The energy demand in developing countries like China and India is growing at a phenomenal pace. At the same time most countries are looking to reduce carbon emissions and their dependence on fossil fuels.
Unfortunately, there's no magical Scotty in engineering with the ability to bend the laws of physics and deliver that power without consequences. There is no perfect option.
I recently saw a documentary on nuclear energy called Pandora's Promise. It made a pretty compelling case for the nuclear option, but I wasn't completely convinced. So, I decided to find some data and look at it myself... because that's what analysts do.
"I envision a wide range of initiatives: more distributed power, expanded rooftop solar, micro-grids, an energy imbalance market, battery storage, the full integration of information technology and electrical distribution and millions of electric and low-carbon vehicles," Brown said in his speech in Sacramento.I hope the renewable technology exists to support those millions of vehicle's power needs, but I can't help but wonder if this goal may need to include nuclear power. Either way, it's commitments like this that will drive the research and development in both renewable and nuclear energy.
Big thanks and hugs to Andy Kriebel at VizWiz for his keen eye and suggestions on this viz. It is so incredibly helpful to get a kind editor look at your work and Andy's got a passion for Data Viz Done Right so his edits are right on the mark.