December 2022
Let's use solar energy! How large does the area need to be?
Our society consumes quite large amount of energy, mostly relying on fossil-fuels, and our demand of energy shall keep increasing as a whole. To supply the energy demand in coming future, renewable energy needs to be utilized (see The amount of energy we consume). Thinking of sunlight as a model, one may notice that energy amount depends on the area of irradiation. Let's see in this post how large the area needs to be to supply the energy to the world.
How to store energy -5
Hydrogen exists in gasous form in the standard condition due to its quite low boiling point, meaning that it is difficult to store and transport. This drawback, however, does not lead to a conclusion of giving up the use of hydrogen, because hydrogen also has another strong benefits in its production and usage. Hydrogen and its derivative are to be discussed in the series of posts, by considering "how small the volmetric energy density can become".
How to store energy -4
Hydrogen exists in gasous form in the standard condition due to its quite low boiling point, meaning that it is difficult to store and transport. This drawback, however, does not lead to a conclusion of giving up the use of hydrogen, because hydrogen also has another strong benefits in its production and usage. Hydrogen and its derivative are to be discussed in the series of posts, by considering "how small the volmetric energy density can become".
How to store energy -3
Hydrogen exists in gasous form in the standard condition due to its quite low boiling point, meaning that it is difficult to store and transport. This drawback, however, does not lead to a conclusion of giving up the use of hydrogen, because hydrogen also has another strong benefits in its production and usage. Hydrogen and its derivative are to be discussed in the series of posts, by considering "how small the volmetric energy density can become".
How to store energy -2
Hydrogen exists in gasous form in the standard condition due to its quite low boiling point, meaning that it is difficult to store and transport. This drawback, however, does not lead to a conclusion of giving up the use of hydrogen, because hydrogen also has another strong benefits in its production and usage. Hydrogen and its derivative are to be discussed in the series of posts, by considering "how small the volmetric energy density can become".