2% of the desert—around 110,000 square kilometers—is covered with solar panels, it would be enough to satisfy the entire world's energy needs. Researchers imagine it might be possible. . The Sahara Desert in Africa is 9. As humanity faces the dual crises of energy shortages and climate change, the sun presents an enormous, untapped resource. Here, we propose a solar network circumnavigating the globe to connecting large-scale desert photovoltaics among continents. It's still a large area, but. .
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