Comments on: Surface Area Required To Solar Power The World http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/ Ideas, issues, knowledge, data - visualized! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:04:27 -0800 hourly 1 By: [BW] Honda's sporty CR-Z hybrid going on sale in Japan - Page 16 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-11332 [BW] Honda's sporty CR-Z hybrid going on sale in Japan - Page 16 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:55:48 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=551#comment-11332 [...] check out just how small the area would be to provide 100% of electric needs for the world now. http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne...wer-the-world/ [...] [...] check out just how small the area would be to provide 100% of electric needs for the world now. http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne…wer-the-world/ [...]

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]]> By: psp video http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9861 psp video Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:12:23 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=551#comment-9861 Thanks for the Information. Thanks for the Information.

]]> By: Lindsayraikwarme http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9802 Lindsayraikwarme Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:09:35 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=551#comment-9802 China and Russia put the blame on some screwed up experiments of US for the earthquake that happened in Haiti. Chinese and Russian Military scientists, these reports say, are concurring with Canadian researcher, and former Asia-Pacific Bureau Chief of Forbes Magazine, Benjamin Fulford, who in a very disturbing video released from his Japanese offices to the American public, details how the United States attacked China by the firing of a 90 Million Volt Shockwave from the Americans High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facilities in Alaska If we can recollect a previous news when US blamed Russia for the earthquake in Georgio. What do you guys think? Is it really possible to create an earthquake by humans? I came across this <a href="http://universalages.com/hot-news/what-happened-in-haiti-is-it-related-to-haarp/" rel="nofollow">article about Haiti Earthquake</a> in some blog it seems very interesting, but conspiracy theories have always been there. China and Russia put the blame on some screwed up experiments of US for the earthquake that happened in Haiti.
Chinese and Russian Military scientists, these reports say, are concurring with Canadian researcher, and former Asia-Pacific Bureau Chief of Forbes Magazine, Benjamin Fulford, who in a very disturbing video released from his Japanese offices to the American public, details how the United States attacked China by the firing of a 90 Million Volt Shockwave from the Americans High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facilities in Alaska
If we can recollect a previous news when US blamed Russia for the earthquake in Georgio. What do you guys think? Is it really possible to create an earthquake by humans?
I came across this article about Haiti Earthquake in some blog it seems very interesting, but conspiracy theories have always been there.

]]> By: Anon http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9515 Anon Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:33:50 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=551#comment-9515 "the fact that people view the one in a million chance of something going wrong with a nuclear reactor as a real and pressing issue speaks volumes about the general populaces inability to assess risk in a rational manner." - The problem with nuclear is not the possibility of disaster but the problem with waste. "The efficiency of solar power is still disappointing" - The efficiency of solar power, and other renewables, is very much equivalent to that of traditional generation; without the waste, environmental damage, and maintenance costs. A quick google shows this: "The current market leader in solar panel efficiency (measured by energy conversion ratio) is SunPower, a San Jose based company. Sunpower's cells have a conversion ratio of 23.4%, well above the market average of 12-18%. However, advances past this efficiency mark are being pursued in academia and R&D labs with efficiencies of 42% achieved at the University of Delaware in conjunction with DuPont by means of concentration of light. The highest efficiency achieved without concentration is by Sharp Corporation at 35.8% using a proprietary triple-junction manufacturing technology in 2009." “the fact that people view the one in a million chance of something going wrong with a nuclear reactor as a real and pressing issue speaks volumes about the general populaces inability to assess risk in a rational manner.” – The problem with nuclear is not the possibility of disaster but the problem with waste.

“The efficiency of solar power is still disappointing” – The efficiency of solar power, and other renewables, is very much equivalent to that of traditional generation; without the waste, environmental damage, and maintenance costs.

A quick google shows this: “The current market leader in solar panel efficiency (measured by energy conversion ratio) is SunPower, a San Jose based company. Sunpower’s cells have a conversion ratio of 23.4%, well above the market average of 12-18%. However, advances past this efficiency mark are being pursued in academia and R&D labs with efficiencies of 42% achieved at the University of Delaware in conjunction with DuPont by means of concentration of light. The highest efficiency achieved without concentration is by Sharp Corporation at 35.8% using a proprietary triple-junction manufacturing technology in 2009.”

]]> By: Sonja P http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-6419 Sonja P Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:54:23 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=551#comment-6419 The efficiency of solar power is still disappointing. The cost is falling but it seems there is nothing done for efficiency, I my be wrong. I think it is an issue overlooked. The efficiency of solar power is still disappointing. The cost is falling but it seems there is nothing done for efficiency, I my be wrong. I think it is an issue overlooked.

]]> By: Sankalp Arora http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5106 Sankalp Arora Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:53:08 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=551#comment-5106 Solar Cell Performs the best at 25 Degree C Abient Temperature so Solar PV not But Solar Thermal Power Plant are ideal for deserts. Solar Cell Performs the best at 25 Degree C Abient Temperature so Solar PV not But Solar Thermal Power Plant are ideal for deserts.

]]> By: bleno http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/surface-area-required-to-solar-power-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4781 bleno Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:17:36 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=551#comment-4781 Great map, but we can't apply that directly. Europe's power in Africa is inconceivable. Anyway we can't use only solar power, simply because we still need power during the night. Great map, but we can’t apply that directly.

Europe’s power in Africa is inconceivable.
Anyway we can’t use only solar power, simply because we still need power during the night.

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