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@shackcat8265
February 18, 2025 at 7:14 am
Please explain the concept of ‘clean energy’.
@r4pids
February 18, 2025 at 8:02 am
Energy that doesn’t need a invasion
@lorenzoblum868
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 am
Every source of energy can be “clean ” or “dirty” depending how much ethics or corruption is invested in order to gain that energy regardless its origin ( nuke, oil, gas, coal, hydro, wind, solar, kinetic, magnetic….).
But what makes the “cleanliness” of the energy is also it’s usage. What’s the point having “green” energy if it going to be used to manufacture junk?
@BonnieShadow33
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 pm
Energy production that doesn’t pollute the environment.
@Souljourney22
February 18, 2025 at 7:30 am
The thing holding it back is the big oil companies and the national security state.
@lorenzoblum868
February 18, 2025 at 8:47 am
Big Oil is Big because of greed hence corruption and consumerism.
@BonnieShadow33
February 18, 2025 at 2:17 pm
What does big oil have to do with how electricity is conducted? Wind farms already exist. That electricity has to be conducted to the power grid in order for it to be used. Also, wouldn’t big oil want the electricity they produce to be carried more efficiently?
@Souljourney22
February 18, 2025 at 4:41 pm
@BonnieShadow33 we already have the means to do some really amazing things but all they’re all locked away in black projects. We are being held back by the security state.
@BonnieShadow33
February 18, 2025 at 5:19 pm
@@Souljourney22 You haven’t answered my questions, though.
@Souljourney22
February 18, 2025 at 7:02 pm
@@BonnieShadow33 I’m giving you the answer as to why it’s not possible with our current system. The things you speak of are possible for clean energy. We’re just not allowed to have it.
@LilOak
February 18, 2025 at 7:35 am
I know without watching, Big Oil.
@TheThagenesis
February 18, 2025 at 8:20 am
more like a sales pitch for grid operators
@lorenzoblum868
February 18, 2025 at 8:42 am
Consumerism.
There is no such thing as clean energy as long as there is greed, corruption and waste.
@thinkbeyond3457
February 18, 2025 at 8:04 am
So basically, it’s a sales pitch for his own company?
@YouTenaza
February 18, 2025 at 8:24 am
Literally. It’s just an add
@niccolom
February 18, 2025 at 11:21 am
Nothing wrong with that.
All cutting edge technologies are researched by companies.
I’d you want to hear the newest stuff, it has to be from companies talking about their work.
@YouTenaza
February 18, 2025 at 1:06 pm
@niccolom all technology is cutting edge according to their commercials. Any 5$ crap on temu is “cutting edge and military grade materials”. This is an ad.
@dougewald243
February 18, 2025 at 7:59 pm
Of course – as usual with TED.
@nathanjames1089
February 18, 2025 at 10:55 pm
There’s always a pitch but he has a point.
@AjayKumar-h7f5f
February 18, 2025 at 8:28 am
There is an actual science behind why some people manifest wealth effortlessly while others struggle for years. It’s not luck, it’s about how your subconscious interprets vibrational frequency. I never understood this until I read Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane. It breaks down the psychology behind manifestation in a way that finally made sense to me
@RajGhosh-nj2rm
February 18, 2025 at 8:28 am
I’ve been experimenting with manifestation techniques, and something strange keeps happening. When I focus more on the vibrational frequency instead of just positive thinking, things actually start manifesting. I just finished reading Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and it explains exactly why this happens. Has anyone else noticed this in their own life?
@shardatelang1369
February 18, 2025 at 8:28 am
I used to struggle with manifestation because I always focused on positive thinking but never saw results. This book changed my perspective completely. Once I started applying what it teaches about vibrational frequency, everything shifted. It explains why most people fail at manifestation without even realizing it. I highly recommend reading Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane
@dougewald243
February 18, 2025 at 8:00 pm
What does that have to do with this video?
@ThizzMarley
February 18, 2025 at 8:29 am
be brave burry the lines… how you going to talk about old tech and not talk about advantages of burring lines
@BonnieShadow33
February 18, 2025 at 2:26 pm
Please explain the advantages. And be sure you talk about the cost of digging while you’re at it.
@ThizzMarley
February 18, 2025 at 2:32 pm
@ an area the size of manhattan just burned because of the infrastructure he suggests retrofitting. It’s flawed …is that included in his cost .. and I own an excavator operation, the majority of my cost are permitting
@BonnieShadow33
February 18, 2025 at 3:39 pm
@@ThizzMarley I don’t know anything about the fire in Manhattan, so I don’t know the cause of the fire. But you still haven’t explained the advantages of burying power lines, much less how it’s cheaper than using current infrastructure (poles) and upgrading the capacity of the wires. I’m waiting.
@ThizzMarley
February 18, 2025 at 10:23 pm
@@BonnieShadow33 my point is his logic is flawed the cost is irrelevant if your solution doesn’t work long term the old infrastructure is the problem not the capacity your focused on the wrong thing
@ThizzMarley
February 18, 2025 at 10:32 pm
@@BonnieShadow33 the cost of rebuilding La would have been a fraction of the cost of burying lines or the fire cost of Santa Rosa fire alone which was confirmed from raised power lines would have covered retrofitting most of the high hazard areas In the state .. why are you so for increasing the capacity of failing infrastructure that compounds the problem … I’m waiting lol
@mindthreatx
February 18, 2025 at 8:31 am
The future would be full solar with off grid solution for every house by default.
