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Not that much, actually: http://www.techinsider.io/map-shows-solar-panels-to-power-the-earth-2015-9 http://www.techinsider.io/map-shows-solar-panels-to-power-th
by js8 11y ago
Not that much, actually: http://www.techinsider.io/map-shows-solar-panels-to-power-the-earth-2015-9 http://www.techinsider.io/map-shows-solar-panels-to-power-th...
It certainly seems more feasible than some feeble attempt to cover the Earth with a reflective surface as a geoengineering measure to counteract global warming.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoPromising. However naive extrapolation from that source would would be a significant underestimate of required capacity. Western Europe has significant seasonal deviations in sun. Our governments would not accept direct electrical imports from Africa. We also consume much more energy per capita that other regions.