % of electric cars would provide enough storage capacity for the whole grid.
The “renewable energy world” group on LinkedIn has 150 000 members, more than the total of Steemit members. I would like to meet other steemians interested by renewable energy and you are welcome to comment this post if you belong to the ecowarrior category. How can we use steem power to develop renewable energy faster ?
*A new democracy
*More renewable energy
*A better currency
*Free education
We have to progress on these 4 domains but the clock is running : demography, peak oil, climate change, pesticide and nuclear weapons are threatening our society.