Energy Sprawl and Land Intensity
Study looks at the impact of new energy project on land use and nature in the United States. Biofuels have the highest land area impact, while nuclear has the lowest. Over 200,000 square kilometers of new land is likely to be needed to meet US energy demands by 2030. Of couse, energy conservation strategies can reduce these requirements. ...
... "Nuclear power (1.9–2.8 km2/TW hr/yr), coal (2.5–17.0 km2/TW hr/yr) and geothermal (1.0–13.9 km2/TW hr/yr) are the most compact by this metric. Conversely, biofuels (e.g., for corn ethanol 320–375 km2/TW hr/yr) and biomass burning of energy crops for electricity (433–654 km2/TW hr/yr) take the most space per unit power. Most renewable energy production techniques, like wind and solar power, have intermediate values of this metric. " ...Via PLoS ONE: Energy Sprawl in the United States of America
Energy Sprawl Q+A at Nature Conservancy.
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