A team of Finnish scientists estimated that the world needs 69% of its primary energy from solar farms for achieving net-zero goals. This estimation was made 2 years ago stating there may be a need for more solar farms. As per the agreement Sahara was chosen to be a suitable option and scientists want to turn the Sahara desert into a giant energy farm with solar panels.
But according to two researchers (Benjamin Smith from Western Sydney University and Zhengyao Lu from Sweden’s Lund University), the consensus seems to be wrong.
These two researchers warned that there may be some negative consequences of turning Sahara into giant solar farms. It may impact the global climate.
Sun's energy is absorbed by the photovoltaic panels as this is the basic that everyone knows. But, we should also focus on the solar panel’s efficiency factor or the rate at which it converts absorbed energy into electricity.
Between 15-20% of the light solar panel absorbs, they convert into electr...