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*In 2017, we used 162,000 TWh of energy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption#:~:text=World%20energy%20consumption%20is%20the,by%20the%20entire%20human%20civilization.&text=The%20IEA%20estimates%20that%2C%20in,or%20about%2018%20TW%2Dyear.] | *In 2017, we used 162,000 TWh of energy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption#:~:text=World%20energy%20consumption%20is%20the,by%20the%20entire%20human%20civilization.&text=The%20IEA%20estimates%20that%2C%20in,or%20about%2018%20TW%2Dyear.] | ||
*There are 8,760 hours per year. | |||
*Thus, average power use is 18 TW. | |||
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Revision as of 19:25, 8 October 2020
- Area of earth's surface perpendicular to sun -
- Average insolation - 1000W [1]
- Radius of Earth - 6371 km - [2]
- Pi Arr Squared is 1.3x10^14 square meters
- Solar income is 1.3x10^17 watts upon the earth surface at any time.
Kardashev Scale
- In 2017, we used 162,000 TWh of energy. [3]
- There are 8,760 hours per year.
- Thus, average power use is 18 TW.