What If We Covered the Sahara With Solar Panels?

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  • @EckhartsLadder
    @EckhartsLadder2 жыл бұрын

    African Solar Energy Superpower? Also, 60% of the world's GDP seems totally worth it for the energy.

  • @darrenbutler9819

    @darrenbutler9819

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who needs kyber crystals when we got sun power.

  • @ShafYT

    @ShafYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    remember the imperials spent >60% of their gdp on the death stars lol

  • @ashleytodd9415

    @ashleytodd9415

    2 жыл бұрын

    but its's challenging

  • @thekraken1173

    @thekraken1173

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its İmpossible though

  • @HeHe-tw5zp

    @HeHe-tw5zp

    2 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @noahbartlett2832
    @noahbartlett28322 жыл бұрын

    "lets assume the solar panels are 100% efficient" every engineer watching has a stroke

  • @johndododoe1411

    @johndododoe1411

    2 жыл бұрын

    As an Engineer, I recognize a simplified assumption to be corrected if the back-of-the-envelope calculation says there's a chance.

  • @decKyo

    @decKyo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me: so the earth won't catch on fire? Everyone: .....

  • @platinum6978

    @platinum6978

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bye bye birds

  • @BrandoMoto

    @BrandoMoto

    2 жыл бұрын

    yea i think even the best monocrystalline panels are at around 23% efficiency

  • @luckybassturd7260

    @luckybassturd7260

    2 жыл бұрын

    These ‘solar’ plants are not like the ones on your house… they use mirrors to focus heat to make molten salt, the salt stays hot for long time, they turn the heat into steam… the solar plant runs night & day once salt is molten… A big down side is it makes a death ray they kills birds & bugs that fly by. If we line the migration routs with death rays , it will have huge butterfly effect!

  • @38MQ
    @38MQ Жыл бұрын

    After the first sand storm, half of the area with solar panels is 5m down under sand.

  • @Dafuqbro69

    @Dafuqbro69

    Жыл бұрын

    ok so we add windmills from all the sandy sand

  • @paanne1013

    @paanne1013

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @j12325

    @j12325

    Жыл бұрын

    If all desert is covered with panels then how sand will come?

  • @38MQ

    @38MQ

    Жыл бұрын

    @@j12325 The desert is much bigger than you can cover it

  • @j12325

    @j12325

    Жыл бұрын

    @@38MQ that's why this is assumed,he comsiderd total area

  • @davidlg571
    @davidlg571 Жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised that you didn't mention that since the Sahara Desert is mostly sand, actually it doesn't have a defined surface, and, the winds make it constantly change, hills turning into valleys and vice versa.

  • @It_aint_let_me_put_the_amongus

    @It_aint_let_me_put_the_amongus

    Жыл бұрын

    Man I learnt something new the sahara desert is mostly sand

  • @saifhope5726

    @saifhope5726

    Жыл бұрын

    They build sky scrapers in Sand

  • @GrumpyGremlin.

    @GrumpyGremlin.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@It_aint_let_me_put_the_amongus Wait? Deserts are made out of sand? God damnit, I've been trying to build solar paners under water. I mistook them to sonar panels, no wonder my navigation was fucked. Fuck!

  • @zoubeirfaouzi149

    @zoubeirfaouzi149

    Жыл бұрын

    @Saif Hope near the coast where ground is more solid. Deep in the Sahara it's just sand. Rocks and sand.

  • @saifhope5726

    @saifhope5726

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zoubeirfaouzi149 they can build solar panels high enough. I live there and there are high buildings it's not that big of a deal. After enough digging the ground start to ne solid.

  • @LustLord
    @LustLord2 жыл бұрын

    As a wise man once said: "easier said than done"

  • @anantrana2190

    @anantrana2190

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought you were the one

  • @trvplxrd7075

    @trvplxrd7075

    2 жыл бұрын

    Listening to my heart instead of my head

  • @virusumf

    @virusumf

    2 жыл бұрын

    once we put our mind into it, it's very do-able, not saying to cover the entire sahara with panels , but to create enough panels to power the world

  • @apollyon1

    @apollyon1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Name one thing that's easier to do than say.

  • @svenloncar2228

    @svenloncar2228

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trvplxrd7075 you found another one but I am the better one

  • @GodotOfficial
    @GodotOfficial2 жыл бұрын

    “Turn on infinite money” Venezuela: now you’re talking

  • @dagdbot83

    @dagdbot83

    2 жыл бұрын

    Darc

  • @JohnSmith-wx9wj

    @JohnSmith-wx9wj

    2 жыл бұрын

    At least this is actually produces value rather than numbers.

  • @cdw2468

    @cdw2468

    2 жыл бұрын

    Weimar Germany: catch up

  • @pns5013

    @pns5013

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @JustinL614

    @JustinL614

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JohnSmith-wx9wj Value to who and at what cost?

  • @brianmcclenahan617
    @brianmcclenahan617 Жыл бұрын

    Planting solar panels in the Sahara would also mean they'd need to be elevated as well considering that lowered panels could end up covered in sand from one wind storm.

  • @lighterudite

    @lighterudite

    Жыл бұрын

    Like building eolic turbines, but instead of a turbine they place a solar panel in it.

  • @Antesyd

    @Antesyd

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you think Sahara is a sand desert? Only 15% is sand desert...

  • @brianmcclenahan617

    @brianmcclenahan617

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Antesyd I'm assuming you deleted because you realized that sand gets carried by the winds.

  • @_MrLee
    @_MrLee Жыл бұрын

    What is not realized is that solar Farms are super HOT... I worked at a small area with maybe 500 panels and it was 20-30° Hotter. It could be 100° Outside but that specific solar panel area was 130ish. If it can get that much hotter i couldn't imagine how much hotter the Sahara would get.

  • @LuneLuan

    @LuneLuan

    Жыл бұрын

    you could bake anything just by leaving it in the air

  • @coryschallert8915

    @coryschallert8915

    Жыл бұрын

    8 Minutes in. They reference it.

  • @102pooper
    @102pooper2 жыл бұрын

    This guy emphasizes words like there’s no tomorrow

  • @webbozzz2655

    @webbozzz2655

    2 жыл бұрын

    HAHA

  • @solartriedsohard

    @solartriedsohard

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@webbozzz2655 What?

  • @goodluckknifing2928

    @goodluckknifing2928

    2 жыл бұрын

    This guy EMPHASIZES WORDS like there IS no TOMORROW

  • @B2727

    @B2727

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can’t unhear it now😂😂😂

  • @ipgd69

    @ipgd69

    2 жыл бұрын

    69th like

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing idea. Too bad it won’t happen and the panels will probably be in the sand a day after being installed

  • @LeventK

    @LeventK

    2 жыл бұрын

    At least Morocco does a demo edition

  • @dogytwa7295

    @dogytwa7295

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree Edit: why are ppl saying he’s wrong? People, it’s obvious the solar penal’s will go 2 metres up in the air! why u guys are still replying to me, anyways I saw this comment with 3 likes, and I didn’t think it would react 30k+ likes. So I just agreed, I wasn’t thinking this guy would get close to what it is now. I thought bc he has a tick, means he wouldn’t blow up. Yet he got 30k+ likes, bc his comment is really funny mediocre humour. :)

  • @roxxonsnowball8146

    @roxxonsnowball8146

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sandstorm

  • @MichaelK1710

    @MichaelK1710

    2 жыл бұрын

    Make them 2 meters in the air

  • @blubb7711

    @blubb7711

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most of the Sahra isn´t sand, but rocks and gravel, but I was thinking the same thing haha.

  • @marckempe2143
    @marckempe2143 Жыл бұрын

    Well, for effective use, the entirety of the Sahara doesn’t need to be covered, just the hottest areas where no life can survive. If the gathered solar energy can converted efficiently, there are a lot of places on the continent that could use the energy to improve the lifestyle of the people living there.

  • @sandrafrancisco

    @sandrafrancisco

    Жыл бұрын

    the problem with that is that there's not much infrastructure there to support development and maintenance.

