Waste to Fuel the Future

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  1. GageTyler13

    GageTyler13 member

    Many proposals have been submitted for gigawatt size utility scale solar power plants. Three examples include: The Desertec project; the Project Helios in Greece; and still another one is the Ordos solar plant in China.

    To put this vast resource in perspective, the total worldwide energy consumption from all sources is 15,223 TWh each year. A 2003 study concluded that the world can generate 2,357,840 TWh annually from large scale solar power plants alone if all the world’s deserts were used.
     
  2. Koolcypher

    Koolcypher Member

    Huh:confused:
     
  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Without getting into the "cover every desert" scenario, how much would it cost to build solar plants that generate 15,223 TWh per year, and what would the additional costs be to transmit that power from deserts to where people actually use power?
     
  4. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    This thread was originally posted to the General DL forum but was moved to Off-Topics because it is unrelated to DL. Have fun.
     
  5. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    It is spam filler.

    The op will not be responding.

    /thread
     
  6. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Also interesting that the OP states in his profile that he is in San Francisco but his IP address originates in another country. Geee, do you think it's a spammer? :scratchchin:
     
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