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Given enough collecting area, it can supply more than all of our electrical demands.
If we convert all diesel/petrol land vehicles to electric vehicles (battery or fuel-cell powered), we get a further gain in what we can power from - ultimately - solar power.
If it's possible to use hydrogen to fuel jet aircraft, then we can - ultimately - use solar power to hydrolise water to hydrogen to fuel aircraft.
The final answer depends on how much we want to spend to make our energy sources renewable, and to use solar energy for those renewable sources.
A good guess is that over 80% of our energy needs could be solar-derived.
And don't buy the "solar is not base load" argument.
Solar can be used to "reverse cycle" hydroelectric schemes, pumping water back into dams - you can even construct a closed-cycle system where the one large volume of water is pumped up during the day, and allowed to flow down at night. Get the sizing right, and you have continuous (base load) solar-derived power.
What else can I help you with?
What supply got from solar?
Solar energy
What country is the world leader in solar energy?
Germany as of 2007 they supplied 50% of the worlds solar energy
Why cant solar energy be used to meet the energy needs of large cities?
Because solar energy can not constipate more than enough of its resource so if it has to supply energy to a large city the solar energy wouldn't be able to supply that much Hope this helped you Tasnim Salem
What is the scientific prienciple of solar energy?
Heat from the sun can be made to supply energy.
What does the sun's energy supply the earth with?
the energy the sun gives us is called solar energy.
How would you replace solar energy if it ran out?
we could not. if the sun ran out of light, or solar energy we could not renew it. but I don't think that the sun will run out of solar energy.
What quiestions are there about solar energy?
A question about solar energy could be: what is solar energy?: what does solar energy do?:does solar energy do anything for the earth/planet?
Is there enough energy produced by solar power to supply peoples household needs?
Yes there is plenty of solar energy for every house on the planet.
What are the pros and cons of solar electricity?
The pros to solar electricity are endless, just like the supply of solar energy. Solar energy is much better for the environment and it is much cheaper. It is harder to get because not everything has been converted to solar energy yet.
When you run out of the solar energy what are you going to use?
When solar energy is not available, alternative sources such as wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass can be used for energy production. These sources can provide a reliable energy supply to meet the demand when solar energy is not accessible.
Could solar cookers save the worlds forests?
yes it can save the world's forests.
An energy source that has limitless supply?
The sun most evidently. The world's oceans contain an almost limitless amount of deuterium (heavy water) which could one day be used for energy from nuclear fusion, when scientists and engineers have learned how to do it.
