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We can solve those problems directly or indirectly by tying superman to a dynamo. With free energy even the issues with materials can be solved over time.
Isn't that just a solar panel with extra steps?
I would say the energy output Superman is capable of implies he's actually a step-up transformer as well as a solar panel. He'd be much more efficient, but of course you only have one Superman.
Now im curious. I'm just an electrician, not an engineer. How much of the grid could Superman power? Someone figure out his kilowatt-hour figures please 😅
The problem would be transmission, kinda like with huge powerplants that exist today.
The most efficient solution? Probably Superman bullying world leaders and billionaires into funding room temperature superconductivity research, heh.
Don't know about Superman, but we have those figures, and it's a bit disappointing.
https://what-if.xkcd.com/3/
Yoda could barely lift that X-Wing, Superman can outrun bullets. The sheer kinetic force he's capable of producing would be orders of magnitude higher than Yoda, and more consistent too
Depends on the writer I guess.
Morrison? He just does a one energy cumblast while macrodosing some shrooms and Earth goes into overdrive. Humanity needs a new Si prefix for Wh.
Just about every iteration could easily power thousands of mountain sized gravity batteries.
Superman probably doesn't need as much raw materials as a planet-wide supply of solar panels. It seems like copper is currently the biggest issue, and one that isn't easily solved by switching to other renewable energy sources.