Top five countries for solar capacity

Top five countries for solar power capacity in 2019

  1. China – 205 GW
  2. USA – 76 GW
  3. Japan – 63.2 GW
  4. Germany – 49.2 GW
  5. India – 38 GW

https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/solar-power-countr…

Jaak

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That seems to be installed capacity.

How about values for solar efficiency give area and factors like sun intensity.

And then estimates on available area for solar panels. And how about adjustments for weather events like cloud cover or snow etc.

What is the ultimate potential for solar energy when fully developed? Can solar meet our needs? Or what fraction of our need is possible from solar?

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"Top five countries for solar power capacity in 2019

  1. China – 205 GW
  2. USA – 76 GW
  3. Japan – 63.2 GW"

China with 5 times the population of the US…the US beats China in solar power per population…

t.

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Japan has a population of a little more than 1/3rd of the US, so its per capita solar is bigger than the US…even more impressive since its land area is about 4% as much (145K sq mi vs 3.6M sq mi)

Mike

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Germany has a population of about 1/4 of the US, so its per capita solar is bigger than the US.

Jaak

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