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Handmer: Musk's Government Efficiency Work Will Be a Massive US Net Positive
“I think ultimately, I think history will show this is going to be a massive net positive for United States. You know, obviously there's going to be some mistakes and some struggles and pain along the way.”
Handmer: Humanity Will Solve the Global Energy Problem in the 2020s
“So I'm just very optimistic that we're going to solve the energy problem, you know, this decade.”
Handmer: Solar on 6% of Earth Could Provide US-Level Energy Globally
“In terms of energy we can give every man, woman, and child on Earth the amount of energy we enjoy here in the United States, which is about 20 barrels of oil per person per year with something like six percent of Earth's surface under solar, which is, It's a, …”
Handmer: Global Solar Panel Production Exceeds 1 TW, Growing 30-40% Annually
“There are factories worldwide now, now turning, churning out more than a terawatt of solar per year with no signs of slowing down. If anything, production is increasing to 30 to 40% per year, which is just Bananas.”
Handmer: Space-Based Solar Power Will Not Be Beamed to Earth Anytime Soon
“We will obviously have a lot of solar in space, but I think mostly it'll be for powering applications in space. I don't think people are going to be beaming power down from space to the earth anytime, anytime soon.”
Handmer: US Spends Less Than 0.1% of Health Budget on Anti-Aging
“We spend less than .1% of our national health budget on anti-aging research.”
Handmer: Solar Panels Convert Sunlight to Energy 100x More Efficiently Than Plants
“Converting sunlight into energy about a hundred times more efficiently than plants do, and electricity is quite a bit more useful than corn.”