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gvdubContained in this story from the DOE website.
40% efficient solar cells? That means that a square ~265 miles on a side in someplace like the U.S. Southwest would provide sufficient electricity to meet the entire world's current need. Which means that obviously a bunch of smaller farms scattered around the globe could have us all set for quite some time.
Hey, Southwestern Native American tribes! Don't build another casino, put up some solar farms and sell juice. That reservation land that the government had thought was useless? Who's laughing now?
40% efficient solar cells? That means that a square ~265 miles on a side in someplace like the U.S. Southwest would provide sufficient electricity to meet the entire world's current need. Which means that obviously a bunch of smaller farms scattered around the globe could have us all set for quite some time.
Hey, Southwestern Native American tribes! Don't build another casino, put up some solar farms and sell juice. That reservation land that the government had thought was useless? Who's laughing now?