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*Currently, we are Kardashev 0.7 or so, where 0.7 means 0.7%. [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-38351-y]. Projections state that it will take milennia to reach 1. | *Currently, we are Kardashev 0.7 or so, where 0.7 means 0.7%. Not. It is (Log of Power used-6)/10, meaning 1 is at 10^16 Watts.. [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-38351-y]. Projections state that it will take milennia to reach 1. | ||
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Scale of civilization's energy usage. The Earth is nowhere near tapping all of its available energy resources.
Kardashev Scale = 1 means that people on Earth are using all the energy that comes from the sun.
Type = 2 means we harness all the energy of a star, such as the Sun. We would need to encircle the sun, such as a swarm of orbits like the Dyson Sphere
Literature
- Currently, we are Kardashev 0.7 or so, where 0.7 means 0.7%. Not. It is (Log of Power used-6)/10, meaning 1 is at 10^16 Watts.. [1]. Projections state that it will take milennia to reach 1.