Post AxpM2lSJZpXSN5DSGe by NohatCoder@mastodon.gamedev.place
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 (DIR) Post #Axp0XKazIIct3GRWOe by snarkweek@mstdn.social
       2025-09-03T07:12:59Z
       
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       @petergleick I'm assuming human yearly use is ~145 PWh / year.Also assuming an average solar panel yield of 500 kWh / square meter / year. (note that typical nominal output (MW) ratings are useless for this yield calculation, because how much MWh did you actually make?)In my napkin calculation this means you need about 290 billion m^2, so 290 thousand km^2, so about 6 times the Netherlands.It's a very rough calculation with outrageously lazy assumptions, for my own entertainment.
       
 (DIR) Post #Axp1vdurDEzTsRtRlw by snarkweek@mstdn.social
       2025-09-03T07:28:36Z
       
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       @assimilateborg @petergleick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadla_Solar_Park
       
 (DIR) Post #AxpM2lSJZpXSN5DSGe by NohatCoder@mastodon.gamedev.place
       2025-09-03T11:13:58Z
       
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       @snarkweek @petergleick My napkin maths got to 650000 km^2, which is still less than 0.5% of the Earth's total land area.