Total Fossil Fuel Reserves of the Earth

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Total use figures from Google - [1]

50,000 exajoules about in total.

Every year, we use about 500 exajoules.

10,000 times more power comes from the sun than we use. This means that every year,

Exam

Calculate the total solar energy intercepted by the earth from the sun in one year based on the nominal figure of 1 kW per square meter.