In 2019, the year before the restrictions of the covid-19 pandemic, the world energy consumption was slightly higher at around 170 000 TWh. In this post I will talk about some of the science behind this amazing fact and discuss the challenge of getting solar energy from where it is plentiful to where it is… Continue reading Opportunities for solar energy
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Solar energy costs
In a previous post I talked about the advantages of solar electricity compared to other renewable source of electricity. In this post I’ll move away from my normal scientific topics and discuss the costs of small scale solar energy and how it compares with other renewables. Whats is 'the LCOE'? When comparing the relative costs… Continue reading Solar energy costs
Advantages of solar energy
As shown in the graph and table below, most renewable electricity is generated by hydroelectric power. Solar energy lies in third place behind wind. Electricity generated from renewable sources. From Our world in data (2018). The ‘Others’ category includes biofuels (e.g. burning wood, animal and agricultural wastes), geothermal energy and wave/tidal power) Despite only being… Continue reading Advantages of solar energy
Solar energy
A revised and updated version of this post is at Opportunities for solar energy In this post I’ll talk about some of the science behind this interesting fact and I’ll also discuss how solar energy is likely to become more important to us in the future. The facts behind this amazing statistic The Sun generates… Continue reading Solar energy
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