  • @_creighton

    @_creighton

    Жыл бұрын

    @Marc Kempe- there is life in every corner of the desert. Life is everywhere, always, even the furnace vents of the ocean @ 175 degrees F Life is everywhere it's just, often we're not aware of it or not listening.

  • @yozerizki8136

    @yozerizki8136

    Жыл бұрын

    absolutely possible. And we can use lifepo4 battery to keep the energy. But the problem is: Oil and gas company WON'T let this happened. Energy Companies need profit

  • @marckempe2143

    @marckempe2143

    Жыл бұрын

    @@yozerizki8136 oil and gas companies are going downhill as far as profits go. Elon Musk has all but ensured that they will be a relic of the past in the very near future. Anyway, as far as solar energy goes, it can still be distributed evenly and effectively so profits will be made, but what is truly important is proper maintenance of the solar panels. If they aren’t working properly, the project is a bust.

  • @JamHardd

    @JamHardd

    Жыл бұрын

    In harvesting light energy from the sun, the solar panel uses photovoltaic effects to convert light directly into electricity. It is light, not heat, that generates electricity - and too much heat can actually hinder the electricity-making process.

  • @oraclepro.5005
    @oraclepro.5005 Жыл бұрын

    All the people who are pouring in the problem statements are actually contributing in making this project a success. Great job guys post more negatives which can take place in this project so a better and robust Risk management plan can be created to make it a success.👍👍🎉

  • @danadurnfordkevinblanchdebunk

    @danadurnfordkevinblanchdebunk

    Жыл бұрын

    It could never be made a success, there are massive issues with it that they never addressed.

  • @dredwick

    @dredwick

    Жыл бұрын

    Suuuuuuure, we live in a world where hating something equates with that something being successful. Suuuuuure.

  • @dabush6380
    @dabush63802 жыл бұрын

    I still like the idea of just putting solar panels on every home. That space is already taken up

  • @Hileeeee

    @Hileeeee

    2 жыл бұрын

    The video already addresses the fact that a large part of the Sahara recieves 4x the amount of sunlight than most of northern Europe, making the efficiency by cost of the solar panels more effective. In reality a system like this would only supply electricity to Europe and Western Asia because of a number of issues mainly the tranmission losses and therefore the size of interconnectors to go further... I'm not saying that isn't a solvable problem, just everything else can be completed with current levels of technology!

  • @joshuagarcia8885

    @joshuagarcia8885

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Hileeeee sandstorms my guy

  • @Hileeeee

    @Hileeeee

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joshuagarcia8885 And how much affect do sandstorms have on existing plants such as the ones in Morocco... to me that seems a very simple problem to solve, so what if you have to employ thousands of african labourers to maintain them. Good! Good jobs for domestic workers. I also didn't even point out the issue with the angle of solar panels on roofs in northern climates further reducing the efficiency of said panels. And the many other problems with local electricity infrastructure across Europe.

  • @joshuagarcia8885

    @joshuagarcia8885

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Hileeeee Sandstorms hit harder in other areas of the desert. You would be hard pressed to find a plant in such areas.

  • @Hileeeee

    @Hileeeee

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joshuagarcia8885 Nowhere is perfect, rooftop solar has to contend with falling leaves, snow... etc All I'm suggesting is that purpose built solar farms in high solar regions is a better solution to the need for large and increasing electricity needs is better than "just putting solar panels on poeples homes". Many people neglect that most countries electricity grids are built based on a 'tree and branches' type design where energy flows out from a few large power stations and is spread out into communities, grids are designed based around that and not around many smaller "power plants" (panels on peoples roofs). Introducing new large energy sources and upgrading existing infrastructure is easier than reengineering infrastructure. Having large production plants also means systems can be implemented to maintain efficiency of producting unlike they can with many on a smaller scale and also production can continue into the evening when consumption is at its highest (molten salt based solar), as described in the video.

  • @Rainbowhawk1993
    @Rainbowhawk19932 жыл бұрын

    I can see a solar punk story called “The Glass Continent” where several cities are made across the Sahara and everyone is insulated in glass domes with unlimited air conditioning. Utopia has arrived!

  • @denzelsmashsymptom4264

    @denzelsmashsymptom4264

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would watch that black mirror episode XD !

  • @OliverPascoe

    @OliverPascoe

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Brupcat probably just a massive company charging too much for energy. Pretty much how it is now

  • @mopar_keys

    @mopar_keys

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @grantlong6586

    @grantlong6586

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Brupcat the catch is theres only one thermostat and it can never be changed.

  • @specsamhain_909

    @specsamhain_909

    2 жыл бұрын

    do it

  • @LogicOfaMadman
    @LogicOfaMadman Жыл бұрын

    I'm supposed to be looking up a "how to" for changing my water heater, but I'm just in my basement watching this 😆

  • @cachapasan

    @cachapasan

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha. Welcome to KZread! I am supposed to be working on a project... 😆

  • @RobMedellin

    @RobMedellin

    Жыл бұрын

    So... Did you eventually learn what you needed?

  • @LogicOfaMadman

    @LogicOfaMadman

    Жыл бұрын

    The new water heaters all hooked up! 💪 Now I've been putting off fixing the water damage I caused while switching it out 😂

  • @jamesarness294
    @jamesarness294 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine if the world was actually working on advancing its needs instead of competing with and fighting itself?

  • @getchasome6230

    @getchasome6230

    Жыл бұрын

    This idea is 1000% unfeasible

  • @jonsnow2689

    @jonsnow2689

    Жыл бұрын

    So you do it and stop whining

  • @dredgenwar2375

    @dredgenwar2375

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jonsnow2689 Yeah, this one guy should do that. Sure. Big brain solutions right here.

  • @UltraEgo2000

    @UltraEgo2000

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dredgenwar2375 Practice what you preach

  • @dredgenwar2375

    @dredgenwar2375

    Жыл бұрын

    @@UltraEgo2000 I will. I'm getting an electric vehicle and solar panels as quick as I can (I am currently 17 with no car, just to be clear).

  • @mdabdale
    @mdabdale2 жыл бұрын

    A man once said "Let us go to the sun" to his friend. His friend replied "Are you crazy? It is too hot, we will die!" The man then said "No you dummy, let us go at night".

  • @phantomlord5707

    @phantomlord5707

    2 жыл бұрын

    okayyy?

  • @paracetamol256

    @paracetamol256

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am not seeing the problem, what's actually the issue here?

  • @silic8873

    @silic8873

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@paracetamol256 there is no issue, I mean I always visit the sun at night

  • @maten3315

    @maten3315

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@paracetamol256 its a joke

  • @paracetamol256

    @paracetamol256

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@maten3315 what's a joke? I mean this makes sense yeah? At night when the sun's out we can plan an expedition. The NASA guys should think about this.

  • @RiteshNEVERUNIFORM
    @RiteshNEVERUNIFORM2 жыл бұрын

    5:37 For those wondering why are they arranged in a sunflower pattern, its because the sunflower pattern follows Fibonacci sequence and the useful part is that arrangement doesn't allow the shadow of one panel to cast on other panel

  • @eluminatti

    @eluminatti

    2 жыл бұрын

    underrated comment spotted!

  • @Beckendorfa

    @Beckendorfa

    2 жыл бұрын

    what does the fibonacci sequence have to do with it

  • @meferswift

    @meferswift

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AlmondChocolateMilk still fail to see why

  • @sus_origin

    @sus_origin

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice nice

  • @AlmondChocolateMilk

    @AlmondChocolateMilk

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Karosnikov Well, no kidding

  • @jacobvriesema6633
    @jacobvriesema6633 Жыл бұрын

    Wendover Productions covered this topic and brought up the good point that there are very few routes to get the electricity from the Sahara to Europe and Asia. Upgrading the existing infrastructure would be quite expensive as well.

