In the future (40 years or so) do you think it would be possible to get about 60% of our energy during the day from solar? And what does the future look like for wind?

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Answer by Wawa
Wind power was growing fast until the present financial meltdown in 2008. When the economy starts moving again factories assembling wind turbines will be built in many more places and wind will become a larger source of energy. At present that’s only about 2 percent, but it will grow quickly when the money becomes available.
The Discovery Science Channel quoted some expert saying that if the potential for wind energy in the center of the US (Minnesota and Dakotas south to Texas) is harvested, it could power the entire USA.
That may not happen, but they could certainly supply enough energy for that part of the country. Likewise, the potential for solar energy in the Southwest is enormous. Most experts think the US in 40 years will be relying on a mixture of solar in southern states (Virginia to southern California), wind in the center, wind and biofuels on the east coast, hydroelectric in some areas also. With thin-film solar panels now, maybe more roofs will have solar panels and more future energy will in fact come from solar.
In my observation, projections about the future have always been wrong except for the prediction of global warming! Our future energy sources may be something we don’t imagine now, like algae farming, or the combination that most experts expect.

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