Why Solar Will Beat EVERYTHING (And Elon's Secret Sauce)
“People should fully update their world views that solar is going to beat out everything. The solar wave is is exponential, right? People are really bad at like understanding where they sit on an exponential curve and then correctly projecting into the future.”
- Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries
Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries, challenges conventional wisdom, arguing that solar power is on an unstoppable exponential curve that will redefine our energy future. Discover his audacious plans for the Salton Sea, why Hyperloop failed, and the surprising lessons from industrial titans like Henry Kaiser and Elon Musk.
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Links from the creator� [Read] Ashlee Vance: Elon Musk |� [Read] Francis Spufford: Red plenty |� [Listen] Beneath the Surface, Episode 2 : Salton Sea |� [Read] Marc Reisner: Cadillac Desert |� [Read] Albert P. Heiner: Henry J. Kaiser |� [Read] Mark S. Foster: Henry Kaiser |� [Read] Ernest K. Gann: Fate is the Hunter |� [Read] Captain W. E. Johns: Biggles: The Camels are Coming |Full transcript on SubstackSpotifyApple PodcastsSubstack
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