Is Green Energy REALLY green?

Solar panels, power walls, wind power... It's all about Renewable Energy! In fact, it's all being pushed to often insane degrees. So the question is: Just how 'green' is Green Energy? Is it gonna save us all from certain doom, climate change, and space invaders? Well... As usual, it's complicated. Let's take a deep dive into the fascinating (and sometimes confusing) world of Green Energy!

Links in the vid:

00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Solar Panels
01:28 - FREE Solar Panels
01:52 - Wind Farms
02:27 - The wind stopped
02:56 - Geothermal power
03:46 - Is there a solution?
04:13 - The Power Problem
05:09 - Hydropower
05:49 - The greenhouse gas issue
06:32 - Climate Change
07:26 - Geothermal revisited
07:26 - Wrapping up
08:31 - Your Green Story

[ssjlkrillin]

As an electrical engineer, I pointed out the gross inefficiencies of solar power generation [20% efficiency AT MOST], the inefficiencies of wind turbines [research the Betz's Law], as well as the grand irony of imposing electric vehicles upon a populace, convincing their owners of the wonderful "green" benefits, while hiding the ugly truth that the power needed to charge those vehicles derived mostly from coal-burning plants. Never mind that the energy needed to operate something as small as a Prius requires as much power as one's entire home [1 horsepower = ~750W]. Those lithium ion batteries are not recyclable and are a larger threat to the ecosystem than even diesel in some cases. The entire planet was pushed headlong into this green agenda without consulting those who should have the answers [engineers], yet the engineers are the ones stuck grappling with how to squeeze blood from a turnip regarding maximizing efficiency. Being as I work in power electronics, many designs for new converters are 'experimental', Chinese counterfeit parts are rampant, and many topologies and semiconductors have only been introduced to the market only a short 8 to 10 years ago, which is not long enough to gauge reliability in the long term. I say that as I have had a power supply failure in a flat screen TV that was not even three years old but was 'Energy Star' certified.

[curiositycloset]

Imagine being told by the government that they are to put countless billions in to one particular field. Its just more wealth transfer.

[JulianaBarembuem]

What a great explanation! I'm going with pink energy! Not sure what that is yet, but it's probably more useful than green as it is guilt-tripped into us! ;-)

[ethimself]

About 12 years ago I saw a DOC on similar to Geo Thermal. Someone was building a 2700 sq/ft house in Arizona and this was filmed and monitored by a curious research group. The house was well insulated and used Electric heat and AC for back up. What they did was to use a trench digger and dig a number of trenches about 4-5 feet deep. Then lay PCV or Stainless pipe in all of the trenches with Headers and more Headers connecting a piping into the house. End result - Even on the hottest days this system reduced the heating and cooling of this house by 70%. Why this has not caught on is beyond me.

[matthewwallace]

Meanwhile in California - where we have been putting up wind turbines since the 1980s: at this moment wind power is generating 4% of the electricity capacity in the electrical grid. (1907 MW from wind divided by 47, 161 MW total electrical capacity = 4%)


Last year during the Labor Day heat wave, electrical capacity was 55, 000 MW, demand was about 52, 000MW, wind was generating only about 1, 000MW. That's when Newsom said "Don't charge your electric car..."

To be fair, on average over the course of a year, wind supplies about 7% of the state's electricity.

This is more about collecting the subsidies than producing electricity.

[frankprestia]

Very nice explanation. I wish more people would take time out and do their own research.

[lyngruen]

I call 💩 💩 💩 😂
This world was created to function fine. Man has made a BIG MESS OF IT ALL!!!
Thanks Scottie .... have a blessed holiday season.
Stay well and be safe 🙏 ❤️
Texas Nana
Psalm 91

[canningpark]

Doctor told my friend who was involved in accident that he will die in 3 years time 5 years ago, but after 5 years my friend is still alive only to find out that the very doctor is Dead for some sickness 3 yeas ago.

[RetroCaptain]

Why did a music album (LP) cover come to mind as I listened?
The one in particular was by
Steely Dan
"The Royal Scam"
I was going to go with a Solar setup on my roof.
Buy the panels locally etc shaving a little off the cost.
Ouch they're much more expensive than I figured..then he tells me they're only good (basically long enough to almost pay for the panel cost but not the installation) and have to be replaced.
Scaaamm
We have wasted a lot of formerly arable farmland to "forests" of wind turbines that stand motionless half the time.
Also the families lost their farms and livelihoods.
There's a documentary about it.
I think it's called
A Bad Wind. TVO has it.

A bunch has become terrifically wealthy over this and more have been bent over.

[OlegFilippov-em]

Interesting point, Scottie thanks for work you do :)

[markmiller]

EVS are so horrifying as to the battery supply chain the must be banned.

[Apollo]

For those of you perusing the comments without watching the video:
The short answer is no.

[dnoordink]

I've had 3kW of solar for about 15 years now (cost me $6k AUD to install), and it has more than paid for itself in that time - especially now that electricity in Queensland, Australia is about 30c/kW. But I am thinking about upgrading the panels and the old ones are a concern.

[bigmam]

Thank you for this based view. Could you pls talk about this to the green party here in germany.

[martinhammett]

Seems a small mount of waste compared to the near 600 million tons of coal dug up & burnt once !

[orange]

In the 1970s, scientists said: a new ice age will occur within 20 years. 20 years passed and nothing happened. - In the 1990s, scientists said: global warming, the seas will rise 7 meters in 20 years. 20 years passed and nothing happened. - In 2020, the scientists said: a dangerous disease will wipe out half of humanity and nothing happened. 🤣🤣🤣

[aeneasgeorg]

Great video with some good information and comparisons. Another point...which could be in another video is the issue of bio-diversity. Where there are these massive solar farms, where the panels are sprayed a few times a year to keep algae from growing there is no biodiversity. The same goes for windfarms on land, especially in those places where forests are cut down to make room for them. Anyway, as you often say, "it is complicated".

[Kim_Anderzzon]

Most people talk about reducing carbondioxide. But I don't think it's a problem since cimpelling evidence suggests it's a good thing for both plants & animals. I think the big problem is all the poisons we're creating. I mean common, compare our cars to all volcano eruptions through time.

[Kim_Anderzzon]

Love your videos!
It's nice to listen to sane people

[handimanjay]

Puerto Rico is still trying to recover its solar energy lost in 2017 hurricanes. Texas lost how many people when a cold snap to wind and solar offline.
I have researched solar for my home. The $5000 in panels and equipment would cost at least $15, 000 to have it installed with no batteries. The break even on that is 5-7 years. I would still have to pay a monthly connection fee to the grid provider and in California you get little to nothing for any excess you provide to the grid. “Free” solar programs, power purchase agreements, have you sign an iron clad 20-25 year contract that is tied to your homes deed for easements to your property and roof and if you sell the buyer has to “qualify for” and sign a 29-25 year contract regardless of how long you’ve paid. At the end of the contract they’ll sell you the 20 year old equipment. They wanted $200 a month with an annual increase of 2-3%, that’s over $80k. You don’t get the tax credits, they do. You don’t get anything for excess energy, they do. You still pay a monthly connection fee to big electric and you own nothing of the equipment. California is proposing a solar tax now based on the size of your system. 🤷🏼‍♂️