Solar Panel Acreage Needed to Power the Entire Planet: 158 mi x 158 mi

[duccio]

"The three squares on the map, below, represent how much solar panel acreage would be needed to power Germany (marked "D"), Europe (marked "EU"), and the entire planet (marked "Welt"):



just 158 miles x 158 miles (c. 25,000 square miles) to power the whole world. It makes one wonder why the hell we aren't doing this already, though the obvious answer is suppression from Big Oil."

Article and links HERE.

Comments

[shinsetsu]

Yes, and if you get too awfully serious about promoting alternative power sources, you get killed.

[duccio]

Hmmm, I wonder if Oil Can Harry will be by tonight cause of my DW post.

[shinsetsu]

You had better get one of these then and be ready.

[duccio]

I'll change the sign on the gate from Beware of the Dog to: BEWARE of my GUNDAM X. Think that will be enough?