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The energy gap left by declining fossil Solar fuels may be filled by alternative sources of energy. In short, the Earth has ample supplies of energy to sustain human population and economic growth. Discuss....

Posted by Euan Mearns on July 3, 2007 - 10:19am in The Oil Drum: Europe

Will Nuclear Fusion Fill the Gap Left by Peak Oil? Guest post by Nick Rouse posted by Chris Vernon.

Report: Brazilian Ethanol is Sustainable Posted by Robert Rapier.

Corn-Based Ethanol: Is This a Solution? Posted by Gail the Actuary.

Cellulosic Ethanol vs. Biomass Gasification Posted by Robert Rapier.

Has the Algae Cavalry Arrived? Guest post by Fireangel, posted by Heading Out.

How the Energy Crisis Will Help My Diet Guest post by seismobob, posted by Prof Goose.

Why wind power works in Denmark Guest post by Cry Wolf, posted by SuperG.

The First Ever Off-Shore Wind Farm Financed by Banks... Guest post by Jerome a Paris, posted by Prof. K. Goose.

Energy from Wind: A Discussion of the EROI Research Guest post by Cutler Cleveland, posted by Nate Hagens.

Pelamis: a Shot in the Dark? Guest post by Luis de Sousa, posted by Prof Goose.

Outsourcing Solar Roofs Posted by Glenn

Concentrating Solar Power Guest post by Gerry Wolff posted by Chris Vernon.

Peak Oil Overview - June 2007 Posted by Gail the Actuary.

Oilwatch Monthly - May 2007 Posted by Rembrandt.

Peak Oil Update - February 2007: Production Forecasts and EIA Oil Production Numbers Posted by Khebab.

Is There A Painless Way To Fill The Oil Supply Gap? Guest post by Michael Smith, posted by Euan Mearns.

World Oil Exports: A Comprehensive Projection Guest post by Luis de Sousa, posted by Prof Goose.

Natural gas: how big is the problem? Posted by Luis de Sousa.

What Does an Undulating Plateau Really Mean? Posted by Glenn

Simple mathematics - The Saudi reserves, GOSPs and water injection Posted by Heading Out.

The Status of North Ghawar Posted by Stuart Staniford.

Depletion Levels in Ghawar Posted by Stuart Staniford.

GHAWAR: an estimate of remaining oil reserves and production decline (Part 2 - results) Posted by Euan Mearns.

Ghawar reserves update and revisions (1) Posted by Euan Mearns.

An Update on Mexico's Oil Production--The Rapid Collapse of Cantarell by the Numbers Posted by Khebab.

Flesh on the bones of Mexican oil production Posted by Euan Mearns.

A primer on Caspian Oil Posted by Jerome a Paris.

Canadian Oil Sands Production Update Posted by Khebab.

Oh, Canada! -- Natural Gas and the Future of Tar Sands Production Posted by Dave Cohen.

Getting a Grasp on Oil Production Volumes Posted by Khebab.

The Loglet Analysis Posted by Khebab.

The Shock Model: A Review (Part I) Posted by Khebab.

Does the Hubbert Linearization Ever Work? Posted by Robert Rapier.

Norway and the Parabolic Fractal Law Posted by Khebab.

Peak Coal - Coming Soon? Guest post by Shaun Chamberlin Posted by Chris Vernon.

Implications of "Peak Oil" for Atmospheric CO2 and Climate Posted by Chris Vernon.

Dr James Hansen: Can We Still Avoid Dangerous Human-Made Climate Change? Posted by Chris Vernon.

Greenland, or why you might care about ice physics Posted by Stuart Staniford.