The Sun delivers more energy to Earth in an （太阳向地球传送更多的能量的）.pdf

Solar FAQs Edited/Compiled by: Jeff Tsao (U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Science) Nate Lewis (California Institute of Technology) George Crabtree (Argonne National Laboratory) Abstract We ask and answer a series of questions regarding the potential of the sun to supply energy to the world. The questions are drawn in large part from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Science’s recent report on Basic Research Needs in Solar Energy Utilization (BES 2005). The answers are given in a format suitable for a lay technical audience, and are supplemented by detailed calculations and comprehensive references.a Questions 1. How much energy will the world need in the coming century? 2 2. What does this projected energy consumption imply for CO emissions? 3 2 3. What do these CO emissions imply for the atmospheric CO concentration? 3 2 2 4. How much future energy will need to be “C-neutral,” if the atmospheric CO concentration 2 is to be stabilized? 4 5. What are the consequences of delaying development of C-neutral power? 5 6. Could 15 TW of C-neutral power be derived from fossil fuels? 5 7. Could 15 TW of C-neutral power be derived from sources that produce electricity? 6 8. What are some of the challenges associated with supplying 15 TW of C-neutral nuclear power? 6 9. What are the theoretical, extractable and technical potentials of the various renewable energy resources? 7 10. Which renewable energy resources have the greatest potential for supplying 15 TW of C-