The problem:
The Aswan Dam has a surface of 5000 km2 with an annual production of 1010kW.h.
Suppose you want to replace the dam production by solar cells whose yield is 14%. The average sunshine is 290 days per year with an average power of 900W/m2.
a) What area of solar cells would be needed to achieve the same production with "solar" (solar cells)?
For 2570 kW.h / year requires an investment of 14,000 € (for individual house). Search the price of equivalent facility for the production of the Aswan Dam? Is it very expensive ? (read the American Nobel Prize Joseph Stiglitz in Economics)
c) Calculate the power dam in Watt?
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