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Sustainable energy without the hot air (2008)

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  1. seltzered_ · · focus · HN ↗
    This needs a 2008 tag.

    There was some rough discussion in 2025 about where Mackay&#x27;s models ended up being off: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bsky.app&#x2F;profile&#x2F;ketanjoshi.co&#x2F;post&#x2F;3lmdeoxe2pk2i" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bsky.app&#x2F;profile&#x2F;ketanjoshi.co&#x2F;post&#x2F;3lmdeoxe2pk2i

    And of course some credit that he was right on some technologies not making much sense like electric planes: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bsky.app&#x2F;profile&#x2F;thierryaaron.bsky.social&#x2F;post&#x2F;3mwjx64hwqk26" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bsky.app&#x2F;profile&#x2F;thierryaaron.bsky.social&#x2F;post&#x2F;3mwjx... referencing ch 5 pg 35 of &#x27;sustainability without the hot air&#x27;

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