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Kris De Decker: "Looking Back Towards a Human Powered Future"

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

CHAPTER

The Importance of Human Power

Solar power is not going to power a 19 terawatt global growing system, but it could in combination with human power provide energy and brain services. Historically, humans were the main source of mechanical energy. One human can generate more or less the same amount of power as a one square meter solar panel on a sunny day. And on a cloudy day, it's comparable to a much bigger solar panel. While humans are just like fossil fuels, they can produce power whenever it's necessary.

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