The classification of world civilizations is done at different scales. Among these scales, the civilization of energy use is the three-stage classification made by the Russian astrophysicist Nicolai Kardashev in 1964. The basic scale of Kardeshev civilization is; It is based on the total energy consumption in our world [1-2]. It has scaled for energy consumption or by the size of the energy used. This scale did not take energy efficiency into account.
Kardashev, while researching intelligent life outside Earth in 1964, thought that the level of development of extraterrestrial cultures depended on two basic conditions [2]. Considering the size of the energy consumption of the technological products used in these studies, he realized that large energies are needed for space travels. He also emphasized the importance of energy sources.
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