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In reply to the discussion: The total area of solar panels it would take to power the world, Europe, and Germany [View all]progressoid
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The total area of solar panels it would take to power the world, Europe, and Germany [View all]
redqueen
Jun 2014
OP
It would be a huge army. I just don't understand some humans, not at all. One little spinning
RKP5637
Jun 2014
#89
LOL!! How did you get to "US invading for petroleum" or anything like that? WOW!!!
SkyDaddy7
Jun 2014
#193
I suspect the wires to run power around the world would be more expensive than
quakerboy
Jun 2014
#189
Yep, just a pipe dream with bribed politicians. And, there would be the solar wars. Humans don't
RKP5637
Jun 2014
#139
Pedantic: Probably need to quadruple the "world" box to cover transmission losses. (nt)
jeff47
Jun 2014
#4
Do you have something to back up that assertion? I would be interested in more info on this subject.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2014
#22
so then, USA would be better off to locate their panels our SW deserts.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2014
#43
Big plants could be put in the desert, but wide spread individual installatios are best
FrodosPet
Jun 2014
#67
well... now don't give me a hard time on this.. wouldn't have to store a ton of it, because
Voice for Peace
Jun 2014
#183
I wouldn't lose much in transmission if I put solar panels on my roof here in Southern
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#33
A friend of mine lives in so cal and had solar installed for free basically
Rainforestgoddess
Jun 2014
#96
Probably more than that.. in fact its not really practical over a few thousand miles.
DCBob
Jun 2014
#37
That seems to be discussed in the third section of the thesis - pages 33 to 49 of the linked pdf...
xocet
Jun 2014
#41
I think this is a metaphorical placement. An illustration. The facilities would be placed closer to
newthinking
Jun 2014
#114
link to "Eco-balance of a Solar Electricity Transmission from North Africa to Europe"
sl8
Jun 2014
#19
They all sound so smart to be completely missing the point the way they are...
Squinch
Jun 2014
#113
Put collecting ponds under the panel arrays, collect the wastewater from them, filter it,
Zorra
Jun 2014
#24
And if history is an indicator, nobody has thought of how and where to store the waste yet. n/t
A Simple Game
Jun 2014
#26
See what I mean, even well intentioned people can't get it right every time! n/t
A Simple Game
Jun 2014
#32
Western or southwestern facing panels are often more financially attractive
kristopher
Jun 2014
#125
A bit misleading in that Im sure it does not take into account distribution losses.
DCBob
Jun 2014
#18
Yes, they would have to be located across the globe within a few thousand miles of consumption..
DCBob
Jun 2014
#42
Yes but those actions will only lead to a slightly more hospitable ecosystem
raouldukelives
Jun 2014
#20
Much more realistic. That results in an area about 4 times larger than the one at the top.
DCBob
Jun 2014
#53
"Its still quite remarkable though how relatively small a space it would require."
redqueen
Jun 2014
#54
RECOMMEND short interview with Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson in GASLAND 2 + following overview:
proverbialwisdom
Jun 2014
#60
I object to solar strongly when it is sited on fragile, previously undeveloped desert environments.
hunter
Jun 2014
#77
Where there is a will there is a way, and there is big lobby that doesn't want us to have solar.....
nolabels
Jun 2014
#115
I find that extremely hard to believe. Does this come from a creditable source? n/t
doc03
Jun 2014
#79
Snort. "And later on World News, 6 billion people trip on their way to the bathroom" n/t
jtuck004
Jun 2014
#119
There's this magical storage device called a battery. Ground breaking stuff.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#120
Even if they never generate energy, shouldn't the polar icecaps have solar panels?
SleeplessinSoCal
Jun 2014
#87
That's what I was thinking. Don't know how to keep them from blowing away though. n/t
SleeplessinSoCal
Jun 2014
#134
We are going to have to start somewhere (but really, it's already actually going on)
nolabels
Jun 2014
#135
I am not a fossil fuel fan but for the last 37 years fixing trucks all day long that burn the stuff
nolabels
Jun 2014
#168
Nobody here is ignoring cost - solar plus storage is already reaching grid parity
bananas
Jun 2014
#163
"California could follow in 2017, New York and Arizona in 2018, and many other states soon after."
bananas
Jun 2014
#169
Elon Musk: "This is why I think solar power will be the primary long term solution"
bananas
Jun 2014
#164
Looks like Algeria has the potential to be the number 1 new world power. (literally)
Kablooie
Jun 2014
#111
Your little link parade would make sense if posted in an anti-nuclear power thread.
redqueen
Jun 2014
#157
People, and their need for panacea-like solutions ... so predictable ... yet so sad ...
brett_jv
Jun 2014
#174