@oletramekaf5603
February 19, 2025 at 8:04 pm
So, basically, northern countries should not use electricity during months of winter? I see…
@mindthreatx
February 19, 2025 at 9:02 pm
@@oletramekaf5603 well you won’t if you don’t have a storage solution obviously .
@oletramekaf5603
February 20, 2025 at 3:42 pm
@@mindthreatx Which presents another problem, ’cause batteries are very harmful to the environment.
We’ll never be fully covered without a grid.
@urbanstrencan
February 18, 2025 at 8:39 am
Great to see development on electric transfer side
@San-pv
February 18, 2025 at 9:36 am
i wish, we could suggest this in regions where they dont have enough budget to build the infrastructure from ground up, with some help, they can start with this setup, really helpful in improving the efficiency overall
@fintamaria2429
February 18, 2025 at 10:23 am
👏👏👏
@FutureMoneyx
February 18, 2025 at 10:44 am
Very interested
@DominionAnako-bb7ry
February 18, 2025 at 11:16 am
Unlocking clean energy is such an important topic! Clean energy sources like solar, wind, and hydro power are essential for a sustainable future. They help reduce our carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels. Investing in clean energy technology and supporting policies that promote renewable energy can make a big difference.
@niccolom
February 18, 2025 at 11:19 am
What’s holding back are those who have vested interests in fossil fuels.
It’s not about the technology, and it’s not even about the costs. It’s about the tens of millions who work in fossil fuel energy.
@BonnieShadow33
February 18, 2025 at 2:19 pm
Why wouldn’t big oil want their electricity to be transferred to the electrical companies and therefore to the consumers more efficiently?
@willhopwood1131
February 18, 2025 at 11:19 am
Just an advertisement for his company’s product.
@oletramekaf5603
February 19, 2025 at 8:02 pm
You don’t think the product delivers the benefits/advantages that he mentioned?
@willhopwood1131
February 20, 2025 at 9:34 am
@ that is not my point
@oletramekaf5603
February 20, 2025 at 3:49 pm
@ Isn’t it? I mean, if you agree that there are benefits for the product he delivers, then he presented something that is beneficial, making the video not “just an advertisement for his company’s product.” He’s doing more than just ‘selling’.
No one is denying the advertisement part. Some are not seeing more parts than just the advertisement part.
@Moocow4576
February 18, 2025 at 1:00 pm
And everyone would have to rewire their home, electric box, including insurance companies not insuring, at least not cheaply this new technology. So probably alot of barriers to entry, at least in the US. And terrible sales pitch.
@BonnieShadow33
February 18, 2025 at 2:24 pm
Huh? No they wouldn’t. Just because power lines are able to transfer x amount of electricity, that doesn’t mean the wires in your home have to transfer that amount. If your computer is designed to use a certain amount of electricity, the wires are built to safely transfer that amount, and that’s the amount they pull from the grid. Unless you’re drastically increasing the electricity you *use*, the wires in your home should be perfectly fine.
@tafsirdiallo
February 19, 2025 at 12:05 am
@@BonnieShadow33 Thank you! The concern is about making the “grid” more efficient, not changing building wiring. Losses are on the transmission lines.
@teyhoonboon5853
February 18, 2025 at 2:25 pm
Science is a powerful tool, creative and innovative technology can improve our daily life to become more safe, efficient and cost effective.
@dougewald243
February 18, 2025 at 8:08 pm
There’s no such thing a “clean energy.”
All energy production involves some kind of polluting process.
Building the facilities and equipment, transportation, etc all produce greenhouse gases and use large amounts petroleum and natural gas & will for a long time to come.
The more accurate nomenclature is “alternative energy.”
You’re talking about science – accuracy is important.
@simoneromeo5998
February 19, 2025 at 1:54 am
Congratulations! You just watched an 11-min advertisement!
@Ashortdude1
February 19, 2025 at 3:07 am
I mean people are saying this is an advertisement but that sort of detracts from the purpose here. He went on stage to inform the public on why this wire is important, calling to us to push regulation on better power infrastructure. His stake in his company doesn’t make his point moot, which is what I assume people are implying. In fact his call to action (10:07) doesn’t necessarily benefit his company since anyone can develop advanced conductors.
@tHebUm18
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 am
1. Neat
2. Someone should’ve told him a TED talk is about the idea, not increasing sales… unless they’re literally the only company in the world offering such improved lines, he should’ve shouted out competitors too
3. I’m skeptical about the costs–seems like a product that sells itself in his telling, but here he is at TED selling… I am skeptical that the unbelievably long wires are not an appreciable piece of the cost and his fancier wires cost meaningfully more when strung up for 100’s (or 1000’s) of miles factoring in multiple lines on a given project
@g00d-news
February 19, 2025 at 4:20 am
Interesting. But is this not already implemented in a kind of similar form?
@ronkirk5099
February 19, 2025 at 3:13 pm
What’s holding back clean energy? In the U.S. at least it is nonsense politics that see-saw back and forth between liberal (the green energy party) and conservatives with no long term strategy, just quarter to quarter profit taking. We are a national embarrassment.
@garethmorgan7393
February 21, 2025 at 4:17 am
It’s about time the old technology is replaced.
If a sales pitch isn’t made how else would we be finding out about new technology? Following that argument would result in nothing ever changing!
@philwelling7172
February 21, 2025 at 1:54 pm
Or I could put solar panels on my roof and a battery in my garage and go completely off-grid. Good bye to the grid 🙂