  • @richmac1414
    @richmac1414 Жыл бұрын

    But wouldn't all the dust on the panels block them from accepting as much energy? Cos the wind storms there would have them covered the same day theyre installed

  • @ducky7629

    @ducky7629

    Жыл бұрын

    They would probably clean it when they get blocked just like u have to do to a regular one

  • @darthdingus7439
    @darthdingus74392 жыл бұрын

    "North Africa becomes fertile for farming" Yeah, but in order to farm the now green land, you have to remove the panels covering the land.

  • @haruyanto8085

    @haruyanto8085

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, not really

  • @Roset595

    @Roset595

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also the moisture would create clouds, blocking more light to the solar panels

  • @MotivateMoments2023

    @MotivateMoments2023

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually the Densely populated areas in North Africa are fertile and agricultural

  • @aidanfl

    @aidanfl

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Arawashi Pilot Oniiko that’s an insult?

  • @MPlain

    @MPlain

    2 жыл бұрын

    not really. panels can be placed on towers. and spaced to allow sunlight through. add an intelligent irrigation system and the shade provided by the panels would provide a growing space. not your typical field farming. but perhaps green houses.

  • @ethanbrandt8617
    @ethanbrandt86172 жыл бұрын

    I like how he says "now you're probably wondering how solar panels work," as if he's going to explain it, then advertises his sponsor and leaves you in the dark

  • @genericchannelname4110

    @genericchannelname4110

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sun -> Panels -> Energy (With some science stuff)

  • @scotth6814

    @scotth6814

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't need to know how it works, I just need to know that it does.

  • @Bigmeatlover

    @Bigmeatlover

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@scotth6814 nobody needs to, but some people want to

  • @DannyBoy443

    @DannyBoy443

    2 жыл бұрын

    Murica

  • @ItsNicolau

    @ItsNicolau

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Bigmeatlover perfectly said

  • @lesliezzl
    @lesliezzl11 ай бұрын

    Didn't expect you would end this educational clip with a commercial. Unbeautifully post.

  • @89BlackGatomon
    @89BlackGatomon Жыл бұрын

    Magnificent video. Well done! ♡

  • @LeventK
    @LeventK2 жыл бұрын

    51.4 trillion? Man, that's a *brilliant* amount of money.

  • @rexcatston8412

    @rexcatston8412

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gotta check under ..like maybe...40-45 couch cushions to find that kinda money

  • @Dee_Snuts27

    @Dee_Snuts27

    2 жыл бұрын

    Almost enough money to buy at least 3 Toyota Corollas

  • @CoreRealm

    @CoreRealm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Dee_Snuts27 or a nice house in California

  • @Dee_Snuts27

    @Dee_Snuts27

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CoreRealm or a decent apartment in NYC

  • @raistlarn

    @raistlarn

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Dee_Snuts27 maybe enough to buy an apartment in San Francisco...with 3 roommates.

  • @MaximusBacon
    @MaximusBacon2 жыл бұрын

    When thinking about having the whole world’s source of electricity in one spot I can’t help to think about how crucial security would have to be for it (Hackers, terrorists, etc.).

  • @Gameferret16191

    @Gameferret16191

    2 жыл бұрын

    A hacker would prob try to stop terrorism cause you know they need electricity

  • @serbianspaceforce6873

    @serbianspaceforce6873

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Gameferret16191 I mean as a hacker imagine literally being able to hold the entire world hostage, would be pretty cool

  • @leonfa259

    @leonfa259

    2 жыл бұрын

    One spot that is larger than the US. If you decentralize it a both shouldn't be an issue.

  • @karlwithak.

    @karlwithak.

    2 жыл бұрын

    No crucial at all. What did you think, all the panels would be connected together? Moronic.

  • @XxKagarwaxX

    @XxKagarwaxX

    2 жыл бұрын

    If it is owned by one company we would have another issue too

  • @chriserony
    @chriserony Жыл бұрын

    The issue is that power doesn't store well. It's also difficult to transport over distances, there's too much energy loss. That is why we don't have panels all over the deserts in California to power the rest of the US. The energy depletes over distances.

  • @malikbakt

    @malikbakt

    9 ай бұрын

    There is an example of high voltage line in Kazakhstan, it is around 400km and it transfers 1150 kV

  • @nicholasknight4682
    @nicholasknight46827 ай бұрын

    Video was super entertaining & provided some solid information. The only thing I wish was mentioned was the cost the world is paying for its energy yearly. That would provide a great comparison point to see if plan is truly cost effective

  • @okyouknowwhat
    @okyouknowwhat2 жыл бұрын

    >covers entire Sahara with solar panels >Refuses to elaborate >Leaves

  • @hashir689

    @hashir689

    2 жыл бұрын

    **Inserts Gigachad.jpeg**

  • @ThefarryNem

    @ThefarryNem

    2 жыл бұрын

    virgin .jpeg vs chad .png

  • @PixXx31

    @PixXx31

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's how Elon musk would propose this project

  • @PedroHenrique-gr4zr

    @PedroHenrique-gr4zr

    2 жыл бұрын

    trilionare grindset solar energy sigma

  • @dupples841

    @dupples841

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Raises global temperature causing greater damage"

  • @sovietstar6703
    @sovietstar67032 жыл бұрын

    Some of you guys have smooth brains, did any of you ever consider that we could get raid shadow legends to sponsor the project and already have all the needed money

  • @stefanol9272

    @stefanol9272

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EpicCaliChef I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @vicarious8552

    @vicarious8552

    2 жыл бұрын

    good point

  • @theancientone1616

    @theancientone1616

    2 жыл бұрын

    Underrated Lmao.

  • @arroww1323
    @arroww1323 Жыл бұрын

    The sand dust would cover them in few days and their efficiency will be lowered to 0

  • @VikramSingh-xz3fd

    @VikramSingh-xz3fd

    Жыл бұрын

    but don't you think that if someone went the length to cover the sahara desert in solar panels, that they would design the solar panels to be self-cleaning...

  • @libertyprime69

    @libertyprime69

    Жыл бұрын

    @@VikramSingh-xz3fd There exists no self-cleaning system that can do that.

  • @mesh8349

    @mesh8349

    Жыл бұрын

    @@libertyprime69 this whole video is make believe lmfao, why not add an imaginary self cleaning system

  • @zachrodan7543
    @zachrodan7543 Жыл бұрын

    two key problems with the idea of even just the new mexico sized solar farm (the farm that could provide all the electricity currently used by the entire world), which are not, at least directly, about money: 1. wind and sandstorms. while there are basically no clouds in the sahara, there is wind, and there are sandstorms which could absolutely bury any solar panels. 2. connecting: while you could absolutely build power cables to send this electricity to europe, africa, and asia, there might be some difficulties getting it to any part of the world not connected by land to the source, such as australia and the americas. the engineering involved with getting the generated power across significant bodies of water could cause some serious issues. and then there are some places which would likely pose additional engineering challenges, such as hawaii. the main advantage of fossil fuels over other energy sources is that they are easy to transport away from the source. and then extract the energy closer to where you need it. this could also theoretically be done with nuclear power, but probably shouldn't be, for obvious reasons. meanwhile, for solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, and other such renewable energy sources, you need to convert it to electricity or some sort of storage at the location where you harvest it. perhaps a sort of battery ship could be used to transport this power to the rest of the world, but that would depend on having a good way of efficiently loading and unloading said power, and minimizing losses. I wonder what would be the most effecient way of getting electricity generated by solar panels in the sahara to someplace like hawaii. some ideas: battery ships (would probably first need to be designed and built, but I wonder how quickly you could then transfer the stored power off of the ship, so as not to leave the boat stuck in the port longer than necessary. might require some serious infrastructure developments) power cables (might have problems with resistance at such lengths) lasers and fiber-optic cables, paired with some sort of photocell generator (no clue what the efficiency of power transfer would be with this, if it is even possible...)

  • @martinbones681
    @martinbones681 Жыл бұрын

    Generally speaking, you don't want to put all of your power resources in one single area. It simply makes it too easy in a conflict for an opposing power to completely take out your entire grid.

