New Study Says We Could Be 100% Renewable Energy Reliant by 2030

A new study says that we could be 100% renewable energy reliant by 2030. Two U.S. researchers, Mark Delucchi and Mark Jacobson, believe that we could tap into ample natural resources to such an extent to completely power all homes, businesses and factories world-wide in less than 20 years.

The results of the study were published in a recent National Geographic article entitled, “Going ‘All the Way’ With Renewable Energy?”

So, just how can this leap occur? How is it possible that we can somehow pull a 360 degree turn from using coal, natural gas and oil as more than 80% of all energy, to going 100% renewable energy reliant?

The authors of the new study note that many new energy generating systems would have to be built. More precisely: 4 million 5-MW wind turbines, 90,000 300-MW large-scale solar plants, and 1.7 billion rooftop PV systems at 3 kW each. Notably, the study excludes biomass and carbon-free electricity generation, as those power plants rely on fossil fuels.

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