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about 120,000 TW (terrawatts)
that's 120,000,000,000,000,000 TW
The planet itself sees about 352 watts/meter squared. The stratosphere sees much more, about 1366 watts/ meter squared. The rest of this energy is reflected back into space by our atmosphere.
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Is solar energy widely accepted?
Not as Much as Wind, Because Solar Panels Cost More Than Wind Turbines , If the Two Create The Same Amount Of Energy The Solar Would Have Costed More to produce the Panels.
How much energy is lost in converting DC to AC energy?
how much energy is lost in converting dc energy to ac energy
What are the future uses of solar energy?
Solar energy can be used as a power source for transportation. Solar energy can also power houses and other things. Hope this helps =]----------------------------------Solar lighting-Solar vehicles-Solar chemical [Solar chemical processes use solar energy to drive chemical reactions.]-Electrical generation [Sunlight can be converted into electricity]-Cooking-Water treatment [Solar distillation can be used to make saline or brackish water potable.]-Heating, cooling and ventilation-Solar thermal technologies can be used for:a-water heatingb-space heatingc-space coolingd-processing heat generation-Agriculture and horticulture-Architecture and urban planningAnd many many more..Much successtommyboy9810http://ansarisdiary.blogspot.com/http://www.treasures-canada.com/
How can solar energy become more sustainable?
Solar Energy could become much more sustainable if solar panle could catch a high percentage of energy. Currently they only catch 20% of all solar rays sent to them. It could be more effent if they where heat resent and cold send all light through fresnell lens and that would increase the percentage but currently they arnt. Hope this answers your question check out Enviormental.BlogSpot.Com for more information on this subject.
What energy source should be developed in the future?
Solar energy -Developing much more efficient solar panels to create electricity from sunlightUsing heat energy from the sunLearning to duplicated the method of photosynthesis mechanicallyTidal energy -Capture energy of the tides moving back and forthWind energy -Generating energy from wind turbinesMaking use of updrafts and downdrafts along mountain sides as well as tall buildingsExtracting energy from the jet stream.Geothermal energy -Capturing heat being generated deep beneath the earths surface
What is solar wave how much height it reaches?
I don't recognise your terms 'solar wave' and 'height'. Solar energy is emitted from the sun and reaches earth as radiation in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared bands. the totoal falling on 1 square meter of earths surface (on average) is 230 watts.
How much of the Sun's energy reaches the earth and why?
half a billionth
Why is only 50 percent of the solar energy that reaches the outer atmosphere absorbed by Earths surface?
The Earth looks bright - thus much of the light reaching Earth is reflected back into space.
How much energy does solar power hold?
the sun gives about 15000 kilo calories in one square foot. when it reaches earth it will have the power to glow a 100w bulb.
Why would solar panels generate less electrical energy on mars than earth?
Mars is always further away from the sun than the earth is. Therefore, the light that reaches the surface on mars is much weaker than on earth, so solar panels are not quite as effective.
How much of the suns energy reaches the earth's surface?
its about just 1%
Why does the global ocean absorb much of the solar energy that reaches the earth?
Because it has a greater surface than land, and therefore absorbs more solar energy. Also because the ocean is generally colder than land (ocean has less thermal energy than land) , and higher energy goes to lower energy.
What is the energy transformation that occurs when the sun's energy reaches earth?
The primary thing that happens when heat energy from the sun is absorbed by the earth is that its own temperature rises. The atmosphere traps in much of this heat which creates the warm climates of the planet.
How is earth atmosphere affected by solar energy?
The earth's atmosphere is affected by solar energy because the energy creates a greenhouse effect. When the radiation of the sun makes the earth too warm, there will be too much greenhouse gas that gets trapped in the atmosphere.
Is all of the solar energy reaching the earth reflected back into space?
Yes, the sun is the source of energy for all weather due to the fact that weather is caused by collisions in temperatures and pressures. Without the sun, there would be no heat. Therefore, no weather.
Is energy absorbed or reflected by earth?
The solar energy that reaches the Earth is called insolation.Of the incoming solar radiation 16% is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere, 3%is absorbed by clouds and 51%is absorbed by the earth's surface, making a total of 70%.
Who likes solar energy?
There is not much to dislike about solar energy.
