Even if all electricity is to be generated through renewable energy (RE) sources, and with solar photovoltaics (PV) alone, it would take up only an insignificant amount of total land area, contrary to common perception, a new report said at the sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.
The report, “Solar PV Atlas: solar power in harmony with nature”, shows through seven cases- six countries and one region- less than one per cent of the total land mass would be required to meet 100 percent of projected electricity demand in 2050, if generating electricity only with solar PV .
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