In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:36:13 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Solar energy striking the Earth's surface >produces roughly 8.2 million quads per year, 20,500 times more than this.
This figure is too high. The amount intercepted by the Earth is 5 million quads per annum above the atmosphere, and then some of this is directly reflected back into space by cloud cover. Nevertheless, you are certainly correct that our current consumption pales by comparison. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