  • @DaRKWizaRdGaming0

    @DaRKWizaRdGaming0

    Жыл бұрын

    They would lose their power to

  • @nyquist_control

    @nyquist_control

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DaRKWizaRdGaming0 no... Just look at what Russia is doing with their natural gas and oil supplies.

  • @anthonysvenforsic4760

    @anthonysvenforsic4760

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nyquist_control yes. They are decoupling from the rest of the world. They are saying no to a one world govt and that’s a good thing.

  • @autotuneistschwul9532

    @autotuneistschwul9532

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nyquist_control What are they doing, tell me

  • @ExploringBeyond

    @ExploringBeyond

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nyquist_control You mean how the US pressured their allies to put unreasonable sanctions on Russia so now the cost of oil and other commodities has gone up for a war that the US started 10 years ago? Consider the fact that Russia wasn't encroaching on territory, it was defending itself from secret biolabs that the US / NATO was funding, which is ironic considering that Ukraine isn't a part of NATO and it was a soviet country until about 10 years ago when it flipped 180 degrees due to WEF funding. Russia isn't innocent, they allied themselves with the Clintons and other bad actors as proven via Hunter's laptop but they had the right to defend themselves when their neighbor was threatening to release bio agents. The story gets a lot more deep but what you see on the news is disconnected with reality and it's a shame that there are so many people who believe in that crap.

  • @trailguy
    @trailguy2 жыл бұрын

    You’ll need lots of silver. The project would require more than the entire mined supply for years. This would push the price up and also the cost. I suppose someone calculated this.

  • @sorenwintherlundbys

    @sorenwintherlundbys

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would be interested in these calculations (and the other raw material calculations as well).

  • @trailguy

    @trailguy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sorenwintherlundbys me too! Just so you know, the amount of silver mined each year is about 800 million ounces, but it’s been declining since 2015, it was previously about 950. An additional 100-200 million ounces is available due to melt/recycling. Currently solar accounts for about 100 million ounces a year. It’s not growing as fast as new solar because manufacturers are trying to minimize silver usage, it’s known as “thrifting”. Anyway, there’s no surplus, in fact we have been whittling the supply down these last couple years. If a massive amount of solar panels were to be ordered, it would cause a huge price surge. And FYI: Electric vehicles use 2-4x the amount of silver as internal combustion cars, which will also be taxing supply. usage for all vehicles is currently about the same as solar, but it’s about to grow drastically. That’s my contribution. Tell me anything you think I’d like to also know!

  • @timhinchcliffe5372

    @timhinchcliffe5372

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget the glass needed. If sand is needed to make the glass, then they're in for a shock when they realise that there is an ever increasing shortage of appropriate sand for that endeavour. And if you think you could just use desert sand, think again... not as easy.

  • @lavh4406

    @lavh4406

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s free. People just sticked prices on things.

  • @elihammond2503

    @elihammond2503

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lavh4406 thats just ignorant everything needs a price or else everything is worthless and if everything is worthless then whats the point of achieving something if u gain nothing from if u work at mcdonalds and the food is free then u dont get paid then whats the point of showing up

  • @map_explainer
    @map_explainer Жыл бұрын

    Nice video my friend 😮

  • @AbrazaNews_Ke
    @AbrazaNews_Ke Жыл бұрын

    Wait until sandstorms hear about your idea 🤣

  • @Raveheart
    @Raveheart2 жыл бұрын

    "We would produce so much power we would never be able to use" Chinese Bitcoin miners: Hold my truckload of RTX

  • @forgilageord

    @forgilageord

    2 жыл бұрын

    Chinese Bitcoin miners do be like "hold my truckload of RTX" now that the Chinese government is clamping down on crypto and the miners are all dumping their GPUs as fast as they can.

  • @CoolVictor2002

    @CoolVictor2002

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Tanjiro Kamado I hate the miners because I have to play at 60 fps instead of a good graphics card

  • @HermanvanGelder

    @HermanvanGelder

    2 жыл бұрын

    2nd place? Hmm. I wonder how far I have to scroll to see the " Am I a joke to you?" comment.

  • @creativitygaming9471

    @creativitygaming9471

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Tanjiro Kamado no buddy, thats scalpers (i dont mean any disrespect to you)

  • @creativitygaming9471

    @creativitygaming9471

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HermanvanGelder lol

  • @Kaleidoscope2412
    @Kaleidoscope24122 жыл бұрын

    Let's remind everyone that a Sahara sized solar array would also become the greatest no fly zone for birds ever.

  • @aethstan2330

    @aethstan2330

    2 жыл бұрын

    I doubt many birds fly over the Sahara anyway.. lack of food and water even before the solar panels decimate them

  • @bryantmartin1882

    @bryantmartin1882

    2 жыл бұрын

    The concept of give and take.

  • @bloodiedjeffbezos1013

    @bloodiedjeffbezos1013

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who can say no to free fried bird? Place some tubs of vegetable oil in the sun and come back a few times every week for a fried delight

  • @ordinaryfellow9093

    @ordinaryfellow9093

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bloodiedjeffbezos1013 DON'T LET THE KFC CORPORATION INVEST IN THIS.

  • @OmegaZyion

    @OmegaZyion

    2 жыл бұрын

    It would be a no fly zone for humans too. Imagine the reflected heat instantly igniting a plane's fuel tanks.

  • @Asiandynamo
    @Asiandynamo Жыл бұрын

    Better than a “what if” Star Wars Fan fic.

  • @Griffex394
    @Griffex394 Жыл бұрын

    I was scared he wouldn’t talk about the heat produced. Glad he did

  • @AtomicSteel
    @AtomicSteel2 жыл бұрын

    "Assume that we turned on infinite money" *Let's Game It Out has awoken!*

  • @Luna_Aberra

    @Luna_Aberra

    2 жыл бұрын

    But is there a limit?

  • @AirMadeKat

    @AirMadeKat

    2 жыл бұрын

    ah, i see. now let's play a game i call: HOW MANY LGIO FANS CAN I FIND ON THE INTERNET?

  • @Deadchannel06

    @Deadchannel06

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AirMadeKat me

  • @catalinbadalan4463

    @catalinbadalan4463

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey there, is Josh.

  • @Kid47483

    @Kid47483

    2 жыл бұрын

    Only if we're Earthling, one planet working towards the same goal.

  • @jalight27
    @jalight272 жыл бұрын

    "We've filled up the Sahara with solar panels. What happens now?" War. War happens now

  • @arthurpendragon3000

    @arthurpendragon3000

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can you image the target that would be for a terrorist or hacker organization?!? Possibly crippling the entire world's energy source?!? Put all the world's eggs in one tempting basket. Can you image the political power the land owners would have? I don't think that power would be relinquished that easily by other countries.

  • @pbase36

    @pbase36

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arthurpendragon3000 Scatter the panels across the Sahara, hackers already target power grids, benefitting nations must provide for security.

  • @arthurpendragon3000

    @arthurpendragon3000

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pbase36 I just think that nations have a lot of difficulties working together when not under extreme conditions. This project can be done but I am not optimistic it would go smoothly and not have a host of political problems that could possibly tear it apart. I tend to have a pessimistic view of humanity being able to adequately work together.

  • @RichO1701e

    @RichO1701e

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arthurpendragon3000 the biggest terrorist organisation in the world is the United States government. Looks like the Sahara desert needs some "democracy"

  • @kinvoya

    @kinvoya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep. War never changes.

  • @bluxhiie
    @bluxhiie Жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy my country is doing this!! 🇲🇦❤️

  • @nexpro6118

    @nexpro6118

    Жыл бұрын

    "save the earth people" are ignorant. They don't realize that it takes a MASSIVE amount of pollution to manufacture/produce solar panels and solar fans. For every one that's manufactured, it uses the same amount of pollution as a regular sedan uses in 2.4 years. Sssooooo.....to just break even, if the US made this many to cover the entire Sahara, it would take about, 400 plus years to just break even with the pollution amounts. Lmao.

  • @mrtony1181
    @mrtony1181 Жыл бұрын

    Fine KZread ill watch… anyone else recommended this video about a hundred times?

