Generating Power: Which Method Is Best? Innovation Celebration podcast

Thomas and Angelica discuss why power is key to human flourishing, advantages and disadvantages to various methods of power generation, and exciting innovations in the field.

#powergeneration #energy #nuclearpower #hydroelectricpower

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction

1:58 The link between energy consumption and wealth, and efficiency properly understood

7:50 The real concerns of pollution and the environment

11:35 The problem with renewability

14:01 The importance of reliability

21:10 Nuclear power

32:19 Hydro and wind power

40:07 Geothermal power

43:01 Final comments

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Learn more about what we discuss in the show/our sources:

Solein: https://bigthink.com/health/protein-from-air/?fbclid=IwAR1o8BcXl31q3Xc76L1b9mYaoGJZU6nvIJEh92DlkqE4F2DkeoEECtNO4oQ

Energy density: https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Energy_density

MIT/Google simulator: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211209124258.htm

Hydrogen power: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/hydrogen/use-of-hydrogen.php

Pros and cons of hydropower: https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/hydropower/pros-cons-hydropower/

Nuclear energy vs fossil fuels: https://sciencing.com/about-6134607-nuclear-energy-vs--fossil-fuel.html

Advances in natural gas: https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/blog/2020/09/11/tech-breakthroughs-on-the-horizon-for-natural-gas-and-oil

Advancements in solar, wind, and others: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/five-sustainable-innovations-to-watch-in-2021/

Talk on nuclear power (focus on design improvements and political barriers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYlXY19I3c

Laser-powered nuclear fusion in Australia https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hb11-nuclear-fusion-is-using-super-powerful-lasers-to-create-clean-energy/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=27-10-2021

Bill Gates’s TerraPower nuclear power plants: https://www.freethink.com/technology/molten-salt-reactor

Chernobyl show review: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/12/chernobyl-by-craig-mazin/

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