Solar energy

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Every hour, enough solar radiation reaches the earth to meet the entire annual energy demand of the world's population. The solar radiation at a given location varies according to the time of day and year, and prevailing weather conditions. Peak values for solar radiation on clear sunny days are around 1000 W/m2. In temperate climatic regions, the annual total for solar energy is 1,000-1,200 kWh/m2; it can reach 2,500 kWh/m2 in arid desert zones. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

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Wittwer, V. (2009). Solar energy. In Technology Guide: Principles - Applications - Trends (pp. 352–357). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88546-7_66

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