Solar energy
In 2000, the United Nations Development Programme, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and World Energy Council published an estimate of the potential solar energy that could be used by humans each year that took into account factors such as insolation, cloud cover, and the land that is usable by humans. The estimate found that solar energy has a global potential of 1,575-49,837 EJ per year (see table below).
What was the total potential of solar energy found in the estimate?
1,575-49,837 EJ per year
The estimate found that solar energy has a global potential of 1,575-49,837 EJ per year (see table below).
Solar energy