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12.2 trillion watt-hours converts to 12,211 gigawatt-hours, and based on 8,760 hours per year, and 197 million square miles of earthâs surface (including the oceans), the earth receives about 274 million gigawatt-years of solar energy, which translates to an astonishing 8.2 million âquadsâ of Btu energy per year.
So it is solar Radiation that is the ultimate energy source for most winds. The energy is added indirectly by the Sun. Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes winds and pressure systems around the planet. So it is solar Radiation that is the ultimate energy source for most winds. The energy is added indirectly by the Sun. Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes winds and pressure systems around the planet.