Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX combined, had a round with Bill Gates, the founder of
the well-known company Microsoft. The subsequent talks between these two IT geniuses must have
created quite a stir on Twitter. It all began when Bill Gates said that Musk lacks the capacity
to create a solar farm large enough to power the whole United States. And even if Bill
Gates doesn’t believes in Musk's potential to that extent, he should have recognized
that Musk is a tech genius who can master any feed he wishes to venture into and even
do better, whereas Bill Gates specializes in software development and is not a master
of all – such as design, construction, fabrication, simulation, systems analysis, software development,
and optimization like Elon Musk – so you won't be wrong if you call Elon Musk a genius.
That's why we were suspicious when Bill Gates questioned Musk's abilities.
This sparked another concept in our minds: what if it had been Mark Zuckerberg who questioned
Musk's potential? How would the Twitter battle play out? Or will Mark be in a fight with
Musk, as the case of Bill Gates? We don't know the answer to this question,
but let's find out what transpired between Elon Musk and Bill Gate, and how Musk proved
to Bill Gate that he could genuinely power the whole United States with technology via
his crazy solar plan.
Welcome to Tech, in this video, we will show you how Elon Musk disregarded Bill gates opinion
by proving with a physical concept how he can power United States with his big solar
innovations If you're new here, we specially invite you
to join many of our lovely fans. Kindly subscribe and click on the notification bell; it motivates
us to produce more fantastic content like this, and you'll have a lifetime access to
all of our high-end tech videos.
If we look at the debate between Bill Gates and Elon Musk, we may conclude that Musk believes
that no one should challenge his technological breakthroughs since it must have been so unique
and exciting for him to discover during his quiet time.
Without physical proves, Musk believes that solar energy installed on a farm would be
capable of powering the whole United States. To support his claim, he said that establishing
a 100x100 mile patch in a desolate part of the nation would be the only method to provide
twenty-four hour energy. He made this intriguing statement on Twitter
in response to a user who highlighted that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, in this 2011
post, did not regard solar energy as the greatest source of electricity.
But Elon Musk replied saying that - “He’s def wrong – referring to Bill gate.
And then proceeded to demonstrate that his own solar power farm would be a Gigawatt per
square kilometer plant. And all he'll need is a 100-by-100-mile stretch of desert in
Arizona, Texas, or Utah that can function effectively and power the whole country.
Elon claims that; The farm would also have a one-square-mile battery pack that would
store energy for usage when the sun is not visible or when it is overcast. "The batteries
that would be required to store the energy to have a 24/7 power supply are one mile by
one-mile agricultural land, and that's one square mile," Musk remarked in 2017 at the
National Governors Association gathering. He went on to say that it's "a small square
on the map of the United States, and then there's a little pixel within there, and that's
the size of the battery pack that would be required for support, and this region is a
pretty little."
While Elon Musk's remark may seem appealing to many, it has some problems of its own.
For example, what happens if a natural disaster damages this area of solar panel? Also, will
individuals willingly give up their property and turn them to a solar farm? And that is
another issue that requires a response.
Musk has said several times that if the United States built a 10,000 square mile solar farm
in the southwest desert, it would undoubtedly be able to power the whole nation.
If we want to be in the same innovative shoes as Elon Musk, you know, like thinking in the
same tech frequency like him, we may conceive an idea like; Elon Musk may decide to make
sun rays concentrated to facilitate the radiative force of the sun's particles, this could be
achieved by using a convergence pan to collect sun rays from far in the sky, and direct the
rays towards the solar panels to get stronger sun intensity than the usual way normally
used. And if Musk considers this, it may be a turning point for Bill Gates to believe
in him and the strength of his invention; nevertheless, we haven't heard of Elon Musk
receiving any land in Texas to begin building of his solar farm. maybe, the US government
does not support Musk's ideas or objectives.
"If each panel is estimated to cost $250, the total cost is $767 billion," Modern Survival
noted. "In comparison, the government spent $3,600 billion in 2012." While Musk's concept
is pricey and somewhat unfeasible, it does demonstrate that the whole nation might be
powered by solar energy. He'd probably simply have to set up many farms around the nation
so that no one event could destroy the country's energy grid. However, given that the earth
may be in severe danger as a result of the climate catastrophe, are there any remedies
that could be too costly or impractical?
Again, we should consider supporting Musk rather than Bill Gate, because fossil fuels
are gradually depleting, which is why they are now very expensive, and even though they
are mostly used to power industrial engines, the carbon gas emitted from these combustion
engines pollutes our ecosystem and tampers with the earth's climate, so fossil fuels
aren't an option. Solar energy is one of the most widely used and dependable renewable
energy sources.
Some organizations have challenged Musk's concept, pointing out the apparent drawbacks
of concentrating the nation's entire supply of power in one location. You know, trying
to think of various assumptions like, what if the solar farm gets attacked by terrorists?
What if the weather suddenly changes and the location is engulfed in clouds for an extended
length of time? What if technology advances significantly after the big and costly project
is completed? While there are many doubts, one thing is clearly correct about Musk's
idea: a 10,000-square-mile solar panel installation in the desert would create enough electricity
to power America. Two independent institutions verified Musk's assertion and concluded that
he is correct. So, what about the solar grid system? Did
Elon Musk detest it, or is he considering it too?
The solar business has done an excellent job of persuading consumers that they do not need
energy storage, which has resulted in many customers declining to acquire storage. If
you can sell surplus daytime electricity to the grid and purchase it back at night (perhaps
at a lower price), the system is acting as a form of battery, although a poor one.
One issue is that the grid may fail, as demonstrated in California and Texas. If you only use grid-tied
solar, your electricity will go out at the same time as the rest of the grid, even if
your panels are fully charged. You can receive electricity even if no one else in the neighborhood
does, thanks to battery storage and solar panels that can disconnect from the grid.
Musk also mentioned the prospect of collaborating with utilities to utilize all of the battery
packs to assist the grid when it is in need of a boost. Individual consumers would have
to agree to be a part of this, but the final consequence is that a virtual power plant
may exist as part of the overall grid.
First and foremost, Elon has devised a method to integrate electric cars into the grid system
– but why does he intend to do so?
He claims that as a result, utilities will struggle to supply the grid. Many people believe
that this will not happen all of the time since most people charge EVs at night when
there is still a lot of free capacity on grids, but not all drivers will do this, so he may
be correct. If many EV owners don't use the grid because they have their own solar Plus
storage, while extra Powerwall capacity can stabilize the grid for individuals who don't
have their own utility, this can help to solve the problem.
Do you believe Musk was that impolite in his response to Bill Gate? According to your perspective.
Please do well to share your thoughts in the comment section below. Until next time, please
like, share, subscribe, and while you're still around why don’t you click on one of those
flashing videos on the screen for more content.