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  1. Nate M

    January 15, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    The only “clean energy” is nuclear energy

  2. ThinkTooMuch (b)

    January 15, 2023 at 1:43 pm

    Can’t wait to see more on these. Thank you! Please cover advances in energy saving tech like aerogel insulation and the ionocaloric cooling breakthrough at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

  3. Riley Mackillop

    January 15, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    I’m very keen for the aptera. A beautifully designed car that will give a new level of freedom in a car.

  4. Brent Schell

    January 15, 2023 at 1:48 pm

    We need to absorb many black holes to become relevant as we share all the knowledge that hasn’t dried out of existence yet

  5. CZARNYEU

    January 15, 2023 at 2:10 pm

    Clean Energy… this will be evolution not revolution ????
    Regards from Europe from my channel ????

  6. Hygienist Dentist

    January 15, 2023 at 2:11 pm

    Love this

  7. G V

    January 15, 2023 at 2:33 pm

    The breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion will be a game changer for the world!

  8. alimechs

    January 15, 2023 at 2:52 pm

    None of these

  9. hvx colors

    January 15, 2023 at 2:52 pm

    Fusion is the future and I think it will stay that for a loong time.

  10. Juan Lopez

    January 15, 2023 at 3:24 pm

    They all have potential! Fuse energy sounds promising but the investment might be to much and dangerous. We already have energy producers created by mother nature. How fast can a tornado; twisters, hurricanes spin a turbine. One past of these can produce enough megawatts for a month of energy.

    • Jamie Everett

      January 15, 2023 at 4:43 pm

      Fusion energy is not dangerous, it’s literally the holy grail of producing energy, it’s not possible for a runaway fusion reaction that can happen with traditional fission reactors, i.e. no meltdowns and the by product is helium, which as you may know is inert, it literally spits out party balloons 😉

  11. T. Wood

    January 15, 2023 at 3:41 pm

    HOW MANY LITHIUM MINES ARE BEING GENERATED IN 2023 ???

    • T. Wood

      January 15, 2023 at 3:45 pm

      The lithium mines are being veiled behind the curtain

    • Janus Gemini

      January 15, 2023 at 9:05 pm

      Salton Sea is already a man-made Biohazard, only fit to be a lithium mine. We already carve up the landscape for Gold, Coltan, Cobalt, Coal etc. Lithium batteries will not be the energy dense standard forever. You have a better solution, or just relapse on the Petroligarchy’s teat?

  12. sam griess

    January 15, 2023 at 3:54 pm

    been saying for years we need stronger magnets to fight the AI that take over the world

  13. Papa Pig

    January 15, 2023 at 3:55 pm

    Do sum reasearch. The states of South Australia and New South Wales are doing it NOW! using nearly aall just wind, solar and batteries. South Australia run 11 days 100 % on renewables. Keep the research going yes but we have the technology we need right now & it works.

    Why didn’t you state how many birds fossil fuels kill? You’re not being balanced, you’re repeating lies.

  14. Matt Pearson

    January 15, 2023 at 4:37 pm

    Exiting! But I miss the wave power plant Penguin from Wello oy.

  15. im a time traveler

    January 15, 2023 at 4:49 pm

    Thanks for the information great show ????

  16. Tom Waznis

    January 15, 2023 at 5:25 pm

    Nothing on Hydrogen.

  17. AndroidAndr3w

    January 15, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    Transparent solar will be great for all office buildings with glass facades.

  18. Nag

    January 15, 2023 at 6:38 pm

    Awesome ????

  19. phong911gt3

    January 15, 2023 at 8:29 pm

    We already have the technology to create an abundance of energy that is on 24/7 and carbon free. It doesn’t depend on the sun or the wind. It’s called a nuclear reactor. With current advancements they can now be made smaller and safer than before. Also in development is a nuclear reactor that can recycle nuclear waste. Nuclear is the way!

  20. Ben Brown

    January 15, 2023 at 10:13 pm

    I’d like to see some information about dramatic gains in residential energy efficiency…. something that makes concrete old tech… or that can store heat energy more directly than solar pv that then has be converted back to heat… residential phase changing walls… actually convenient vacuum tube solar cooking and domestic hot water.

