TY - GEN
T1 - Reexamination of the feasibility of a world-wide, photovoltaic energy grid
AU - Brandhorst, Henry W.
AU - Schauerman, Christopher
AU - Ganter, Matthew
AU - Seager, Thomas
AU - Raffaelle, Ryne
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - The earth is irradiated daily by enough solar energy to fulfill all the world's energy needs by using photovoltaic systems. Such a world-wide energy grid would eliminate costly local energy storage systems. Furthermore, such a grid could take advantage of existing national energy grids. This concept is based three factors : 1) the ability to produce enough photovoltaic panels and 2) a feasible way of providing a cost-effective means of interconnecting the multitude of photovoltaic fields exists across the world and 3) the ability of the world's nations to reach agreements that make such a plan possible. The paper will discuss these issues.
AB - The earth is irradiated daily by enough solar energy to fulfill all the world's energy needs by using photovoltaic systems. Such a world-wide energy grid would eliminate costly local energy storage systems. Furthermore, such a grid could take advantage of existing national energy grids. This concept is based three factors : 1) the ability to produce enough photovoltaic panels and 2) a feasible way of providing a cost-effective means of interconnecting the multitude of photovoltaic fields exists across the world and 3) the ability of the world's nations to reach agreements that make such a plan possible. The paper will discuss these issues.
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411632
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411632
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951595239
SN - 9781424429509
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 507
EP - 511
BT - 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
T2 - 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Y2 - 7 June 2009 through 12 June 2009
ER -