  • @WyWid
    @WyWid2 жыл бұрын

    Cover the sun in solar panels. Imagine how much energy we’ll get!

  • @reddwarfer999

    @reddwarfer999

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not on the night side of the sun though!

  • @CraigMansfield

    @CraigMansfield

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey yea! And run a cable to earth 👍👍

  • @wendylabbe4819

    @wendylabbe4819

    2 жыл бұрын

    look up for dyson sphere :)

  • @amistrophy

    @amistrophy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dyson sphere :>

  • @thomaspatton4401

    @thomaspatton4401

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hmm, Probably about as much as we get now. Oh, no, less because the panels are not 100% efficient. Also the light would be dimmer.

  • @kentonkirkpatrick5225
    @kentonkirkpatrick52252 жыл бұрын

    Wanted: Professional swiffer operator. Must like working outdoors.

  • @Darkswordz

    @Darkswordz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bring your own sunscreen.

  • @TheGoldenRoman
    @TheGoldenRoman Жыл бұрын

    More "what if's" than my thoughts when hitting the snooze button in the morning.

  • @med2904
    @med2904 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot about power transmission losses. A 360kV power line will lose about 15% of power per 1,000km. So to send electricity from Sahara to the US, Japan, or Australia you'd lose 85% of the power. With such huge distances you'd also need many transformers on the way, which waste even more power. So you'd be lucky if the US would receive 5% of the initially generated power. These losses are another problem for putting solar panels on deserts. Because they're usually far away from big cities which require the most electricity.

  • @PhantomSavage
    @PhantomSavage2 жыл бұрын

    Though it probably will happen at some point in our future, the very act of constructing infrastructure into the heart of the hottest zone in the Sahara would require the road and construction crews to be equipped with what would probably have to be formerly used NASA space suits and massive water trucks. The heat and direct sunlight in the Sahara is almost otherworldly, especially as temperatures and UV rays only get more and more intense with each passing year. Working in the hot zone of the Saraha will eventually feel more like the surface of mercury than it does the surface of earth, the workers will need thermal and UV shielding and continuous hydration to work under sustained conditions. Once the infrastructure is in place and the solar plant is operational, this would no longer be necessary, as workers could be flown in via helicopter or plane in regulated shifts like an oil rig (or you could construct a bullet train with all the power the plant produces), but the building of the infrastructure alone would be an incredible feat of human engineering, innovation, and endurance that would last many years and billions of dollars to accomplish. That being said... if we ever hope to one day build something like a Dyson Sphere or a massive Solar Sail.. the Sahara's hot zone would be an excellent place to test and innovate the technology.

  • @lumine4238

    @lumine4238

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like this

  • @ruatapachuauruatapachuau9116

    @ruatapachuauruatapachuau9116

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who will provide the Silicons. 🤔🤔

  • @ThePretender94

    @ThePretender94

    2 жыл бұрын

    Build it at night?

  • @Haidrrz

    @Haidrrz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ThePretender94 GENUIS

  • @Haidrrz

    @Haidrrz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ThePretender94 GENIUS

  • @Jay-qb9gi
    @Jay-qb9gi2 жыл бұрын

    I have a better one, what if we painted everything above the Arctic circle all white?

  • @jordypolfliet6911

    @jordypolfliet6911

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a good one.

  • @mxbig8167

    @mxbig8167

    2 жыл бұрын

    What colour are you going for the bottom half ? 🤔

  • @minedoimperija

    @minedoimperija

    2 жыл бұрын

    Epic

  • @taotaoliu2229

    @taotaoliu2229

    2 жыл бұрын

    To reduce ice melting because white reflects light?

  • @louisebrillo06

    @louisebrillo06

    2 жыл бұрын

    wow. thanks mr president

  • @johnplatt7882
    @johnplatt78827 ай бұрын

    The Joule effect discounts this idea completely.

  • @ma007rio
    @ma007rio Жыл бұрын

    I remmeber watching your videos when you had 100k subs lol

  • @PRepublicOfChina
    @PRepublicOfChina2 жыл бұрын

    To clean the sand off, each solar panel would need to be attached to a robot arm. The robot arm would need to flip the solar panels upside down regularly to shake the sand off. You would definitely need some robots to clean those panels. No human is going to work there.

  • @bigthing75

    @bigthing75

    2 жыл бұрын

    Helicopter blades would do the trick quick....wait bad idea. That would just coat the other panels, unless it was organized like lawn care workers with leaf blowers. I've seen helicopter pilots do cool stuff. So maybe?

  • @kiraxxxxxxxxx

    @kiraxxxxxxxxx

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bigthing75 yeah so you want save fuel and restrain pollution with solar panels but use more fuel and add more pollution with helicopters... Genius 2k21 !

  • @1takeroddy

    @1takeroddy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kiraxxxxxxxxx electric cars use some non renewable resources

  • @GothamClive

    @GothamClive

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ever heard of windschield wipers? I've heard they work.

  • @Axxxel_in_Harlem

    @Axxxel_in_Harlem

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indians would work there lol.

  • @2CPhoenix
    @2CPhoenix2 жыл бұрын

    “Let’s just assume that we’ve turned on infinite money” I feel attacked

  • @FeanorRocky

    @FeanorRocky

    2 жыл бұрын

    :-) While as a gamer, i totally appreciate your comment, as a critical beeing, id have to tell you : Tis would be easily possibly, because, well money cheat is already activated, but Half GOd Mode, is the defaut setting, for the handful of people , that OWN HALF OF OUR SHIT.

  • @acertainscientificstando2127

    @acertainscientificstando2127

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FeanorRocky uhh.. okay?

  • @APersonOnYouTubeX

    @APersonOnYouTubeX

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hmm…I guess u could say… *”That’s no moon, that’s a space station…”*

  • @davepeesthepool

    @davepeesthepool

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@acertainscientificstando2127 He makes a good point. The problem isn't that there's not enough money... the problem is that those who have most of that money don't want renewable energy because many of their fortunes are built on fossil fuels. Investing that money into a NM sized solar energy plant would be a huge boon to 99% of the population, but the 1% of people holding the amount of money it would take to do it would be sacrificing their hold on their massively lopsided share of the world's wealth. They'd rather spend that money on lobbyists supporting legislation that forces the continued use of sub-par, inefficient, and dirty services and products they provide and blocking new more efficient and clean products or services from improving lives and moving humanity forward. That control is their infinite money cheat.

  • @blazingkhalif2

    @blazingkhalif2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@davepeesthepool bad reasoning. maybe We use fossil fuels because it's more efficient, reliable,and last longer than renewable energy. You know those solar panels and windmills don't last that long compared to traditional fuels and are not even that much greener when you take into account the production. And do you understand that the 1% is millions of people. do you think They all know each other and agree on everything? And if the 1% is so greedy why wouldn't they pursue renewable Energy if it's better than traditional Fuels to make more money?

  • @mint_1018
    @mint_1018 Жыл бұрын

    Quick question. Because the solar panels absorbing heat would terraform the Sahara. Would coloring the Sahara darker have the same effect? We could drop some sort of paint or material from planes, similar to how wildfires are put out, to color the Sahara to a color that would absorb more heat, in turn causing the same positive feedback loop that covering the Sahara in solar panels would have.

  • @brianb747
    @brianb747 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, but another factor for building solar farms on the edge of the Sahara is to lower the distance the electricity needs to be transmitted. Transmission infrastructure is expensive too, as well as having a limit to amount and distance energy can be transmitted.

