Other then that, there are only one way we can generate enough energy for our TRUE needs and that is solar power (which includes wind by the way)

It is just that we simply can't continue at our current level of energy usage. Basically, we used up 300 million years of solar energy stored as oil in 150 years. We simply can not glass over (mirrors) and area large enough or proces enough silicium to install enough solar power in the next 50 years.

But the best point is that we also don't have too !

Pretty large savings can be had by simple modifications in our way of living. Hell, if our grandparents could live of an energy diet that was only 10% of the "bare necessity" today then why can't we make a significant reduction in the same time span of 50 years ?

The biggest problem is that we THINK we need to spend large amounts of energy ... or else the sky will come falling down.

And I'm not only talking about it. I was forced to ditch my car and my energy consumption has now been reduced by just over 10.000 kWh. It was just over 12.500 kWh and now it is 2500 kWh or 20%. And I can't say that my life has changed that much in quality at all. When I transport my boat I lend a car from a friend or my parents; it is only a few times a year at max. For all my other needs I'm well cater for by public transport like trains (another good infratruction in the Netherlands) and bicycles.

Interestingly enough, over the next few year the Dutch will have installed 1000 MW or wind power on the north sea or 10% of the demand for the whole of the Netherlands. With this ratio I'm personally only using 10% the amount of fossile fuel that I was a year ago. We a large section of the populace does this then we have just expanded a 50 year oil span into 500 years; although installing the other 10% or renewables is still the really smart thing to do.

Wouter