On the social network Twitter, the American businessman Elon Musk commented on a publication about the Algeria’s solar capacities. Indeed, the owner of the blue bird social network is known for his sometimes interesting, sometimes controversial tweets and comments! For once the billionaire was interested in a publication on the solar potential in Algeria.
In fact, it all started when the Massimo Twitter account, which specializes in astronomy, astronautics, meteorology and physics, posted a study. The latter relates, in fact, to the solar panels needed to power the world, Europe and Germany.
On the same publication, we can see the map of North Africa. Said map shows in red the areas where the solar panels are installed. In detail, the Algerian desert has taken a large part of the existing solar panels in North Africa. Thus, the one who bought Twitter commented: “this is a clear step”.
Here is Elon Masque’s commentary on EU energy needs
The president and CEO of astronautics company SpaceX added another comment to the same tweet. “Even solar batteries in a small area in Spain can meet the energy needs of the European Union.” It will be specified, in this wake, that the tweet speaks of a university thesis. This is entitled “environmental balance and transmission of solar electricity from North Africa to Europe”.
Remember that this document was submitted by Nadine May on August 17, 2005. It should also be noted that Algeria has the largest solar field in the world. And this, depending on the number of hours of sunshine per year. Indeed, this field of sunshine exceeds 2,000 hours per year. In any case, this is what the International Energy Agency reveals.
The total area of solar panels it would take to power the world, Europe, and Germany. This map is from Nadine May’s thesis
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—Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 27, 2022