  • @Dogonatree
    @Dogonatree2 жыл бұрын

    One dust storm and you'd be out there cleaning billions of panels. It would be an up keep nightmare

  • @winer9098

    @winer9098

    2 жыл бұрын

    Self cleaning raised panels

  • @Merchaant

    @Merchaant

    2 жыл бұрын

    just install windshield wipers

  • @barryfugotomo

    @barryfugotomo

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Merchaant we are talking about a huge dust storm that can swallow a whole city man

  • @camiloescobar1865

    @camiloescobar1865

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@barryfugotomo Just install windshield wipers

  • @melkyfernandes4579

    @melkyfernandes4579

    2 жыл бұрын

    FLEX SEAL

  • @hereiskinder
    @hereiskinder2 жыл бұрын

    This video took me on a ride "oh that seems like a bad idea" "hey no this is a GREAT idea" "wait no bad bad bad" "hang on.. but it would be so great" "ok definitely no bad idea"

  • @pawn5253

    @pawn5253

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like most things in science, its complicated

  • @ajuc005

    @ajuc005

    2 жыл бұрын

    Anything you do on continental scale will change environment. And any change to environment will kill a lot of species (because they are adapted to the current environment).

  • @TheRetirednavy92

    @TheRetirednavy92

    2 жыл бұрын

    and then some terrorist group blows up the main delivery lines.

  • @YashTrivedispaceport6492

    @YashTrivedispaceport6492

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is feasible to do the new Mexico model and be 100 percent renewable

  • @ajuc005

    @ajuc005

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@YashTrivedispaceport6492 not really, for a lot of reasons it's much better to spread them around the globe than to put them in one place. First of all - power lines have loses, the larger the distance between panels and the consumer - the more energy is lost to heat. Second issue - we don't have battery technology good enough to run whole world through the night from energy stored in the day. So we need to spread the cells in such way that always half of them are where sun is. Third issue is heat - solar panels increase heat where they are (because they reflect less sun), and they work less efficient if there is too much heat where they are. So it's not good to put too much of them in one place cause they interfere with each other. Ideally we should put solar panels in a line around the equator and move energy vertically from that line to each country :) Even better if we could move that ring into orbit and beam the energy directly to consumers :)

  • @thechocolatebarfipodcast4209
    @thechocolatebarfipodcast4209 Жыл бұрын

    'Learn something new everyday at 20% off' got me there

  • @camerancole8433
    @camerancole8433 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly the Perimeter sounds like the best course of action. especially for now and built upon later as needed. Also would need to be protected against terror/military campaigns

  • @thegrayyernaut
    @thegrayyernaut2 жыл бұрын

    The maintenance job for panels scattered across Sahara is gonna be tough xD

  • @slipknotfan2217

    @slipknotfan2217

    2 жыл бұрын

    imagine your boss saying: "panel no. 47 981 402 801 is throwing a fault code, go check it out

  • @user-yr5yl6zt5l

    @user-yr5yl6zt5l

    2 жыл бұрын

    unemployment rates at an all time low. rates of death due to overheating astronomically high

  • @wallywallop5021

    @wallywallop5021

    2 жыл бұрын

    ye but then almost nobody could get a job

  • @nazarm6215

    @nazarm6215

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slipknotfan2217 panel at x and y 10008, 10679

  • @ansc8518

    @ansc8518

    2 жыл бұрын

    Especially the dust on the panels

  • @jazzgrubsmoor6007
    @jazzgrubsmoor60072 жыл бұрын

    There would also be the challenge of replacing them every 20 years or so.

  • @tyler9387

    @tyler9387

    2 жыл бұрын

    Assuming they spent 20 years placing all of the solar panels they could in theory just replace them in the path that they first placed them not counting ones that need maintenance just randomly

  • @KiLLJoYYouTube

    @KiLLJoYYouTube

    2 жыл бұрын

    The true reason why this isn't a thing is very simple: It costs money and africa doesn't have it. Why would western powers want africa to get rich anyway?

  • @randomorange6807

    @randomorange6807

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bruh, they will be covered in sand within a few hours, solar panels need to be cleaned and that alone would cost a couple 100 billion more dollars

  • @alfonsocyrusjoshua9551

    @alfonsocyrusjoshua9551

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@randomorange6807 but hey, more jobs

  • @beinghds

    @beinghds

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KiLLJoYKZread the western dont wnt any other country to get rich

  • @Macovic
    @Macovic Жыл бұрын

    The loss of sun reflectivity would cause dramatical albedo drop to a level where we would se a netto global overheating rather than a cooling of earth, despite an opportunity to produce less Co2.

  • @siggrizzler4869
    @siggrizzler4869 Жыл бұрын

    I think a massive retractable sunshield solar panel array system in space would be a far better idea. A constellation of 20-30 sattelites that can open a huge (50ft diameter) sunshield that abosorbs energy just like a solar panel, which is transferred to the sattelite that stores the energy into an attached pod. Once the attached pod is at 100% capacity, it is ejected from the sattelite and at precicely the same time every day when it reaches a specific coordinate, it enters the earth's atmosphere and guides itself to a landing site (much like SpaceX boosters do). It's wild, but I mean the concept sounds doable and it wouldn't affect earth's ecosystems. In theory it would be unlimited renewable energy if the infrastructure was built to sustain the process. Each country could build or lease their own array, so it would be much harder to sabatoge another nation's energy supply. And of course there would need to be defense capabilities. Anyways...

  • @bigitalian1307
    @bigitalian13072 жыл бұрын

    Who’s cleaning them? You’ll need several small armies cleaning it daily.

  • @wikitxp

    @wikitxp

    2 жыл бұрын

    robots powered by the energy produced by the panels

  • @bigsteve6729

    @bigsteve6729

    2 жыл бұрын

    Give them window wipers

  • @AcE-111

    @AcE-111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Before the project starts, employ people to vacuum the sand. Bam! Problem fixed.

  • @AcE-111

    @AcE-111

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Apistotle Stonker lol… just keep in mind, anything that becomes somewhat valuable will end up having “several armies killing each other for”

  • @strand195

    @strand195

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well I guess that’ll fix their unemployment issues

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un2 жыл бұрын

    Chad with no roads in the northern half of the country: *I'm just built different*

  • @g9764

    @g9764

    2 жыл бұрын

    Chads kind of a Chad ngl

  • @sakurakou2009

    @sakurakou2009

    2 жыл бұрын

    maybe cuz their nothing in north to go to why build road to go no where lol

  • @tarokui

    @tarokui

    2 жыл бұрын

    Chad is so Chad that no roads lead to Chad

  • @aratirao9007

    @aratirao9007

    2 жыл бұрын

    ⚾ SERCH ADITYA RATHORE, HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE REAL LIFE LORE⚾

  • @AbhijayAgarwal

    @AbhijayAgarwal

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tarokui Every one else in the world is a virgin, Chad is protecting its population of Chads from the power-hungry virgins

  • @leolionheart1627
    @leolionheart1627 Жыл бұрын

    Good luck keeping them clean and safe.

  • @whodat1721
    @whodat1721 Жыл бұрын

    On price per panel you have to imagine that the price would actually be closer to the lower end because of the large quantity they'll needs. The more you order the cheaper you can get them for.

  • @peterthepanda
    @peterthepanda2 жыл бұрын

    “Turn on Infinite Money” German Hyperinflation: Hold my Lederhosen.

  • @frostfire9329

    @frostfire9329

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @captaincoffeecake3595

    @captaincoffeecake3595

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey it worked for Greece ..... shit .... wait a min

  • @niku4154

    @niku4154

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hold my Reichsmark

  • @blazingbleezy668

    @blazingbleezy668

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hold my DAS BOOT!!

  • @Nice_Person7379

    @Nice_Person7379

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hold my beer

  • @souf14nne
    @souf14nne2 жыл бұрын

    Moroccan here. Feels good to see something positive about my country 😍😎😎🇲🇦🇲🇦

  • @heyitsfadoua

    @heyitsfadoua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too! It's also sad that it's 2021 and Europe is still not done stealing from Africa. Now they also want our sunlight 🙃

  • @kgsniper4850

    @kgsniper4850

    2 жыл бұрын

    Morocco is great.

  • @kgsniper4850

    @kgsniper4850

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@heyitsfadoua where just borrowing the sunlight, sun light causes heat and if we take enough sunlight it would end global warming.

  • @heyitsfadoua

    @heyitsfadoua

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kgsniper4850 I don't think it works like that but yeah there is enough sunshine for everyone

  • @kgsniper4850

    @kgsniper4850

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@heyitsfadouaI was joking a little, have a good day and goodnight.

