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I'm out by two orders of magnitude on the amount of desert solar needed to power the UK. It's more like 13000 sq km, comprising approx. 7e9 solar panels. If the
by katkatkatkatket 4y ago
I'm out by two orders of magnitude on the amount of desert solar needed to power the UK. It's more like 13000 sq km, comprising approx. 7e9 solar panels. If they weigh 30kg each, and two-trailer road trains are used to transport them, that's 2e5 truck loads.
The sheer scale of this logistical problem dwarfs any other feat attempted.
- tuatoru 4y agoOK, but that's just an organisation problem. The technology exists.
- katkatkatkatket 4y agoIf it's not economically or practically feasible, then no, the technology doesn't exist.