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Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels? | Dan Kwartler

Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels? | Dan Kwartler

FromTED Tech


Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels? | Dan Kwartler

FromTED Tech

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stretching over roughly nine million square kilometers and with sands reaching temperatures of up to 80° Celsius, the Sahara Desert receives about 22 million terawatt hours of energy from the Sun every year. That's well over 100 times more energy than humanity consumes annually. So, could covering the desert with solar panels solve our energy problems? Dan Kwartler digs into the possibility. [Directed by Christoph Sarow, AIM Creative Studios, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by André Aires].
Released:
Feb 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Some of the world's leading inventors and researchers share demos, breakthroughs and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.