Thursday, January 17, 2013

How to Power 100 Percent of the World’s Electricity by Solar

EcoWatch: A new report released on the sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit today, shows that even if all electricity is to be generated through renewable energy (RE) sources, and with solar photovoltaics (PV) alone, it would take up only an insignificant amount of total land area, contrary to common perception. The report, Solar PV Atlas: solar power in harmony with nature, shows through seven cases--six countries and one region--less than 1 percent of the total land mass would be required to meet...

URL: http://ecowatch.org/2013/power-worlds-electricity-solar/
Enclosure: http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?207268/Solar-PV-power-in-harmony-with-nature--new-WWF-report-says-land-requirements-are-insignificant

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