Breakable wrote: http://mvnm.tumblr.com/post/679443357/surface-area-required-to-power-the-whole-world-by-solar
Just a little concerned that all of Europe and most of Africa are here powered by Libya. Have you looked at this map from a political point of view. Avoiding just such scenarios is one of the strong reasons for weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels.
(Still, at least the Wold Cup lights would stay on – to all my friends across the pond, good luck in the footy tomorrow :coolgrin: )