Inflection Point (Paperback)

Langue : anglais

Edité par Rod Perry, 2026

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Paperback. In 2025, humanity crossed a threshold that will reshape civilization. For the first time in the industrial age, clean energy sources accounted for nearly all new electrical capacity globally, marking the peak and the beginning of the permanent, structural decline of fossil fuel generation. An inflection point from which there is no return. This book explains how we arrived at this historic turning point and why the transition is now unstoppable.The renewable revolution is not driven by environmental virtue or political mandates. It's not tree hugging or saving the earth. Instead, it's powered by fundamental economics. Solar power has become 41 percent cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel option globally, while onshore wind is 53 percent cheaper. These aren't theoretical projections, but market realities reflected in power purchase agreements signed worldwide. The economics follow Wright's Law; a principle discovered in 1936 showing that manufacturing costs decline predictably with production scale. For over four decades, solar panel prices have fallen 20 percent with each doubling of installed capacity. Wright's Law is how we got from room sized computers costs millions to smartphones costing hundreds.Fossil fuels can't compete economically because they are extracted, not manufactured, and their cost goes up as reserves are depleted.Inflection Point examines this global transition through multiple lenses: China's emergence as the renewable superpower, Europe's proven model for grid integration, America's fragmented but advancing approach, and the Global South's ability to leapfrog traditional energy infrastructure entirely. It explores political opposition head-on while exploring the technologies-from solar and wind to storage and smart grids-that make reliable, fully renewable power grids possible.The renewable future is not utopian fantasy but is the inevitable, logical endpoint of current trajectories: a world where electricity powers transportation, heating, industry, and agriculture; where air pollution deaths decline dramatically and where true energy independence reduces geopolitical tensions. The only choice is the timing of the transition.This is a book about beginning of the renewable energy age and why it cannot be stopped. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Titre
Inflection Point (Paperback)
Auteur
Rod Perry
Éditeur
Rod Perry
Année de publication
2026
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0990546519
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780990546511

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