If James Watt could see this, he wouldn't look for a new steam engine. Facing the climate and energy crisis, his engineer's mind would identify the central problem: system inefficiency. His solution wouldn't be a single energy source, but the design of a global smart electrical grid. A planetary steam engine that optimizes energy flow from generation to consumption.
The Global Neural Network: AI as Energy Flow Regulator ðŸ§
The concept is based on an interconnected electrical grid at a continental scale, managed by AI systems. These algorithms would predict demand and coordinate in real time the distribution of energy from optimal production points (solar farms in deserts, offshore wind farms) to consumption centers. By dynamically and globally balancing supply and demand, the need for massive storage is reduced. Ultra-high voltage direct current transmission infrastructure would minimize losses.
Goodbye to country-sized batteries, hello to the infinite cable âš¡
This way we save building gigantic battery farms that take up half of Spain. The idea is simple: when it's night in Europe, the AI will send solar power from the Atacama Desert. And when there's no wind in California, it will receive the surplus from North Sea turbines. The only drawback is explaining to your neighbor that the blackout is due to a latency issue in an AI server, or because a marmot chews a cable in Siberia. Technological dependence will take on a new meaning.