  • @ahmedboubaker8514
    @ahmedboubaker8514 Жыл бұрын

    This video gives me hope for the future

  • @josebatista5188
    @josebatista5188 Жыл бұрын

    I think this talk of powering the entire world with the Sahara is purely a thought experiment for the purpose of contemplating a specific sunlight level rather than as a practical plan. If you generate all of your electricity in one place, how long are your cables going to be to reach the other side of the earth and how much loss from resistance? The idea of solar roof tiles powering their immediate vicinity appeals to me more.

  • @Ogrematic
    @Ogrematic2 жыл бұрын

    "UNLIMITED POWER!!!" Emperor Palpatine.

  • @user-ie4cl5ud9g

    @user-ie4cl5ud9g

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities that some consider unnatural..

  • @jaads7910

    @jaads7910

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ultimate power!

  • @DaveandhisDeathbeanie

    @DaveandhisDeathbeanie

    2 жыл бұрын

    What if we covered the Sahara Desert with Darth Vaders?

  • @doneckford1189

    @doneckford1189

    2 жыл бұрын

    Until the panels find the dark side

  • @kc_1018

    @kc_1018

    2 жыл бұрын

    Solar Panels: "I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."

  • @juniperman
    @juniperman2 жыл бұрын

    The Sahara desert is like a slow motion undulating sea in continuous motion.the logistics of keeping the panels above the sand and clean would be staggering. And how long does a solar panel last in a sand blaster.

  • @RandomUser6947

    @RandomUser6947

    2 жыл бұрын

    And don't forget the amount of security you would need, in that part of the world. The area around the Sahara has been in almost permanent conflict for decades. Everybody and their mum, would be attacking these solarpanels all the time. So you would never get any stable power supply from that system.

  • @hieatus1039

    @hieatus1039

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its mostly a rock desert. Didnt you see the pictures?

  • @juniperman

    @juniperman

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hieatus1039 don’t you have google earth....he said the entire Sahara desert. And the whole region is subject to sand storms rock or not.

  • @RandomUser6947

    @RandomUser6947

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Uzi Khan So you don't think all the war lords and other criminals down there, who wants to keep people in poverty, would try to destroy something that would bring prosperity to the people? What about "Al Shabaab" "Al Qaeda", "Boko Haram"? None of them allow modern technology. They want people to live in the stone age. They would attack before the system was even build. Security is an issue in Africa. And no!, I'm not against a project like this. I think it would be super cool if it could be made. But we need to be realistic. People don't run away from Africa for no reason.

  • @paranoid9678

    @paranoid9678

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RandomUser6947 give thoses people free energy and many konflicts will just disappear because one problem is land to life in and with free energie the can settle in regions that are have to life in because of heat just take away one problem in people live like money for energy and give them a oportuntiy to do something else if you have free power you could plan mass projekt other then just solar plants in sahara like deep mining for gold platin titan ​the nation with free unlimited power it the nation that can deal this small problems like terror organisations or war lords just buy another nations protecton like the continet of EU or america free unlimited power is like a holy grail and nations will so every thing to protect it for even mass genocide on heligion terrorists western nation have crushed other nations and organisation for lesser things than that...

  • @gabejackson7117
    @gabejackson7117 Жыл бұрын

    we were discussing the power outages and gas car ban in STEM class yesterday and I just realized that this could solve not only the problem of power outages but also the gas car ban problem. (kinda the same issue) basically the government of California wanted a gas car ban by 2035 which means that they have to have only electric powered, hydrogen powered, or hybrid cars. (a mix of the two) by 2035 but the government also asked for them to stay away from plugging in electric cars due to power outages so the Californians had no choice but to keep gas cars but this SPIS (solar power in the sahara) project could solve the whole entire problem.

  • @LucasTbooker
    @LucasTbooker11 ай бұрын

    Right of the bat, I can think of a problem similar to solar panels usage in Mars: dust storms. Sand would need to be constantly cleaned, as the sand would mess up light reception

  • @jeroxama5877
    @jeroxama58772 жыл бұрын

    Sand grains: I am gonna end this man's whole career

  • @lavaleader3455

    @lavaleader3455

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just slap some windshield wipers on them

  • @gregthorne4292

    @gregthorne4292

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hate sand. It's coarse, rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.

  • @zeipanda9887

    @zeipanda9887

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gregthorne4292, is that you, Anakin?

  • @polipix_

    @polipix_

    2 жыл бұрын

    dead fucking meme

  • @JimboRustles

    @JimboRustles

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@polipix_ not as dead as all those younglings Anakin killed

  • @TheAllianceEnt
    @TheAllianceEnt2 жыл бұрын

    There's people that live in the Sahara, who've never seen a cloud. That's wild.

  • @PunchmadeQuakez

    @PunchmadeQuakez

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most people that "live in the Sahara", die

  • @defenseoftheaxies4553

    @defenseoftheaxies4553

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PunchmadeQuakez as with all people all around the world. What's your point?

  • @marcokik677

    @marcokik677

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PunchmadeQuakez almost all living people born on this earth die on it(same vibe)

  • @bigfrazier86

    @bigfrazier86

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@defenseoftheaxies4553 the Sahara desert is more likely to kill you than other places is his point

  • @lifespill

    @lifespill

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PunchmadeQuakez they also were most likely born at some point

  • @teadyesky2423
    @teadyesky2423 Жыл бұрын

    The other thing that a lot of these solar energy enthusiasts don’t take into consideration is the ramp up of electricity usage especially as electric cars are becoming the only manufactured cars in alot of countries. When do most people charge they’re electric cars? At night when the solar plant isn’t producing any power.

  • @michellecampbell1926

    @michellecampbell1926

    Жыл бұрын

    actually solar panels can store energy so nighttime wouldn’t be a problem but i agree there’s a lot of problems with this idea

  • @Ghostzy01
    @Ghostzy01 Жыл бұрын

    I love and hate technology, makes me wish I could live forever to see it all but I'm just a blip in time. Sad times.

  • @DEMON-re3zp
    @DEMON-re3zp2 жыл бұрын

    Humans : cover all Sahara desert in solar panels Sun : dies

  • @65firered

    @65firered

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sun: It would be a real dick move to die right now...

  • @ikohuman5127

    @ikohuman5127

    2 жыл бұрын

    American be like

  • @garagefirestudios9802

    @garagefirestudios9802

    2 жыл бұрын

    What

  • @Crekification

    @Crekification

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65firered hmmrphhh *dies*

  • @KingErnst16

    @KingErnst16

    2 жыл бұрын

    if the sun died we would die as well so it wouldnt really matter

  • @maplesyrup4208
    @maplesyrup42082 жыл бұрын

    "Lets assume we turned on infinite money" *Cities Skylines has entered the chat*

  • @anshraina7302

    @anshraina7302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mr Beast also entered the chat

  • @IsseiRaine

    @IsseiRaine

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lets Game It Out has entered the chat

  • @graycatsaderow
    @graycatsaderow Жыл бұрын

    "Erik,we have enough banana farms already,stop placing banana facilities please,im trying to get a paragon."

  • @ang350
    @ang35011 ай бұрын

    Good luck keeping them clean.

  • @platinum4266
    @platinum42662 жыл бұрын

    I think this is an awesome concept to explore, although I feel that two things should've been looked at: the shear amount of silicon, copper, and other resources used in building such an array, and how they would withstand the heat. It's no secret that the Sahara is incredibly hot, so that begs the question: would that destroy the panels or any of their components? If the sand, with yellow-ish colored surfaces on their grains, could reach 80 Celcius, then what would a black (or blue) surface reach in the same intensity of sunlight, and would it surpass safe levels of heat absorption in the electronic components?

  • @NPC-ch3vw

    @NPC-ch3vw

    2 жыл бұрын

    Locals will do it faster than temperatures.

  • @Warmaka

    @Warmaka

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also only talking about solar panels and not solar collectors despite showing them throughout the video is kind of lackluster.

