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Episode 21: Can Technology Save Us? (Part 1- Electricity)

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Is There a Shortage of Energy From the Sun?

In one hour, enough energy hits the earth from the sun to power our societies and everything we do for a year. In 2019, electrical energy globally was only powered 2% by solar. So that means that solar is only providing 0.36% about a third of a percent of all of our energy. The other 99.64% is coming from other means like burning stuff.

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