Why dont we put solar panels in the dessert?
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The problem is one of loss of wattage (current) due to cable or wire resistence. The cable would have to carry the electricity for hundreds or more likely thousands of miles, and conductor resistance would cause nearly a total loss of electrical power by the end of the circuit. Solar panels and that much cable would be very expensive, and wouldn't provide sufficient electricity to make it viable. This kind of problem, by the way, is the reason for the excitement over finding superconductors that work at high temperatures. If we had a superconducting cable that worked at high temps, your idea would be great, because there would be no loss of current through the cable, so massive solar panels could be put in places like the Sahara, and carried thousands of miles without loss. Of course, this assumes the superconductor is fairly cheap, which it wouldnt be...
Because all of the sugar would block the sun light and make them less efficient, sticky, and difficult to handle. A better place to put them might be the desert.
there are several reasons to this. 1- urban areas are usually far from the deserts so lots of energy is lost while the transfer. 2- they would be surrounded by sand because sand is transferred a lot from one region to the other.
Cause its very expensive to put a solar projects in the desert . And also very long distance to connect to thier home.
A Solar panel is a flat collection of solar cells or solar thermal collectors used for converting solar energy into electricity or heat. The term solar panel can be applied to either solar hot water panels (usually used for providing domestic hot water) or solar photovoltaic panels (providing electricity).
Individual solar cells only provides a relatively small amount of power, but electrical output is significant when arrayed into panelling.
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