  21. Gehrig Ornelas

    January 15, 2023 at 10:46 pm

    From these technologies the solar evs are definitely the biggest, though it’s a pity you left out their bidirectional charging capabilities which will help support the grid, as opposed to only draw from it. Disappointed you left out geothermal power like Quaise and EGS, HTC bioenergy
    MOE iron smelting, Lilacs direct carbon capture for cement manufacturing, and future feeds asparagopsis seaweed that cancels our ruminant methane emissions. All of these will prove far more important and on a much closer timeline than wave power, solar glass, and fusion.

    • Jon J

      January 16, 2023 at 10:37 pm

      Excellent comment. I will have to look into some of these.

  22. Unseen Abyss

    January 15, 2023 at 10:57 pm

    This technology appears to be worth something ????????

  23. Go To Guy

    January 15, 2023 at 11:06 pm

    Thorium

  24. Eli Moxley

    January 16, 2023 at 12:12 am

    Coal, oil, fission, and fusion. Not only are they reliable, but they are constant and consistent. No internment loss of power due to mother nature being depressed. Lithium and rare earth magents causes more destruction due to mining and creates a dangerous by product. Mercury leaks in solar panels cause cancer and mental development issues. These chemicals are hazardous for a reason. To think oil is worse is like having a dried prune in your head.

    Solar panels and turbines go out of use and hard to recycle. When a wind turbine is no longer used, it just sits as the fiberglass breaks off and pollutes the environment.

    Lithium, Mercury, and rare earth magents have a greater potential of running out then oil, which is created organically and plentiful. Because of “evil capitalism” and innovation, we no longer have the problems that our parents and grandparents, so on and so forth, once had with oil and coal.

    The so called man made carbon emissions have helped create more plant life as that’s what they breathe and eat.

    Mother nature will do what Mother nature has always done. Just ask the dinosaurs.

  25. Bear

    January 16, 2023 at 12:42 am

    Human population is the primary cause of climate change.

  26. Rod Araguz

    January 16, 2023 at 4:15 am

    Elon Musk says that a super tiny area of solar panels in the Sahara Desert is enough to power the whole Earth. So solar is the answer?

  27. Mr. Brown

    January 16, 2023 at 4:17 pm

    Amazing video and thank you for breaking it down!! Despite the economic downturn, I’m so happy ???? I have been earning $ 60, 000 returns from my $7, 000 investment every 12days

  28. RealLifeTech

    January 16, 2023 at 6:19 pm

    well every single one of these energy sources alone has the potential to supply all of humanities present and future energy needs. It’s not about choosing one over the other it’s about using them all together in an energy mix depending on the availability to supply quasi-infinite cheap and clean energy for every generation that comes.

  29. Peter Pitambar Pangerc

    January 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm

    ????????

  30. Joe Wyatt

    January 16, 2023 at 7:13 pm

    Since about half the world’s population lives within 200km of the coast, it would seem efforts to harness waves would be of great promise. They never turn off, produce no carbon emissions and no radioactive waste. Seems like combining solar/wind/wave is the best answer.

  31. Victor's Voice

    January 16, 2023 at 7:22 pm

    Tidal power is another type of energy generation from the seas.

  32. Neal MacDonald

    January 16, 2023 at 8:11 pm

    Build a wall meters above the water in front of the floaties to knock the tops off of storm waves so you can generate power in all weather, all the time.

  33. D. R.

    January 17, 2023 at 3:44 am

    you ask a question at the end but dont provide any numbers to compare between them !

  34. 平和

    January 17, 2023 at 10:13 am

    Very nice summary, thank you!

  35. The FPV Life

    January 17, 2023 at 2:28 pm

    With millions upon millions of automobiles throughout the world, polluting our atmosphere, I give the edge to Aptera. Having this sun give you approximately 2 gallons of gasoline for free each day is wonderful.

  36. Anas El Abboud

    January 17, 2023 at 10:04 pm

    the ones depending on ocean waves seem more promising than others

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