  • @Duck_side

    @Duck_side

    2 жыл бұрын

    Solar panels get less efficient the hotter they are, so the desert is a terrible place to put them

  • @itsonlyafleshwound9024

    @itsonlyafleshwound9024

    2 жыл бұрын

    The simple answer: They are not gonna use silicon based solar panels at all. In the desert, a much easier solution for getting energy from the sun is just a bunch of mirrors focusing on a tower with something that can get heated, turn to a gas and power a turbine. In fact, this is what we see in the beginning when the Quarzazate plant is shown.

  • @seadkolasinac7220
    @seadkolasinac72202 жыл бұрын

    imagine being a soldier/security guard having to guard the cables from terrorists. Doesn't sound like a fun life

  • @JewTube001

    @JewTube001

    2 жыл бұрын

    its a boring life but some people don't mind it.

  • @Ski3HigH

    @Ski3HigH

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ai sentry bots?

  • @Doggo-zi3vd

    @Doggo-zi3vd

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Ski3HigH even if possible, too expensive

  • @CoreRealm

    @CoreRealm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Ski3HigH "Sentry going up"

  • @MietoK

    @MietoK

    2 жыл бұрын

    And this is I prefer local nuclear plants vs solar arrays that are 5000 km away

  • @sukisaji5911
    @sukisaji5911 Жыл бұрын

    I'm like really, finally,there is more then just hope for this admosfear I mean atmosphere

  • @BigHeadClan
    @BigHeadClan Жыл бұрын

    There are a lot of problems with this from a technical and upkeep perspective but in terms of location and available hours of sunlight makes it a prime location for major solar stations that few locations on Earth could match. The developing nations in those areas in particular are going to need access to solar technologies as first world countries start phasing out fossil fuels and start placing embargo’s on other countries who heavily export the fuel. Granted that’s likely 2-3 decades away but these projects take as much as long as a decade to plan, finance and build.

  • @johndododoe1411

    @johndododoe1411

    Жыл бұрын

    We don't have 2 to 3 decades to waste. Current decade is last chance to save ourselves.

  • @grantbrowning4951
    @grantbrowning49512 жыл бұрын

    “Immediately” This would be so awesome but “immediately switch” is short sided. Working in construction, I know that the instillation of anything in the middle of nowhere is a challenge. This would take decades unfortunately.

  • @dgtldead

    @dgtldead

    2 жыл бұрын

    Immediately in a relative sense.

  • @ndrsg3013

    @ndrsg3013

    2 жыл бұрын

    About ten years for the awesome Chinese, they would probably plant trees all over the place

  • @OnyxMusic

    @OnyxMusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ndrsg3013 the chinese are busy working on their nuclear fusion reactor so it's ready to run in 2035 ish, I doubt they would even waste a second on solar energy.

  • @cracksdhead

    @cracksdhead

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's why they should start from the edges and work their way in.

  • @sooperd00p

    @sooperd00p

    2 жыл бұрын

    hghhg

  • @DanteX3M
    @DanteX3M2 жыл бұрын

    Great video and small suggestion: when you talking about numbers - show them) thats help with information.

  • @chadwickmyers3285

    @chadwickmyers3285

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except for the part where they put zero effort into using real numbers and admitted they were pulling those out their backsides.

  • @jvii9761

    @jvii9761

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure this channel has over 4 million subs, I don’t think your suggestion is going to change much.

  • @chadwickmyers3285

    @chadwickmyers3285

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jvii9761 in a world of over 7 billion it is not hard to find 4 million idiots who blindly follow garbage.

  • @xsouzou3156
    @xsouzou3156 Жыл бұрын

    title: what if thumbnail: what will happen so we're doing it?

  • @flamboyantclips3270
    @flamboyantclips3270 Жыл бұрын

    Funding the project would be crazy and hard to organize in such a humid area

  • @jlehm
    @jlehm2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting synopsis, but you’re leaving out two of the most important aspects: 1. What’s the environmental cost to produce all of those solar panels, and how long will they last? 2. How would you keep the PV surface clean so they actually produce the max output they’re capable of?

  • @thebig2182

    @thebig2182

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fans blowing on them, no environmental cost it’s just sand

  • @jlehm

    @jlehm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thebig2182 and how much bigger would the array have to be to power a fan on every panel, and what would be the material cost and damage to the environment to produce all of these fans?

  • @thebig2182

    @thebig2182

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jlehm the panels power the fans, and the cost would be worth it in the long run because that’s infinite power literally

  • @jlehm

    @jlehm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thebig2182 oh really? So, those solar panels will last forever, huh? And the fans too? Solar panels don’t even have a lifespan long enough to pay back their initial cost, let alone offset all of the carbon emissions/pollution from the required fossil fuels to mine, refine, manufacture, transport, install, run, and dispose of them at the end of their lifespan.

  • @thebig2182

    @thebig2182

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jlehm they’ll probably be able to design a more resistant one if they go for that extent

  • @renderproductions1032
    @renderproductions10322 жыл бұрын

    The real question: how many Toyota Corolla Factories could be powered with an entire Sahara solar array?

  • @jizzmaster4144

    @jizzmaster4144

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like 4

  • @SoulTaken

    @SoulTaken

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Xavier Ross élève eh, I would say like 6 but I will agree with you

  • @Dipp182

    @Dipp182

    2 жыл бұрын

    2, cause everyone else is on break charging their phones at the plant

  • @balakrishnashetty7855

    @balakrishnashetty7855

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Dipp182 😂

  • @EXTREMEKIWI115

    @EXTREMEKIWI115

    2 жыл бұрын

    Less than 1/2 of a Nuclear Powerplant.

  • @user-zz9sv9fp3c
    @user-zz9sv9fp3c11 ай бұрын

    It is not the solar panels that are expensive, but the means for energy storage. Currently, it is not possible to efficiently store solar energy on a large scale.

  • @ft3917
    @ft391711 ай бұрын

    it all depends on how they construct the solar panels. if you have them at ground lvl. you can not use the are for other things. if you put the solat pannels in 2 meters hight. the ground under will be cooler. and maybe also plant vegestabels under the solar panels. but it would also be a very good idea to make some 3 km high mountains, that will condense the huid in the air. and rain will fall on the mountain

  • @nuzayerov
    @nuzayerov2 жыл бұрын

    "Let's just assume that we turned on infinite money" *Sweet Home Venezuela*

  • @derrickkinney5399

    @derrickkinney5399

    2 жыл бұрын

    XD

  • @chiggen_wings5703

    @chiggen_wings5703

    2 жыл бұрын

    *sweet home Lebanon*

  • @enderdude5000

    @enderdude5000

    2 жыл бұрын

    Eeeeeee

  • @tante_kringe

    @tante_kringe

    2 жыл бұрын

    LMAO

  • @connorhill6520

    @connorhill6520

    2 жыл бұрын

    tiny brain moments

  • @lucaschang689
    @lucaschang6892 жыл бұрын

    As soon as I heard 'turning on infinite money' I immediately thought of Cities: Skylines!

  • @rhodrihughes8958

    @rhodrihughes8958

    2 жыл бұрын

    Biffa

  • @tristancills6442

    @tristancills6442

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sims: motherlode lol

  • @thecoz5700

    @thecoz5700

    2 жыл бұрын

    Blocking the sun and the beautiful views ..$$$$ all for a $...

  • @lafielanarchy
    @lafielanarchy Жыл бұрын

    Even if Sahara has a lot of sunlight it has 1 major drawback beside all the others drawbacks. HEAT, solar power losses lots of production when they become warm and Sahara is perfect to overheat thsi panels. Even if you would 3x more sunlight at end you dont get as much as you wanted. The most perfect place for solar panels are at roof where the elecrictiy is needed. And even better places are where you use lots of elecrcity during the day. AKA AIR CONIDATIONS..

  • @MelancholicDays
    @MelancholicDays Жыл бұрын

    This idea has the same energy as “oh why dont people suffering from dehydraion just drink ocean water theres so much of it”